US Patent Issued to Caterpillar on Sept. 8 for "Circle assembly for implement" (Illinois Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,729,503, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, Ill.).

"Circle assembly for implement" was invented by Nathaniel Keith Harshman (Sullivan, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A circle assembly for an implement of a motor grader includes a base plate defining a first slot and a second slot disposed adjacent to the first slot. The circle assembly also includes a circle fixedly coupled with the base plate and a first mounting bracket fixedly coupled to the base plate and the circle. The first mounting bracket defines a third slot. The circle assembly includes a first plate member fixedly coupled with the base plate and...