ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,419,204, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to CNH Industrial America LLC (New Holland, Pa.).

"System and method for controlling the operation of an agricultural implement" was invented by Ryan P. Jenkins (Oak Brook, Ill.), Andrea Vacca (West Lafayette, Ind.) and Jacob Lengacher (Lafayette, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An agricultural implement includes a tool moveable between a first position at which the tool engages soil within a field and a second position at which the tool is positioned above the soil. Furthermore, the agricultural implement includes a driven actuator including a driven rod coupled to the tool such that the dr...