ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,214,824, issued on Feb. 4, was assigned to Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, Ill.).
"Front rail weldment" was invented by David O. Zalanka (Mt. Zion, Ill.) and Timothy D. Harman (Forsyth, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A front rail weldment may include a base frame comprising a pair of substantially uninterrupted outlooking members extending from a first end to a second end and a cross member extending therebetween. The weldment may also include a pair of hangar bars each secured to respective outlooking members of the base frame at or near a midpoint of the respective outlooking members and extending upward to a top end. The weldment may al...