MUMBAI, India, May 30 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202517044375 A) filed by Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, U.S.A., on May 7, for 'rollover protection structure.'
Inventor(s) include Costner, III, James D.; Shaffer, Scott M; Ives, Paul; and Idkaidek, Ashraf I. S.
The application for the patent was published on May 30, under issue no. 22/2025.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A rollover protection structure (ROPS) (100) for a work machine includes a rigid strut (120) having a fixed longitudinal length. On one end of the strut (120), a pivot end mechanism (130) is attached that has a mounting plate (135) that pivots relative to the strut (120). On the opposite end of th...