ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,778,013, issued on Nov. 3.
"Stover conveyor system" was invented by James E. Straeter (Rochester, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A stover conveyor system that extends between a corn head and a stover chopper having a first end and a second end. The first end of the stover conveyor is connected to a lift cylinder with a first mounting member, the second end is connected to a frame of a combine with a second mounting member, and a third mounting member is connected to the frame and the stover chopper."
The patent was filed on March 25, 2022, under Application No. 17/704,774.
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