ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,772,933, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLC (New Holland, Pa.) and CNH INDUSTRIAL BELGIUM N.V. (Zedelgem, Belgium).

"Backsheet extension for an agricultural header" was invented by Stephen Todderud (Lancaster, Pa.), Herbert M. Farley (Elizabethtown, Pa.), Joel T. Cook (Akron, Pa.), Cory Conway (Idaho Falls, Idaho), Dan Garland (Solon, Iowa) and Stijn Borry (Pittem, Belgium).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A backsheet extension for an agricultural header includes a deflector configured to couple to a top frame member of the agricultural header. The top frame member is positioned proximate to a compression auger of...