ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,557,738, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Pomme de Terre River Valley Products and Consulting LLC (Greenfield, Mo.).
"Agricultural vehicle" was invented by Brian Ballard (Greenfield, Mo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and a method for loading a hay bale on a vehicle. The vehicle has a frame, a loader assembly mounted to the frame, and a storage assembly mounted to the frame and positioned relative to the loader assembly. The loader assembly has a loader arm rotatably coupled to the frame and a spike extending outwards and orthogonal to the loader arm. The loader arm can be manipulated between a retracted position and an extend...