US Patent Issued to The Toro on July 15 for "Work machine with power optimization" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,359,401, issued on July 15, was assigned to The Toro Co. (Bloomington, Minn.).

"Work machine with power optimization" was invented by Eric Medin Chinnock (Waconia, Minn.), Elyssa Michelle Debelak (Savage, Minn.) and Richard Tyler Havlik (Waconia, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mobile work machine is provided with a prime mover supported by a chassis, a first hydraulic pump driven by the prime mover, a work attachment powered by the prime mover, and a traction system. The traction system can include a ground engagement assembly for propelling the chassis. The mobile work machine can include an electronic controller configured to e...