ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,550,808, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to PLANTIUM S.A. (Prov. de Santa Fe, Argentina).

"Device for shaping a furrow profile, sensing soil properties and dosing fluids" was invented by Franco A. Gentili (Prov. de Santa Fe, Argentina).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Device for shaping the profile of a furrow, sensing soil properties and dosing fluids in the soil of an agricultural field, includes a body comprising an upper portion and lower portion defining a right lateral face and a left lateral face that are laterally opposite, a front face and a rear face that are longitudinally opposite, and an upper face and lower face that are verti...