ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,471,749, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to LELY PATENT N.V. (Maassluis, Netherlands).
"System and method for carrying out an animal-related operation, and in combination, a barn for keeping animals and a system of this kind" was invented by Harm Jorna (Gouda, Netherlands).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for carrying out an animal-related operation, including an autonomous vehicle and a charging station for charging a battery system of the vehicle. The charging station includes a transmitting body with a primary coil. The vehicle includes a receiving body with a secondary coil. The vehicle is maneuverable relative to the transmitt...