ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,457,922, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to HUSQVARNA AB (Huskvarna, Sweden).

"Lawn care vehicle with heads up mower controls" was invented by Frank Peters (Concord, N.C.), Christopher Van Buren (Charlotte, N.C.), Adam Schoonmaker (Monroe, N.C.) and Sean Dwyer (Gastonia, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A riding lawn care vehicle may include a frame to which at least a first drive wheel and a second drive wheel of the riding lawn care vehicle are attachable, an engine operably coupled to the frame and the first and second drive wheels to provide power to the first and second drive wheels, a steering assembly that includes a first steeri...