ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,747,554, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to CIVES Corp. (Alpharetta, Ga.).

"Support assembly for wing moldboard and related methods" was invented by Leo P. Manion (Durham, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A support assembly for a wing moldboard includes a rearward base securable to a vehicle to pivot about an upright axis, lower and upper booms, a lower-boom mechanical actuator, and a rotation member. The lower boom is pivotably securable to the rearward base. The upper boom has an upper-boom proximal portion pivotably securable to a distal end portion of the lower boom. A lower-boom mechanical actuator drives the lower boom to fi...