US Patent Issued to Deere & Co. on June 30 for "Ground following optimization with downforce control systems and methods" (Illinois, Iowa Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,667,037, issued on June 30, was assigned to Deere & Co. (Moline, Ill.).

"Ground following optimization with downforce control systems and methods" was invented by Grant J. Wonderlich (Milan, Ill.), Colter W. Kinney (Lohrville, Iowa), Bradley A. Wackerle (Delmar, Iowa), Nathan A. Mariman (Davenport, Iowa), James R. Peterson (Annawan, Ill.), Randall A. Maro (Davenport, Iowa) and Kenneth E. Herrmann (Port Byron, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An agricultural machine includes a main frame, an adjustable frame coupled to the main frame and, a row unit which includes a linking arm coupled to the adjustable frame, and an actuator coupled t...