US Patent Issued to CNH Industrial America on Nov. 18 for "Residue chopper with counterblades and fins" (Belgian, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,471,535, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to CNH Industrial America LLC (New Holland, Pa.).

"Residue chopper with counterblades and fins" was invented by Mark D. Dilts (Mohnton, Pa.), Stefaan Desmet (Vosselare, Belgium), Frederik Baes (Reninge, Belgium) and Nathan E. Isaac (New Holland, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A residue chopper comprising a housing forming a cutting chamber, a shaft, knives extending from the shaft, a counterknife support, a counterknife, and a fin. The counterknife and fin are attached to the counterknife support, with the fin behind the counterknife. the fin has a blunt side facing against the operating direc...