ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,529,200, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, Ill.).
"Linear actuator-based ride control" was invented by Eric W. Cler (Oswego, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A work machine includes a load bucket and operator controls for controlling position of the load bucket. The work machine can include an actuator assembly coupled to hold the load bucket in a position based upon signals from the operator controls. The actuator assembly can include a motor and a brake assembly. The brake assembly can include a non-spring-coupled brake and a spring-coupled brake. The work machine can further include control circuitry coup...