Caterpillar Inc.

Dale R Shatters

Hans P Dietz

Ryan Chiaki Mann

Scott Allen Pozzie

Christopher Wiley

Manoj Kumar Bada Ghar Wala

Sean McCurdy

A ventilation system for a machine including an engine, an engine compartment having an interior, a secondary compartment having an interior, and a sensor. The ventilation system has a ventilation fan having a fan outlet, and a duct configured to direct air from the fan outlet to at least two of the interior of the engine compartment, the interior of the secondary compartment, and the sensor.

Ventilation system for engine and aftertreatment compartments and components

An apparatus and method for providing an automated back-up alarm on a mobile machine including a back-up detector to detect enablement of rearward motion by the mobile machine, a visual indicator, an audible indicator, and a controller. The apparatus detects enablement of rearward motion by the mobile machine and a parameter representative of ambient light, and responsively activates one of the visual indicator and the audible indicator as a function of the mobile machine being enabled to move in a rearward direction and the parameter representative of ambient light.

Apparatus and method for providing an automated back-up alarm

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Dale R Shatters