ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,473,158, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Sukup Manufacturing Co. (Sheffield, Iowa).
"Sweep system for grain bins" was invented by Ryan Thomas Olson (Dows, Iowa).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sweep system having for removal of grain from a grain bin is presented. The sweep system has an elongated body extending a length between an inward end and an outward end and having a leading side and a trailing side. The elongated body is connected to a pivot point at the center of the grain bin and is configured to rotate around the pivot point. An agitator is connected to the outward end of the elongated body and is configured to agitate grai...