US Patent Issued to CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA on March 17 for "Downforce control system for a finishing frame of a tillage implement" (Indiana Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,575,471, issued on March 17, was assigned to CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLC (New Holland, Pa.).

"Downforce control system for a finishing frame of a tillage implement" was invented by Brittany Ann Schroeder (Bunker Hill, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A downforce control system for a finishing frame of a tillage implement includes a controller having a processor and a memory. The controller is configured to receive a sensor signal indicative of vibration of the finishing frame. The finishing frame is configured to be movably coupled to a main frame of the tillage implement and to be urged toward a surface of soil via application of a f...