ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,312,692, issued on May 27, was assigned to Commercial Metals Co. (Catoosa, Okla.).
"Method for galvanizing objects using a trough" was invented by Roger Duane Decoster (Owasso, Okla.) and Samuel Christian Hartley (Claremore, Okla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of galvanizing a workpiece. The method is performed using a trough. The trough includes connected walls configured to hold a molten galvanization material within the trough. The trough also includes a first end including a first gate system. The trough also includes a second end, opposing the first end, including a second gate system. The trough also includes a roller con...