ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,724,118, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to Deere & Co. (Moline, Ill.).
"End-of-season stalk nitrate sensor" was invented by Bradley W. Van De Woestyne (West Des Moines, Iowa) and Timothy A. Wilcox (Cissna Park, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An agricultural machine configured to harvest a crop having stalks includes a main frame and a plurality of wheels supporting the main frame from the ground. A crop header is mounted on the main frame and includes a header frame extending transversely to a forward direction and having a transverse width. The crop header is configured to cut stalks of the crop as the agricultural machine moves i...