ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,677,734, issued on July 14, was assigned to YANMAR HOLDINGS Co. LTD. (Osaka, Japan).

"Work vehicle" was invented by Tetsuya Iida (Okayama, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tractor includes rear wheels, a transmission, brake pedals (a left brake pedal and a right brake pedal), a brake device, a cruise control operating tool, and a cruise control device. The pair of rear wheels is provided on right and left. The transmission shifts the gear for the vehicle speed. The pair of brake pedals is provided on right and left. The brake device individually actuates brakes for the rear wheels on right and left when the brake pedal is operated....