US Patent Issued to Deere & Co. on Sept. 8 for "Agricultural sprayer boom truss" (Iowa Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,727,592, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Deere & Co. (Moline, Ill.).

"Agricultural sprayer boom truss" was invented by Kody E. Oppedahl (West Des Moines, Iowa), Garry E. Baxter (Ankeny, Iowa) and Brian D. Love (Ankeny, Iowa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A truss structure of a spray boom assembly includes a top member, a bottom member, and a first truss member positioned between the top member and the bottom member. The truss structure also includes a first connecting member welded to the top member and the first truss member, and a second connecting plate welded to the bottom member and the first truss member."

The patent was filed ...