ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,538,867, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to DEERE & COMPANY (Moline, Ill.).
"Mower with curtain assembly" was invented by Jacob D. Kappelman (Bloomfield, Iowa), David V. Rotole (Bloomfield, Iowa) and Logan T. Pronschinske (Ottumwa, Iowa).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lateral offset mower implement may include a mower support frame, a pivot head, a curtain support apparatus, and a curtain. The mower support frame has a first end attached to a work vehicle and a second end spaced from the first end along a central longitudinal axis of the mower support frame. The pivot head is coupled to the mower support frame proximate the second end the...