ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,310,298, issued on May 27, was assigned to LINDSAY Corp. (Omaha, Neb.).
"Alignment guide for an alignment system of a mobile irrigation system" was invented by Matthew John Dudik (Elkhorn, Neb.), Michael Charles South (Council Bluffs, Iowa) and Troy Hanson (Blair, Neb.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mobile irrigation alignment system comprising a base mounted on a first span, a linkage system, and a control box. The linkage system includes a driven arm, drive arm, and control arm. The driven arm is pivotably connected to the base about a vertical axis. The drive arm is pivotably connected to the driven arm about a horizontal axis and i...