ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,495,737, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to DEERE & COMPANY (Moline, Ill.).
"Roll assembly for cotton harvester" was invented by Sachin Ballewar (Chandrapur, India), Brandon C. Carlson (Ankeny, Iowa) and Adam R. Eaker (Ankeny, Iowa).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Roll assemblies for cotton harvesters and associated methods are disclosed. Example roll assemblies may include a unitary component that defines a plurality of slots. Bats and brushes may be removably retained within the slots. The unitary component may include a plurality of lobes with the plurality of slots defined therebetween. A central passage may be formed in a central port...