ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,601,142, issued on April 14, was assigned to Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, Ill.).
"Hydraulic hammer with integrated oil or fluid filter" was invented by Cody T. Moore (Robinson, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hydraulic hammer assembly includes a housing, a work tool, a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, and a filter. The work tool is movable within the housing. The fluid inlet is configured to receive a hydraulic fluid for driving the work tool, and the fluid inlet is upstream of the work tool. The fluid outlet is for discharging the hydraulic fluid from the housing, and the fluid outlet is downstream of the work tool. The filter is posit...