ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,473,708, issued on Nov. 18.
"Wheel or track loader and self-loading aggregate dispenser" was invented by James Hefner (Grafton, W.va.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An assembly designed for use on a bucket of a wheel or track loader is herein disclosed. The assembly generally includes a material discharge component and at least one actuator. The material discharge component includes a left-side arm, a right-side arm, a front wall section extending between the arms, a top plate extending between the arms and coupled to a top edge of the arms, and a bottom plate. The at least one actuator is coupled to one of the arms and is designed to be...