MUMBAI, India, Nov. 2 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617095672 A) filed by Caterpillar Global Mining Equipment LLC on August 07, 2026, for Dump Body With Faceted Shape.
Inventors include Fujan, Steven J.; Thompson, Earl Richard; Wagner, Nathan R.; and Ponnuchamy, Vaitheeswaran.
The application for the patent was published on October 30, 2026, under issue no. 44/2026.
Abstract: It is advantageous for the dump body (200) of a. mining or off-road truck to be both strong and lightweight. Accordingly, a dump body (200) with a faceted floor (210) is disclosed. The dump body (200) comprises a. floor (210) formed from a plurality of planar plates (300), arranged in two dimensions, and joined at angles to fo...