ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,523,005, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to DEERE & COMPANY (Moline, Ill.).

"Control system and method for a work tool on a utility vehicle" was invented by Craig Christofferson (Dubuque, Iowa), Adam H. Kwiatkowski (Dubuque, Iowa) and Mark L. Lemke (Peosta, Iowa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In accordance with an example embodiment, a system for controlling a work tool for a utility vehicle, the system comprising the work tool, one or more movement mechanisms coupled with the work tool, an imaging apparatus, and a controller, wherein the controller is configured to apply the work tool to a surface during movement of a utility vehicle, w...