US Patent Issued to CNH Industrial America on July 8 for "Agricultural baler with grasping bale release ramp" (Pennsylvania Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,349,633, issued on July 8, was assigned to CNH Industrial America LLC (New Holland, Pa.).

"Agricultural baler with grasping bale release ramp" was invented by Scott C. Simmons (Lititz, Pa.), Kevin M. Smith (Narvon, Pa.), Albert Childs (Meadville, Pa.) and Daniel M. Geesey (East Petersburg, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bale release assembly for an agricultural baler includes: a pair of spaced apart side sheets defining a bale release opening with an opening width therebetween; a tailgate associated with the bale release opening and defining a closed position where the tailgate closes the bale release opening and an open position wh...