ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,559,903, issued on Feb. 24.
"Compact articulated-steering loader" was invented by Thomas G. Lykken (Fargo, N.D.) and Peter J. Christianson (Fargo, N.D.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A compact articulated-steering loader is provided. The loader includes a front portion having a first pair wheels and a seat reference point (SgRP) for an operator. The loader also includes a rear portion having a second pair of wheels, wherein the rear portion is coupled to the front portion via a vertical articulation axis. The loader includes one or a pair of loader arms coupled to the front portion via a horizontal arm pivot axis, the one or a pair of lo...