US Patent Issued to Deere & Co. on July 21 for "Multifunctional transmission valve with integrated load brake function" (American, Indian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,686,995, issued on July 21, was assigned to Deere & Co. (Moline, Ill.).

"Multifunctional transmission valve with integrated load brake function" was invented by Gunasekaran Nataraj (Udumalpet, India) and Phillip W. Grommes (Dubuque, Iowa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A self-propelled work vehicle includes a vehicle frame and a plurality of wheels or tracks supporting the vehicle frame from a ground surface. A battery provides electrical power to an electric motor. A hydraulic pump provides hydraulic fluid to a hydraulic system. A steering valve directs hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic system to a steering actuator. A steering priority...