ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,453,314, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to CNH Industrial America LLC (New Holland, Pa.).

"Floating rotor and auger arrangement of agricultural baler" was invented by William Hotaling (New Holland, Pa.) and John R. McClure (New Holland, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An agricultural baler includes: a frame; a feeder system coupled with the frame and including: a floor; and a rotor and auger arrangement configured for moving between a first position and a second position, the rotor and auger arrangement being spaced farther apart from the floor in the second position relative to the first position."

The patent was filed on March 29,...