ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,778,105, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to CNH Industrial America LLC (New Holland, Pa.).

"System and method for an agricultural applicator" was invented by Benjamin Smith (Brillion, Wis.) and Roy A. Bittner (Reedsville, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An agricultural boom assembly may include an inner boom section and a breakaway boom section. A hinge assembly may be configured to guide movement of the breakaway boom section relative to the inner boom section. A damper system may be operably coupled with the inner boom section and the breakaway boom section. The damper system may include a cylinder configured to house a piston and a ...