US Patent Issued to Ag Leader Technology on Oct. 27 for "Load cell backing plate and associated devices, systems, and methods" (Iowa Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,772,923, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to Ag Leader Technology (Ames, Iowa).

"Load cell backing plate and associated devices, systems, and methods" was invented by Alan F. Barry (Nevada, Iowa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A load cell adaptor having a first side for facing a row unit and including at least one contact pad engaged with the row unit, a second side comprising a seat, the seat shaped to be engaged with a load cell, and an opening shaped for engagement with a bolt. The load cell adaptor configured to provide a structure for precise use of a load cell on a traditional row unit."

The patent was filed on Jan. 26, 2023, under ...