ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,477,994, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to CNH Industrial America LLC (New Holland, Pa.).
"Unload spout for agricultural vehicle" was invented by Shaun O'Donnell (Quarryville, Pa.), Denver Yoder (Manheim, Pa.), James Seedorf (Lancaster, Pa.) and Ashutosh Tamrakar (Conshohocken, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An unload spout for an agricultural vehicle includes a hollow body having an inlet end for receiving crop material, an outlet end through which the crop material is distributed, and a side wall extending between the inlet end and the outlet end. A plurality of steps are formed on an interior facing side of the side wall for enha...