US Patent Issued to Tribine Industries on Aug. 18 for "Articulated combine having rear module with seedbed preparation mechanism" (Kansas, Indiana Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,708,060, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to Tribine Industries LLC (Logansport, Ind.).

"Articulated combine having rear module with seedbed preparation mechanism" was invented by Ben N. Dillon (Logansport, Ind.) and Dillon M. Thompson (Burdett, Kan.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rear module, as illustrated with tanks, seed blowers, and transfer pump for fertilizer is mounted on the existing design frame, axle, and steering system; but it is a separate, distinct module. The planting module and the harvesting module must be disconnected from the common front module power unit and switched for planting row crops or harvesting. The harves...