ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,398,522, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Ralph Barrientos (Morris Township, N.J.).
"Selectable-width push plow" was invented by Ralph Barrientos (Morris Township, N.J.), Matthew Sommerfield (Allentown, Pa.), Brendan Haentjens (Goleta, Calif.) and James Weiler (Bethlehem, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A selectable-width push plow for removing snow or other material. The push plow is configurable in any one of several pre-defined blade-width blade configurations without requiring special tools or great dexterity to adjust, while also allowing for compact storage of the device. The push plow includes a plow blade having a first pane...