US Patent Issued to J. & M. Manufacturing on Sept. 23 for "Automated grain filling system and related methods" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,419,217, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to J. & M. Manufacturing Co. Inc. (Ft. Recovery, Ohio).

"Automated grain filling system and related methods" was invented by Dustan Grieshop (Ft. Recovery, Ohio) and Sean Kahlig (Ft. Recovery, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automated grain filling system including a sensor and a processor. The sensor is configured to detect at least a portion of an upper perimeter of a receiving container and at least a portion of an upper surface of a grain mound in the receiving container. The processor is configured to compare the detected portion of the upper perimeter and the detected portion of the...