ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,296,671, issued on May 13, was assigned to CNH Industrial America LLC (New Holland, Pa.).

"Apparatus, system, and method for rear axle torque limiting" was invented by Pawel Kuros (Mt. Prospect, Ill.), Adam Abernethy (New Holland, Pa.) and Michael Jensen (Lockport, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatuses, systems, and methods relate to limiting torque applied to a rear axle. A vehicle includes a frame, a front tractive assembly coupled to the frame, a rear tractive assembly coupled to the frame, a prime mover coupled to the frame, a front tractive sensor, an output sensor, and a controller. The front tractive assembly includes a ...