ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,660,738, issued on June 23, was assigned to RYAN NT INTERNATIONAL PTY LTD (Horsham, Australia).
"Press wheel" was invented by Paul Ryan (Horsham, Australia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A press wheel for use on cultivation equipment. The press wheel comprises a base plate configured to be mounted to an axle; a resilient coil member mounted to the base plate and configured to wind about the base plate to define an outer periphery of the press wheel; and at least one brace member mounted to the base plate to span at least partially across the press wheel. The at least one brace member comprises opposing ends configured to be located below...