US Patent Issued to CNH Industrial America on Sept. 8 for "Chopper knife loss detection system for agricultural vehicle" (Pennsylvania Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,727,544, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to CNH Industrial America LLC (New Holland, Pa.).

"Chopper knife loss detection system for agricultural vehicle" was invented by Stephen Todderud (Lancaster, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A protective plate assembly for use with an agricultural vehicle. The protective plate assembly includes a first plate that is composed of a conductive material and that is configured to protect a component of the agricultural vehicle from being struck by a foreign object; a second plate that is composed of a conductive material and that is configured to protect the component of the agricultural vehicle from...