ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,774,573, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to Douglas Dynamics LLC (Milwaukee).

"Snow plow and mount assembly" was invented by Chad Thomas Barker (Trevor, Wis.), David N. Bloxdorf (Hubertus, Wis.), Matthew Thoma Curran (Menomonee Falls, Wis.), Gerald L. Depies (Cedar Grove, Wis.), Christopher Aaron Horn (Menomonee Falls, Wis.), Bob W. Iverson (Germantown, Wis.) and Leonard D. Morris (Holt, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A snow plow and mount frame assembly permits an operator to attach a snow plow to a mount frame secured to a vehicle, without the operator exiting a cab of the vehicle. The assembly comprises first and second connecto...