US Patent Issued to Ligchine International on May 13 for "Aggregate spreading device with spreader system" (Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,297,606, issued on May 13, was assigned to Ligchine International Corp. (Darien, Wis.).

"Aggregate spreading device with spreader system" was invented by Devin Wolf (Oconomowoc, Wis.), Devery G. Beal (Mayville, Wis.) and Michael Schutte (Ixonia, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a method of spreading aggregate. In the method, an aggregate spreading device is attached to a host machine. The device includes a support frame, a hopper disposed on the support frame, a conveyor system disposed below the hopper, and a spreader system. The spreader system is actuated from a storage position to a deployed position, and a vertical p...