ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,364,180, issued on July 22, was assigned to Deere & Co. (Moline, Ill.).
"Combined gauge wheel and integrated transport system" was invented by Jixin Chen (Princeton, Iowa) and Michael L. Vandeven (Princeton, Iowa).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A steering system for an agricultural machine includes a first and second wheel assembly. Each wheel assembly includes an axle assembly including an axle, wheels rotatably connected to the axle, and a double-action hydraulic cylinder. In some embodiments, the double-action hydraulic cylinder is configured to pivot the wheels in either direction to indicate a direction of turn. In some embodiments, ...