ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,025, issued on May 6, was assigned to DEERE & COMPANY (Moline, Ill.).
"Stalk conditioner" was invented by Marcus A. Jacobson (Ankeny, Iowa) and Duane M. Bomleny (Geneseo, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In some instances, stalk conditioners for conditioning stalk stubble present in a field after harvesting of a crop may include a bracket configured to be secured to a piece of agricultural equipment, such as an implement; an arm pivotably coupled to the bracket; and a blade that is disposed in a slot formed in the arm. The blade may be rotatable relative to the arm. The blade and arm may be configured to engage stalks stubble with...