ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,286, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Kleemann GmbH (Goppingen, Germany).

"Overload protection device for the hydraulic system of a mineral material machining plant" was invented by Steffen Haberle (Herbrechtingen, Germany) and Gerd Meyer (Amstetten, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mineral material machining plant includes a hydraulic element including a connection area and a passage opening. An overload protection device includes a replaceable burst panel covering the passage opening. The burst panel includes a rear face, at least one bore, and at least one recess having a lateral insertion section open towards one side...