ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,522,479, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, Ill.).
"Angle sensing cartridge pin" was invented by Daniel W. Hoyt (Brimfield, Ill.) and Aaron J. Gnagey (Morton, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pin cartridge assembly can include a pin having an outer surface. The pin cartridge assembly can also include a first sleeve coupled at the outer surface of the pin. The first sleeve can have a first end and a second end opposite the first end and the first sleeve can be statically coupled to a static structure at the first end. The pin cartridge assembly can also include a second sleeve. The second sleeve can be movab...