US Patent Issued to Deere & Co. on Sept. 22 for "Excavator bucket control" (Iowa, Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,742,302, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to Deere & Co. (Moline, Ill.).

"Excavator bucket control" was invented by Aaron R. Kenkel (Hazel Green, Wis.), John R. Mahrenholz (Dubuque, Iowa) and Adam J. Mueller (Asbury, Iowa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A work machine includes a main frame and a work implement, which includes a first end movably coupled to the main frame and a second end distal to the main frame. A joint assembly is coupled to the work implement's second end and a working tool is associated with the joint assembly. The joint assembly actuates the working tool between first and second working tool positions along an opera...