INTERNATIONAL PATENT: CATERPILLAR INC. FILES APPLICATION FOR "ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION DETECTION USING OIL LEVEL AND MACHINE TILT"

GENEVA, March 24 -- CATERPILLAR INC. (100 NE Adams StreetPeoria, Illinois 61629-6450) filed a patent application (PCT/US2025/042163) for "ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION DETECTION USING OIL LEVEL AND MACHINE TILT" on Aug 15, 2025. With publication no. WO/2026/059689, the details related to the patent application was published on Mar 19, 2026.

Notably, the patent application was submitted under the International Patent Classification (IPC) system, which is managed by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

Inventor(s): CAMPAGNA, Michael J. (4308 E Deer Hart DriveChillicothe, Illinois 61523), OKENFUSS, Jon S. (10926 Tam O Shanter DrCarmel, Indiana 46032)

Abstract: A system for detecting oil consumption includes an internal combustion e...