US Patent Issued to Caterpillar on July 14 for "Slide system for an energy transfer system" (New Zealander Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,678,933, issued on July 14, was assigned to Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, Ill.).

"Slide system for an energy transfer system" was invented by Matthew Sherwood (Christchurch, New Zealand).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In some implementations, an energy transfer system includes a housing. The energy transfer system includes a robotic system that includes one or more components for enabling energy transfer. The energy transfer system includes a slide system configured to move the robotic system between an interior of the housing and an external environment. The slide system includes a slider body mounted to a floor of the housing. The slide sys...