ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,752,860, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to CNH Industrial Brasil Ltda. (Nova Lima, Brazil).
"Protective frame for the wheel of an agricultural work vehicle" was invented by Thiago Kato Perez (Piracicaba, Brazil).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A protective frame for a wheel of an agricultural work vehicle has three installation possibilities: upper protective frame, lower protective frame, and integral protective frame. The protective frames, or row openers, are designed to prevent the wheel from engaging the crops during operation. The protective frame includes a segment configured to surround at least a front portion of the wheel and a fa...