ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,529,204, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Caterpillar Global Mining LLC (Tucson, Ariz.).
"Hitch assembly for bucket" was invented by Michael Robert Stolz (Franklin, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hitch assembly for a bucket of a work machine includes a bracket adapted to be removably coupled with the bucket at any one of a plurality of hitch locations. The bracket defines a first bracket end and a second bracket end. The bracket is adapted to be coupled with a drag chain proximal to the first bracket end. The hitch assembly also includes one or more first mechanical fasteners adapted to removably couple the bracket with the buck...