ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,696,846, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to DEERE & COMPANY (Moline, Ill.).

"Baler and method for operating a baler" was invented by Lionel Guiet (Gray, France) and Stephane Biziorek (Gray, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A baler includes a discharge unit moveable between a first position, in which a baling chamber is closed, and a second position, in which the baling chamber is open for unloading of the bale. A control unit is configured to control an actuator to move the discharge unit between the first position and the second position. An acceleration sensor is arranged to sense an acceleration of the baler. The control unit is in...