ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,565,927, issued on March 3, was assigned to DEERE & COMPANY (Moline, Ill.).
"Work vehicle with coordinated electric transaxles" was invented by Caleb C. Lenon (Chetopa, Kan.) and Randall L. Long (Coffeyville, Kan.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A work vehicle has two transaxles carried by a chassis each having wheel end units rotatable to drive ground-engaging members about wheel axes and having electric machines powering transmission configured to effect multiple gear ratios. The electric transaxles are operationally mechanically uncoupled. One or more sensors detect speed, heading, and loading characteristics of the work vehicle. A con...