Work vehicle perception assembly
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The dashed lines in the figures depict environmental subject matter or unclaimed portions of the disclosed design. The dashed lines form no part of the claimed design. The dot-dash lines shown in the views represent the boundary of enlarged views and form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for a work vehicle perception assembly as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 11, 2024
Date of Patent: Aug 18, 2026
Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY (Moline, IL)
Inventors: Alex M. Ryan (Manchester, IA), Nathan R. Demski (Menahsa, WI), Thorsten Holger Hagner (Ilvesheim), Jason J. Sandersfeld (Swisher, IA)
Primary Examiner: Leanne Was-Englehart
Assistant Examiner: Vincent T Andrews
Application Number: 29/972,553