ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,501,861, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to CNH Industries America LLC (New Holland, Pa.).
"Draper belt assembly for an agricultural harvester header" was invented by Stephen Todderud (Lancaster, Pa.) and Benjamin Kemmerer (Hamburg, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A draper belt assembly for an agricultural harvester header (100) comprising an endless draper belt (120) that includes an outer surface (322) and an inner surface (324) opposite the outer surface. The draper belt further includes elongated members (326) each extending from the outer surface and having a lateral face (328) substantially facing a longitudinal midline (ML) of ...