ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,642,186, issued on June 2, was assigned to CNH Industrial America LLC (New Holland, Pa.).
"Baler tailgate pivot with concentric pivot roll" was invented by Todd Hertzler (New Holland, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An agricultural baler assembly having: a frame; a tailgate pivotally connected to the frame at a tailgate pivot and movable about the tailgate pivot between a closed tailgate position and an open tailgate position, wherein the tailgate and the frame define a bale chamber when the tailgate is in the closed tailgate position; a pivot roller fixed concentric to the tailgate pivot; and a belt wrapped around the pivot roller wit...