ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,421,679, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to BLUESTREAK EQUIPMENT INC..
"Low profile magnet mounted permanent magnetic sweeper apparatus with wrap around technology" was invented by Emmett Townsend (Paris, Canada) and Brian Weber (Delhi, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A low-profile magnet mounted permanent magnetic sweeper apparatus with wrap around technology is disclosed. The magnetic sweeper is mounted on the underside of a forklift or prime mover vehicle. The magnetic sweeper apparatus comprises a plurality of magnet mount pods mounted on each corner of the magnet housing. A large bar magnet is placed within the magnet housin...