ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,419,224, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Maschinenfabrik Bernard Krone GmbH & Co. KG (Spelle, Germany).

"Round baler" was invented by Felix Schnieders (Lingen, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A round baler has a rear door pivotable relative to the frame. A circulating press element defines a press chamber inside the frame for forming crop bales. A tension rocker is pivotable relative to the frame and has a rotatable rocker guide roller guiding the press element. A first pressure element is arranged at frame and rear door and acts between frame and rear door. A second pressure element is arranged at rear door and tension rocke...