ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,310,294, issued on May 27, was assigned to Burz LLC (Colorado City, Ariz.).
"Thorn extractor apparatus" was invented by Stacy Stubbs (Colorado City, Ariz.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A thorn extractor apparatus has a frame, a roller, a screen that surrounds the roller, and a collection bin for receiving the thorny seeds. The frame includes a first and second side member, frame couplers, and a plurality of horizontal beams. The roller and screen work together to pick up and convey the thorny seeds to the collection bin to be discarded. The thorn extractor apparatus may feature a plurality of rollers coupled to a plurality of screens. T...