ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,446,485, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to RYAN NT INTERNATIONAL PTY LTD (Horsham, Australia).

"Closing wheel system for a seeder unit" was invented by Paul Ryan (Horsham, Australia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A closing wheel system for a seeder unit comprising a pair of closing wheels, each closing wheel comprising a coil member having a first end and a second end and a plurality of coil windings extending therebetween. The system comprising a base plate having a first surface and a second surface to which the second end of the coil member may extend around a periphery of the base plate. The system comprising an axle member extendin...