ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,352,292, issued on July 8, was assigned to DEERE & COMPANY (Moline, Ill.).

"Load-controlled hydraulic supply for an attachment attached to an agricultural tractor" was invented by Manuel Billich (Dischingen, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A load-controlled hydraulic supply for an attachment attached to an agricultural tractor includes a hydraulic high-pressure source providing a volume flow in a supply line, a return line leading to a hydraulic reservoir, and a load-indicating line connected to a device for pressure limiting. The volume flow is adjusted based on pressure feedback prevailing at the load-indicating line."

The paten...