ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,471,514, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to KVERNELAND GROUP LES LANDES-GENUSSON (Les Landes-Genusson, France).
"Universal inter-row hoe" was invented by Mathias Bounon (Vermenton, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A universal inter-row hoe arranged to be trailed to a tractor and including at least: a guide interface trailed to the tractor, a frame secured to said guide interface, and a plurality of lifting members each being removably fastened on said frame, and allowing lifting a plurality of tool carriers thanks to an actuator hydraulically connected to a hydraulic block. The universal inter-row hoe includes a hydraulic distributi...