ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,557,733, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to CNH Industrial America LLC (New Holland, Pa.).

"System for supporting an unload tube of an agricultural vehicle" was invented by Michael Minnich (Elizabethtown, Pa.), Alexander Dunn (Prairie Village, Kan.) and Karl Linde (Leola, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for supporting an unload tube of an agricultural vehicle grain tank. The system includes a tension rod having an elongated body extending between (i) a first end that is configured to be either directly or indirectly connected to a frame of the agricultural vehicle and (ii) a second end having a first non-planar mounting surfa...