ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,745,764, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to Precision Planting LLC (Tremont, Ill.).
"Hydraulic spray nozzle" was invented by Garrett Maurer (Moorhead, Minn.) and Daniel R. Wood Jr. (Fargo, N.D.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hydraulic spray nozzle for an agricultural implement includes at least one of a bleed valve and an annular valve. The bleed valve is configured to control flow of a bleed portion of the liquid provided to the nozzle for spraying. The bleed portion can be routed back to a supply tank for later use. The bleed valve can be an annular valve. A spray valve within the nozzle can also be an annular valve."
The patent w...