ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,942, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, Ill.).

"Frame casting assembly for work machine frame" was invented by Kort C. Randall (Oro Valley, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A frame casting assembly for a frame of a work machine is disclosed. The frame casting assembly comprises a first end, a middle section, and second end, the first end extending from the middle section and the second end extending from the middle section; the middle section includes: a shaft cutout; a box casting section for managing bending; a first leg and a second leg extending from the middle section; a bridge casting section connect...