ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,543,652, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Deere & Co. (Moline, Ill.).
"System and method for improving windrow dry-down" was invented by Mahesh Somarowthu (Pune, India) and Noel W. Anderson (Fargo, N.D.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for developing appropriate settings for a windrower implement or forage harvester implement, to obtain a desired crop conditioning profile for a target crop. Field crop conditions may vary due to soil conditions, moisture content, and the operator may wish to get crop uniformity when collected. As such, a profile can be developed that provides adjustment ...