ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,601,152, issued on April 14, was assigned to Caterpillar SARL (Geneva).
"Machine comprising a swing-travel hydraulic system" was invented by Igor Strashny (Tucson, Ariz.), Christopher Morency (Marana, Ariz.) and Andrew Hamilla (Tucson, Ariz.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure is generally directed towards a machine requiring separate control of a swing function, travel function and implements. The machine comprises a swing-travel hydraulic system for controlling swing and travel motor arrangements in closed loop circuits with a swing-travel pump arrangement. The machine may further comprise a separate implement hydrau...