ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,680,238, issued on July 14, was assigned to Caterpillar Paving Products Inc. (Brooklyn Park, Minn.).
"Asphalt compactor stop/start assist" was invented by Timothy J. Lindholm (Ham Lake, Minn.), John L Marsolek (Watertown, Minn.), Cary M Bryant (Plymouth, Minn.), Jeremy W. Lee (Otsego, Minn.), Matthew D. Chisholm (Maple Grove, Minn.), Joseph A. Lehtola (Buffalo, Minn.), Robert J. McGee (Clayton, N.C.), Mark A. Tarvin (Canton, Ill.), Rianto A. Rahman (Plymouth, Minn.) and Paul S. Petersen (Maple Grove, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for assisting an asphalt compactor in performing a directional change can include a controlle...