ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,599,061, issued on April 14, was assigned to CNH Industrial America LLC (New Holland, Pa.).
"Crop pick-up header" was invented by Jeffrey Blancke (Markegem, Belgium), Stijn Van Belleghem (Maldegem, Belgium) and Jan-Pieter Vanden Broucke (Moorslede, Belgium).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A crop pick-up header (2) according to the invention comprises a frame (10) and a rotatable reel (13) configured to collect crops from the ground, as well as a rotatable auger (20) provided with two oppositely wound helicoidal flights (26). The auger is rotatable about its central axis with respect to a pair of support arms (21) which are themselves pivo...