ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,222,033, issued on Feb. 11, was assigned to DEERE & COMPANY (Moline, Ill.).
"Hydrostatic transmission control system" was invented by John P. Kruckeberg (Clarks Hill, S.C.), Mark A. Herman (LaPorte City, Iowa), David L. Sprinkle (Warrenton, Ga.), Harry K. Voelp IV (Evans, Ga.), Tejal Sarda (Pune, India), Julie B. Kuyath (Grovetown, Ga.), Steven P. Forssberg (Waterloo, Iowa) and Chad E. Schoneman (Cedar Falls, Iowa).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hydrostatic transmission control system includes a controller that monitors inputs for shifting a transmission of a tractor to a different range gear; determines if an engine on the tractor is o...