ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,971, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Brandt Industries Canada Ltd. (Regina, Canada).
"Ground level access point for grain carts" was invented by Lyndon Graff (Craven, Canada) and Maxwell Ziegler (Regina, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A grain cart having an access door. The grain cart can have a storage hopper supported on a frame and defining an interior space. The storage hopper having an upper wall; and, a lower wall extending downwards and angled inwards with an opening passing through the lower wall. The access door is sized to cover the opening and opens into the interior space. A ladder assembly is attached to the lo...