MUMBAI, India, July 24 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202524104054 A) filed by Deere & Company on October 29, 2025, for Method And Utility Vehicle For Determining A Height Position For A Power Lift.

Inventors include Schreieck, Lucas; Mcmillen, Brandon J. European; Aher, Narendra Arjun; Dutta, Saurav; and Thiruvalluvan, Sandeep.

The application for the patent was published on July 17, 2026, under issue no. 29/2026.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining a height position (pos_h) that is to be set for a power lift (14) mounted on a utility vehicle (10) and coupled to an attachment (16) for soil cultivation. A force sensor (22) is used to determine an actual tractive force (F_sen) ac...