ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,426,543, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to TECHTRONIC CORDLESS GP (Anderson, S.C.).

"Lawn mowers, detachable mower decks, and methods associated therewith" was invented by Trent J. Dingman (Greenville, S.C.) and Michael Feng (Seneca, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lawn mower including a frame; and mounting hardware configured to couple the frame to a detachable mower deck, wherein the mounting hardware includes: a quick release engagement interface; and a latched interface, the latched interface includes a self-closing latch and an engageable interface to permit selective opening of the self-closing latch."

The patent was file...