US Patent Issued to CNH Industrial America on March 31 for "Unload tube lock for agricultural vehicle" (Pennsylvania Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,588,602, issued on March 31, was assigned to CNH Industrial America LLC (New Holland, Pa.).

"Unload tube lock for agricultural vehicle" was invented by Thirumaleswara Ayela (Mechanicsburg, Pa.), Denver Yoder (Manheim, Pa.) and Shaun O'Donnell (Quarryville, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A combine harvester includes a frame member, an unload tube, a pivotable cradle member and a locking device. The unload tube for expelling clean grain is moveable relative to the clean grain tank and the frame member between a stowed position and a deployed position. The pivotable cradle member is pivotably mounted with respect to the frame member fo...