US Patent Issued to DEERE & Co. on May 19 for "Methods and apparatus for aerating turf" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,628,719, issued on May 19, was assigned to DEERE & COMPANY (Moline, Ill.).

"Methods and apparatus for aerating turf" was invented by George Kinkead (Mendota Heights, Minn.) and Nicholas Oeding (Shoreview, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Optional attachments, such as a drop seeder and a sprayer unit, can be removably attached to the front plate of a turf aerator. The attachment includes a hitch slideably received in a tubular receiver and pinned therein by a pin. A lock is pivotal relative to the attachment from an unlocked position to a locked position with the front plate received in slots of the lock. The lock is pivoted relative t...