ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,642,185, issued on June 2, was assigned to CNH Industrial America LLC (New Holland, Pa.).
"Tractor PTO control for round baler net damage" was invented by Jason Gahres (Robesonia, Pa.) and Jonathan Shenk (Lititz, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An agricultural baler includes a bale chamber, a tailgate arranged in a rear section of the bale chamber, and a controller. The tailgate moves between a closed position and an open position to eject a bale from the baler. The controller receives a signal indicating the bale status and, in response to the signal, stops the power take-off ("PTO") operation of a tractor connected to the baler or re...