ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,690,512, issued on July 28, was assigned to Deere & Co. (Moline, Ill.).
"Large sealing lid with slides and lock" was invented by Kirk P. Hillard (Davenport, Iowa) and Derryn Pikesh (Geneseo, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A closure assembly includes a tank opening flange that surrounds a tank opening of a supply tank and a tank lid that covers the tank opening. The tank lid is operable between open and closed positions. A compression seal is attached to an underside of the tank lid and is disposed between the tank opening flange and the tank lid when the tank lid is in the closed position. A pair of guides are attached to opposite s...