ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,715,406, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to Caterpillar Global Mining Equipment LLC (Denison, Texas).
"Advanced braking system for work machines" was invented by Karl Paul Schneider (Decatur, Ill.), Cameron Thomas Lane (Oro Valley, Ariz.) and Andrew John Olson (Vail, Ariz.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A work machine with a frame, an engine, a drivetrain powered by the engine, a ground-engaging member connected to the drivetrain, an operator cabin supported by the frame, a work implement, and a braking system connected to the ground-engaging member. The braking system including a brake input device located in the operator cabin for prov...