ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,330,168, issued on June 17, was assigned to Cyle Haddon (North Vancouver, Canada).
"Nestable highbanker" was invented by Cyle Haddon (West Kelowna, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hopper assembly for accepting placer deposit and water for use with a highbanker includes a hopper and a cover. The hopper includes an intake surface for accepting the placer deposit, a hopper periphery portion extending along a periphery of the hopper, a water intake, and a window configured to allow the placer deposit and water to exit from the hopper. The water intake accepts water and is located within the hopper periphery portion. The cover include...