ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,274,187, issued on April 15, was assigned to PRECISION PLANTER SOLUTIONS LLC (New Boston, Mo.).

"Method and apparatus for extending the service life of an agricultural planter" was invented by Cody Dale Jackson (New Boston, Mo.) and Ronnie Dale Jackson Jr. (New Boston, Mo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An agricultural planter and tractor combination which has a connection therebetween which comprises a stationary support arm coupled to the tractor and a pivoting support arm coupled to the agricultural planter with a connecting threaded member extended therethrough and a rotation-limited intermediate member with two protrusions extending ...