US Patent Issued on May 26 for "Automatic leveling and predictive balancing system for tractors" (Missouri Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,637,153, issued on May 26.

"Automatic leveling and predictive balancing system for tractors" was invented by Daniel R. Ver Woert (Butler, Mo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automatic leveling and predictive balancing system for a tractor includes a laterally translatable counterweight assembly mounted to a standard hitch. The system dynamically repositions the counterweight in response to tilt sensor data or, in advanced embodiments, in anticipation of unlevel terrain based on speed, heading, and stored terrain data. The system comprises a weight compartment, a drive mechanism, and a controller operably coupled to a sensor array. The c...