ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,742,312, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to KOMATSU LTD. (Tokyo).

"Work machine and method for controlling work machine" was invented by Yuita Takenaka (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A work machine includes: a detection unit that detects an articulation angle; a hydraulic cylinder for steering; an operation apparatus that receives an input of an operation command from an operator to drive the hydraulic cylinder for steering; a control valve that controls an amount of driving of the hydraulic cylinder for steering; and a controller that outputs a command current that causes the control valve to operate in response to the operatio...