ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,480, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Deere & Co. (Moline, Ill.).
"Radial differential speed control system" was invented by Bryce A. Carnahan (Chapel Hill, N.C.), Julian A. Bellalbero (Raleigh, N.C.) and Kyle T. Martin (Holly Springs, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A radial differential speed control system includes a steering angle sensor for a steerable rear wheel, a pedal sensor for sensing an operator input for a desired ground speed at a reference point adjacent an operator seat, and an electronic controller that uses the desired ground speed to calculate differential speeds of a left front drive wheel and a right front ...