ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,151, issued on Dec. 30.
"Zero turn riding mower steering mechanism" was invented by Bernard Adolphus Womack II (Shenandoah, Va.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A zero turn riding lawnmower mechanism for a zero turn riding lawnmower having a frame, motor, a hydrostatic drive, wheels, electronic steering actuator, operator platform includes a first foot pedal and a second pedal each of which is operably connected to either the a hydrostatic drive, a mechanical steering device or the electronic steering actuator by way of a flexible push/pull cable linkage, each of the first foot pedal and second foot pedal constructed to cause at least ...