ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,628,720, issued on May 19, was assigned to CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLC (New Holland, Pa.).

"Gang assembly for a tillage implement" was invented by Brice Magarity (Deer Creek, Ill.) and Timothy Richard Blunier (North Danvers, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tillage implement includes a front gang and a rear gang. The front gang includes a first row of spoke wheels, each coupled to a front axle at an oblique angle. The rear gang includes a second row of spoke wheels, each coupled to a rear axle at the oblique angle. The tillage implement also includes a row of disc blades positioned behind the front gang and the rear gang with respect ...