US Patent Issued to Caterpillar on April 22 for "Rooftop structure for semi-autonomous CTL" (North Carolina, Iowa, Oklahoma, California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,280,711, issued on April 22, was assigned to Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, Ill.).

"Rooftop structure for semi-autonomous CTL" was invented by Adam L. Berry (Raleigh, N.C.), Ashley Dallas Menges (Clayton, N.C.), William Clayton Martin (Stillwater, Okla.), Ryan P. Pecinovsky (Cedar Falls, Iowa) and Scott M. Toombs (Daly City, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A work machine can include a machine frame; and a component box holding a plurality of electrical components mounted to a roof of the machine frame; wherein the component box includes a plurality of indicator light sets exposed on an outer surface of the component box, wherein the plur...