ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,699, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to SRC INNOVATIONS LLC (Chinook, Wash.).
"Perforating clamshell bucket system" was invented by Steven R. Cullen (Chinook, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A clamp assembly comprising a pair of clamps may couple to an assembly body. The clamps may pivot to receive material beneath the assembly body. The clamps may include opposing surfaces that define a scoop space beneath the assembly body. Each of the clamps may include a cutting plate. The cutting plate may include a perforating edge configured to extend into the scoop space relative to a corresponding one of the opposing surfaces. The clamp...