ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,471,513, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, R.I.).
"Turf mower hydraulic lift control system and method" was invented by Linton Linn Lewis (Aiken, S.C.) and Matthew Jacob Noftsger (Evans, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electro-hydraulic flow control system for controlling the movement of a cutting implement of a turf mower. The flow control system comprises a hydraulic system for raising and lowering the cutting implement. The hydraulic system comprises a hydraulic fluid, a hydraulic actuator, and a hydraulic pump. The control system additionally comprises an electromechanical fluid flow contr...