ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,510,117, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, Ill.).
"Wear pad, telescopic boom assembly and work machine" was invented by Paul Anthony Sheehan (Leicestershire, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention pertains to a wear pad for a telescopic boom of a work machine, comprising a base part configured to be fixedly mounted to the telescopic boom, and a top layer part configured to provide a wear-resistant, low friction sliding surface. The top layer part is configured to be releasably mounted to the base part. The invention further pertains to a telescopic boom assembly for a work machine, c...