INTERNATIONAL PATENT: CATERPILLAR INC. FILES APPLICATION FOR "CONTACT SENSOR FOR DETECTING LOOSE SPROCKET SEGMENTS OF A FINAL DRIVE"

GENEVA, May 6 -- CATERPILLAR INC. (100 NE Adams StreetPeoria, Illinois 61629-6450) filed a patent application (PCT/US2024/047128) for "CONTACT SENSOR FOR DETECTING LOOSE SPROCKET SEGMENTS OF A FINAL DRIVE" on Sep 18, 2024. With publication no. WO/2025/090215, the details related to the patent application was published on May 01, 2025.

Notably, the patent application was submitted under the International Patent Classification (IPC) system, which is managed by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

Inventor(s): GALAT, Michael S. (510 W. Armstrong AvenuePeoria, Illinois 61606)

Abstract: A contact sensor (304) for detecting and notifying a separation of a first component (202) of a machine (100) from a second component (204) ...