ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,385,194, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to JOSEPH VOEGELE AG (Ludwigshafen/Rhein, Germany).
"Road finisher with lighting" was invented by Bernhard Erdtmann (Mannheim, Germany) and Thomas Seither (Waldsee, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The road finisher comprises a material hopper for receiving paving material, a screed for compacting paving material, and a main control stand which provides an operating location for an operator on the road finisher. The main control stand comprises a floor area. The road finisher comprises a lighting unit. The lighting unit is no more than 140 cm higher with respect to a vertical direction than ...