ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,576,746, issued on March 17, was assigned to Briggs & Stratton LLC (Wauwatosa, Wis.).
"Lawn tractor with removable battery packs" was invented by Nicholas J. Zeidler (Brookfield, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ride-on outdoor power equipment, comprising a chassis a pair of front wheels coupled with the chassis, a pair of rear wheels coupled with the chassis, a mower deck supported by the chassis, and a battery assembly configured to power a drive motor. The battery assembly may include a plurality of battery packs, and a receptacle defined in part by a bottom wall. The receptacle may include a plurality of bays, each bay having a...