ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,464,966, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to WESTHOF PATENTE GmbH (Friedrichsgabekoog, Germany).

"Carrier system comprising a carrier and a mobile device for tilling the soil and/or for manipulating flora and fauna, and method therefor" was invented by Stephan Hussmann (Heide, Germany), Florian Johannes Knoll (Husum, Germany) and Vitali Czymmek (Heide, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a carrier system (10) comprising a carrier (12) and a mobile device (14) for tilling the soil and/or for manipulating flora and fauna, the carrier (12) having: a drive (16) for moving the carrier system (10); a control system (...