ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,358,677, issued on July 15, was assigned to HaF Equipment LLC (Maplewood, Minn.).
"Bulk container discharge station and related methods" was invented by Peter Hoefler (Maplewood, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure provides a bulk container discharge apparatus and related methods. An illustrative, non-limiting example of such an apparatus includes a base portion, a platform disposed on the base portion, the platform being configured to support a bulk container, and at least one articulating arm. The at least one articulating arm can have a first portion that is pivotally coupled to the base portion at a first pivot. The a...