ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,471,530, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to CNH Industrial America LLC (New Holland, Pa.).
"Variable speed stalk roll unit" was invented by Tyler Romoser (Keota, Iowa).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An agricultural harvester having stalk rolls with different angular velocities to provide greater control over axial splitting and shredding of corn stalks. Angular velocities for a pair of stalk rolls are controlled through the use of a driveline coupled to the engine for rotating one of the stalk rolls and an electrical motor for rotating the other stalk roll."
The patent was filed on July 29, 2022, under Application No. 17/877,014.
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