ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,778,027, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to CNH Industrial America LLC (New Holland, Pa.).
"Round bale ejection automation" was invented by Ryan Figgins (New Holland, Pa.), Scott Simmons (Lititz, Pa.), Kevin Smith (Narvon, Pa.), Albert Childs (Meadville, Pa.) and Rory Chisholm (Denver, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A crop bale ejecting method comprising: opening a baler tailgate to a first position; ejecting the bale from the chamber; reducing/stopping rearward momentum of the bale; moving the tailgate to a second position not in contact with the bale; moving the baler forward; and closing the tailgate. Reducing/stopping the bale mome...