US Patent Issued to DEERE & Co., Iowa State University Research Foundation on March 3 for "Implement mounted sensors sensing surface/furrow characteristics and control" (Illinois, Iowa Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,564,121, issued on March 3, was assigned to DEERE & COMPANY (Moline, Ill.) and Iowa State University Research Foundation Inc. (Moline, Ill.).

"Implement mounted sensors sensing surface/furrow characteristics and control" was invented by Cary S. Hubner (Geneseo, Ill.), Matthew J. Darr (Ames, Iowa), Justin Borgstadt (West Des Moines, Iowa) and John P. Just (Ames, Iowa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mobile agricultural machine includes a row unit having a furrow opener mounted to the row unit and configured to engage a surface of ground to open a furrow in the ground. A furrow closer is mounted to the row unit behind the furrow opener and...