ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,559,912, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Doosan Bobcat North America Inc. (West Fargo, N.D.).
"Power machine hand throttle and foot throttle control" was invented by Nicolas Gales (Pouldreuzic, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Power machines, control systems and methods are disclosed that automatically control engine speed and travel speed, in two different modes of operation. In a first mode of operation, both of engine speed and travel speed are controlled responsive to actuation of a foot throttle. In a second mode of operation, the foot throttle controls travel speed, but engine speed is controlled by a hand throttle. Selecti...