ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,622,337, issued on May 12, was assigned to DEERE & COMPANY (Moline, Ill.).
"Agricultural vehicle combination" was invented by Michael Meid (Waghaeusel, Germany) and Manuel Billich (Dischingen, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An agricultural vehicle combination including an agricultural tractor, which is operated using a main drive unit, and an ancillary drive unit, which is attached removably to the agricultural tractor by a three-point hitch, and which has an auxiliary axle that can be driven by an ancillary unit including at least one of a combustion engine and an electric motor."
The patent was filed on April 26, 2023, under Ap...