ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,765,442, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to CNH Industrial America LLC (New Holland, Pa.).

"Mowing assembly transport mechanical interlock" was invented by Jeffrey Fay II (Oxford, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mowing assembly that is towed behind an agricultural vehicle. The mowing assembly has an integrated lateral transport mechanism that is deployed using actuators such as hydraulic actuators. A physical support is provided between a trail frame that supports a mowing device and a transport frame to support the mowing device and the trail frame in the event of an actuator failure during transport."

The patent was filed on Oct....