US Patent Issued to THE TORO on Sept. 8 for "Autonomous mower with adjustable cutting height" (Minnesota Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,727,531, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to THE TORO COMPANY (Bloomington, Minn.).

"Autonomous mower with adjustable cutting height" was invented by Aaron Y. Curtis (Eagan, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An autonomous vehicle (e.g., mower) includes two or more wheels supporting a chassis upon a ground surface. A cutting motor powers at least one cutting blade, and a cutting frame supports the cutting motor relative to the chassis. The cutting frame is movable, relative to the chassis, to allow adjustment of a height-of-cut of the cutting blade relative to the ground surface. First and second guide rods are operatively attached to t...