ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,507,634, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Usines CLAAS France S.A.S (St. Remy/Woippy, France).

"Round baler and method for operating a round baler" was invented by Volker Fuchs (Saarburg, Germany), Renaud Wucher (Metz, France) and Romain Dubois (Metz, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A round baler and a method for operating a round baler are disclosed. The round baler has a variable diameter and is bounded by an endlessly rotating pressing means. The pressing means is guided by a plurality of rollers, wherein a loop of the pressing means is guided by a first clamping arm mounted on the housing side and by a second clamping arm mou...