ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,696,842, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to DRAGONE S.R.L. (Italy).

"Vegetation management machine to clear the ground along a fence or row" was invented by Claudio Rapalino (Castagnole Delle Lanze, Italy), Marco Ponzo (Castagnole Delle Lanze, Italy), Marco Chiale (Castagnole Delle Lanze, Italy) and Simone Barbero (Castagnole Delle Lanze, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vegetation management machine for clearing the ground along a fence or a row has a connecting device, which is configured to connect a vehicle to move the machine forward along a given path and which has a coupling to mechanically connect the connecting device to the...