ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,777,995, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to LEMKEN GmbH & Co. KG (Alpen, Germany).
"Agricultural implement" was invented by Johannes Lobbert (Haltern am See, Germany), Georg Paulessen (Willich, Germany) and Georg Achten (Tonisvorst, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An agricultural implement (1) includes depth guide elements (17) which can be pivoted relative to the implement (1) via a hinge unit (18), but are automatically locked and secured against a pivot movement in the working position by the dead weight of the implement (1) bearing down on the depth guides (17)."
The patent was filed on March 16, 2023, under Application No. 18/...