ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,622,340, issued on May 12, was assigned to CNH Industrial America LLC (New Holland, Pa.).

"System and method for controlling the operation of ground-engaging tools of an agricultural implement" was invented by Brittany Schroeder (Bunker Hill, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for controlling the operation of ground-engaging tools of an agricultural implement includes a ground-engaging tool configured to be moved through the soil of a field. Furthermore, the system includes an actuator configured to apply a force on the ground-engaging tool. Additionally, the system includes a vision-based sensor configured to generate data indi...