ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,241,214, issued on March 4, was assigned to Andrew G. Sherman (Bozeman, Mont.).
"Wheeled snow scoop" was invented by Andrew Gene Sherman (Bozeman, Mont.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wheeled shoveling device which allows the user to scoop up snow, lift the load using the natural weight of the user as a counter-balance, and transport the load to a location whereby it can be frontally discharged using a hand-powered pulling motion on an attached jointed lever. The scoop is attached using a bushing-style hinge, to a large inverted A-shaped frame, allowing the scoop to pivot forward after application of the jointed lever, effectively disc...