US Patent Issued to CNH Industrial America on Dec. 30 for "Center section reel for a header of an agricultural harvester" (Illinois, Pennsylvania, Iowa Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,507,629, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to CNH Industrial America LLC (New Holland, Pa.).

"Center section reel for a header of an agricultural harvester" was invented by Jonathan E. Ricketts (Coal Valley, Ill.), Zachary Harmon (Robesonia, Pa.) and Dan Garland (Solon, Iowa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A draper header of an agricultural harvester comprising a first reel, a second reel spaced from the first reel a predetermined distance, and a center belt reel assembly between the first and second reels. The center belt reel assembly includes an endless belt rotationally driven about a rotational axis substantially parallel to a central ...