US Patent Issued to Caterpillar on Aug. 25 for "Triangle chocky bar for use on compactor wheel wire guards" (Illinois, South Dakota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,715,239, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, Ill.).

"Triangle chocky bar for use on compactor wheel wire guards" was invented by Kevin Hanks (Piedmont, S.D.) and Jim D. Angell (Naperville, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Mobile equipment, such as landfill compactors, utilize wheels with wire guards to prevent wire, cable, or the like from entangling the mobile equipment. Traditional wire guards either do not satisfy life expectations or do not provide an edge that promotes chopping or cutting of refuse and/or traction. The disclosed wire guard comprises one or more chocky bars, extending between pairs of adja...