ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,302,795, issued on May 20.
"Threshing beds and concave for an agricultural combine formed therewith" was invented by Kevin J. Kile (Spokane, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A concave for an agricultural combine includes threshing beds carried by a base frame and forming openings therebetween for grain to pass through. Each threshing bed includes a first end, a second end, a length from the first end to the second end, an inner extremity, an outer extremity, and a separating grate extending across one of the openings for separating grain from threshed crop material. The separating grate extends along the length between the first end ...