ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,604,813, issued on April 21, was assigned to Deere & Co. (Moline, Ill.).
"Accumulator cotton compress assembly" was invented by Jeremy P. Robison (West Des Moines, Iowa), Jeffrey S. Wigdahl (Ames, Iowa), Steven D. Wallestad (Ankeny, Iowa) and Justin E. Hummel (Des Moines, Iowa).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An accumulator includes an enclosure, an inlet, an outlet, at least one roller, and a cotton compress assembly. The cotton compress assembly includes a first auger coupled to the enclosure. The first auger has a first shaft and a flighting attached to the first shaft. The flighting is positioned within the enclosure. The first auger ...