US Patent Issued to Briggs & Stratton on Feb. 25 for "Integrated transaxle standing mower operator platform" (New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,232,451, issued on Feb. 25, was assigned to Briggs & Stratton LLC (Wauwatosa, Wis.).

"Integrated transaxle standing mower operator platform" was invented by Robert S. Laurin (Durhamville, N.Y.), E. Mark Lynch (Munnsville, N.Y.) and Derrick R. Camenga (Sherburne, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A standing ride on mower includes a frame, a right drive wheel, a left drive wheel, a prime mover, a right side integrated transaxle operating under influence of the prime mover to drive rotation of the right drive wheel and having a housing, hydraulic pump, and hydraulic motor, a left side integrated transaxle operating under influence of the ...