ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,523,510, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to JP Joseph LLC (Grand Blanc, Mich.).

"Portable grout device" was invented by James P. Joseph (Grand Blanc, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A portable grout device is provided. The device includes a grout hopper, a cylindrical tube portion connected to and operable to receive grout from the grout hopper, and a drive shaft and auger assembly within the cylindrical tube portion. The drive shaft and auger assembly includes a central shaft and a helical auger screw operable to push the grout out of an end of the cylindrical tube portion."

The patent was filed on Dec. 20, 2023, under Application...