ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,467,239, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, Ill.).
"Machine with a boom link and position sensor" was invented by Vincent Adam Armstrong (Mooresboro, N.C.), Joshua D. Callaway (Cary, N.C.), Christopher Erik Bright (Raleigh, N.C.), Benjamin J. Terry (Wilson, N.C.) and Michael C. Layko (Apex, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A machine may include a body, a boom link, a swing casting, and a boom. The boom and the swing casting may be configured to rotate horizontally about an axis through the boom link. The machine may further include a mounting bracket fixedly connected to the swing casting, a position sensor f...