US Patent Issued to Deere & Co. on Nov. 3 for "Systems and methods for preconditioning a work vehicle for operation" (Iowa Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,781,700, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Deere & Co. (Moline, Ill.).

"Systems and methods for preconditioning a work vehicle for operation" was invented by Ethan H. Delp (Dubuque, Iowa) and Jake J. Baker (Dubuque, Iowa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle preconditioning system automatically preconditions engine coolant in a work vehicle for operation of the work vehicle at a predetermined desired ready time. The system includes a coolant heating device wherein engine coolant is circulated between the coolant heating device and the engine via the conduits. A coolant temperature sensor determines a temperature of the engine coolant, ...