MUMBAI, India, June 24 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617062588 A) filed by Caterpillar Inc. on May 18, 2026, for Protective Cap For Inlet Receptacle Of Electrical Charging System.
Inventors include Wetterich, Joshua D.; Qattum, Basheer B.; and Othman, Jeffery M..
The application for the patent was published on June 12, 2026, under issue no. 24/2026.
Abstract: A protective cap (150) can be mated with an inlet receptacle (122) of an electrical charging system (100) on a mining machine. The protective cap (150) is made of a non-conductive rigid material and can include a triangular shell (154) extending from a planar cap plate (152). Extending from the cap plate (152) opposite the triangular shell (15...