ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,622,342, issued on May 12, was assigned to SCHAFFERT MANUFACTURING COMPANY INC. (Indianola, Neb.).
"Modular wheel assembly" was invented by Paul E. Schaffert (Indianola, Neb.) and Kris Schaffert (Indianola, Neb.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A press wheel includes a hub configured to rotate about an axis. The press wheel may further include a mounting portion removably attachable to the hub and having a center plane substantially perpendicular to the axis upon removable attachment with the hub. The press wheel may further include a plurality of tread portions connected to the mounting portion and configured to define a circumferential po...