US Patent Issued to MTD Products on Jan. 20 for "Power equipment device with driver-assisted semi-autonomous operation" (Ohio, Washington Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,530,028, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to MTD Products Inc (Valley City, Ohio).

"Power equipment device with driver-assisted semi-autonomous operation" was invented by Zachary A. Lyzen (Seattle) and Adam J. Woodrum (Wakeman, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power equipment machine with operator selectable autonomous mode and manual mode is provided. By way of example, the power equipment device can provide user-assisted semi-autonomous steering along user-defined paths of a geographic area. Manual steering controls and autonomous guidance controls can be positioned on one or more movable armrests to enhance comfort and minimize op...