ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,439,848, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to THE TORO COMPANY (Bloomington, Minn.).

"Ground working vehicle with adjustable implement" was invented by Merle W. Gaedy (Roseville, Minn.), Clark S. Papke (Cortland, Neb.) and Peter M. Arendt (Richfield, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ground working vehicle having a vehicle frame (102) is disclosed. An implement (114) is coupled to the vehicle frame (102) and extends between a first implement end and a second implement end. The implement (114) is adjusted to alter the rake angle between the first and second implement ends, to modify internal dimensions of the implement (114), and/or to...