US Patent Issued to PROGRESSIVE IP on Sept. 8 for "In and relating to the working of ground and other surfaces" (New Zealander Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,729,506, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to PROGRESSIVE IP Ltd. (Te Rapa Hamilton, New Zealand).

"In and relating to the working of ground and other surfaces" was invented by Rodney Warwick Sharp (Ngaruawahia, New Zealand) and Benjamin Sharp (Hamilton, New Zealand).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Ground/face working apparatus (1) comprises a primary support portion (2) for mounting to a vehicle and an accessory body portion (3) including or allowing the attachment of an accessory such as a blade (5). Multiple fixed length links (4a-c) allow and limit a degree of relative movement between the accessory body portion (3) and primary support p...