ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,503,829, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to 9407-4895 Quebec Inc. (Plessisville, Canada).
"Scraping device for cleaning a roadway surface" was invented by Jimmy Vigneault (Plessisville, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The device includes two opposing lateral wings forming the right and left sides of the scraping device. Each wing includes an upper section through which the wing is attached to the central support about a vertical pivot axis, and a bottom section that is pivotable with respect to the upper section about a first horizontal pivot axis. Each wing can follow the unevenness of the roadway surface and may also include part...