US Patent Issued to DEERE & Co. on March 3 for "Center delivery rake implement" (Iowa Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,564,137, issued on March 3, was assigned to DEERE & COMPANY (Moline, Ill.).

"Center delivery rake implement" was invented by William P. Schinstock (Ottumwa, Iowa) and Kenneth W. Hulet (Ottumwa, Iowa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rake implement includes a first arm and a second arm. A first linkage system interconnects and is selectively configurable to position the first arm in a travel position, a first operating position, and a second operating position. A second linkage system is selectively configurable to position the second arm in a travel position, a first operating position and a second operating position. The first arm and th...