ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,382,565, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to Deere & Co. (Moline, Ill.).
"In-tank illumination system and method" was invented by Andrew W. Harmon (Davenport, Iowa), Robert T. Casper (Davenport, Iowa) and Peter R. Nedved (Coal Valley, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An in-tank illumination system and method for a translucent tank with sensors configured to monitor conditions of the tank and material inside. The illumination system includes an illumination source that illuminates the tank interior and is visible outside; and a controller that determines tank conditions based on the sensor readings, and sends control signals to the illumi...