US Patent Issued to J. & M. Manufacturing on July 15 for "Grain transfer element locking system and related methods" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,356,894, issued on July 15, was assigned to J. & M. Manufacturing Co. Inc. (Ft. Recovery, Ohio).

"Grain transfer element locking system and related methods" was invented by Sean Kahlig (Ft. Recovery, Ohio) and Dustan Grieshop (Ft. Recovery, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for directing the movement of a grain transfer element. The system includes a torque sensor and a processor. The torque sensor is configured to detect a torque of a drivetrain configured to drive the transfer element. The processor is configured to compare the detected torque to a torque threshold, and direct the movement of the transfer element between a f...