ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,378,082, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to Ligchine International Corp. (Floyds Knobs, Ind.).

"Portable telescopic conveyor belt" was invented by Peter A. Ligman (Darien, Wis.), Bradley Alan Davis (Janesville, Wis.) and Carey A. Zielinski (Janesville, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A portable telescopic conveyor apparatus includes a mounting frame for securing the conveyor to a mobile platform, a boom frame housing a plurality of extendable conveyor sections, and a pair of opposed outriggers for stabilizing the conveyor apparatus when in use."

The patent was filed on Oct. 25, 2022, under Application No. 18/049,536.

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