ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,423,630, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Vermeer Manufacturing Co. (Pella, Iowa).
"Three-point hitch mount systems" was invented by Eric Bergum (Pella, Iowa) and Josh Vrieze (Woodville, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Three-point hitch mount systems for connecting an implement to a tow vehicle having two lower hitch arms and an upper link arm are disclosed. The hitch mount systems may include a lift bar configured to be attached to the two hitch arms of the tow vehicle. The hitch mount systems may include a yoke assembly. The yoke assembly includes a forward-facing slot and a downward-facing slot for removably receiving the lift...