ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,728,670, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, Ill.).
"Seal guard for compactor" was invented by Hari Prasad Kafle (Montgomery, Ill.), Steven Todd Haroldson (Trivoli, Ill.), James William Schaffer (Oswego, Ill.), Robert Leo Gosda (Yorkville, Ill.) and Daniel Patrick Vertenten (Aurora, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A guard for a seal of a wheeled industrial machine, the guard comprising an cylindrical, annular body having a first plate, a second plate with an upper portion and a lower portion, and a connecting portion extending between the first plate and the second plate; wherein the first plate extends in a ...