US Patent Issued to Caterpillar on Aug. 25 for "Scarifier system for machine" (American, Chinese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,716,195, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, Ill.).

"Scarifier system for machine" was invented by Benjamin Kovalick (Chillicothe, Ill.), David L. Cox (Monticello, Ill.), Chao Chang (Wuxi, China) and Grant V. Kocher (Mount Zion, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A carriage for a scarifier system of a machine includes a body portion having a leading edge, a trailing edge, and a first height. The body portion includes a first surface and a second surface spaced apart from the first surface, such that the first height of the body portion is defined between the first surface and the second surface. The body portion...