US Patent Issued to Deere & Co. on Aug. 4 for "Windrower implement with merger attachment" (Iowa Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,696,844, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Deere & Co. (Moline, Ill.).

"Windrower implement with merger attachment" was invented by Tyler J. Bouslog (Ottumwa, Iowa) and Benjamin M. Lovett (Ottumwa, Iowa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A merger attachment for a windrower implement includes a support structure extending along a longitudinal structure axis between a first end and a second end. A belt forms an endless loop encircling the support structure. An idler roll is rotatably attached to the support structure proximate the first end thereof and defines an idler diameter. A drive roll is rotatably attached to the support structure proxim...