ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,523,016, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, Ill.).

"Work implement for construction machine" was invented by Riley A. Albers (Sugar Grove, Ill.) and David Michael Worth (Naperville, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A work implement for a construction machine includes a collection member, a first side wall, a second side wall, and a plate member coupled to the collection member, the first side wall, and the second side wall. The collection member, the first side wall, the second side wall, and the plate member together define a hollow space. Further, at least one of the first side wall, the second side wall, a...