US Patent Issued to The Toro on Aug. 26 for "Utility loader with high lift loader arms and unifying hand grip for dual traction control levers" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,398,528, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to The Toro Co. (Bloomington, Minn.).

"Utility loader with high lift loader arms and unifying hand grip for dual traction control levers" was invented by John P. Azure (Bloomington, Minn.), Joseph C. Knipp (Elko, Minn.), David A. Murray (Eagan, Minn.) and James A. Kuemper (New Hope, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A compact utility loader is operated by a standing operator at the rear of a frame. A loader arm assembly comprises a scissors linkage on either side of the frame nesting around the prime mover. Each scissors linkage has an upper loader arm that is pivoted at its rear end to rears e...