ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,369,505, issued on July 29, was assigned to Deere & Co. (Moline, Ill.).

"Agricultural machine with adjustable frame for variable row planting" was invented by Elijah B. Garner (Bettendorf, Iowa), Tyler G. Groves (Bettendorf, Iowa), Shane J. Brueggen (Louisburg, Kan.), Steve P. Robisky (Cedar Falls, Iowa) and Lee A. Johnson (Polk City, Iowa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adjustable frame assembly of a planter includes a main frame, a first frame member movably coupled to the main frame, and a drive mechanism operably coupled between the main frame and the first frame member for moving the first frame member along the first axis relativ...