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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
May. 05, 2017
Applicant:
Esco Corporation, Portland, OR (US);
Inventors:
Eric L. Bewley, Salem, OR (US);
Noah Cowgill, Portland, OR (US);
Joseph E. Blomberg, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
ESCO CORPORATION, Portland, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 9/26 (2006.01); E02F 9/28 (2006.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01); E02F 3/815 (2006.01); G06K 9/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 9/267 (2013.01); E02F 9/2883 (2013.01); G07C 5/006 (2013.01); G07C 5/0808 (2013.01); E02F 3/815 (2013.01); E02F 9/2808 (2013.01); G06K 9/4604 (2013.01);
Abstract
A process and tool for monitoring the status, health, and performance of wear parts used on earth working equipment. The process and tool allow the operator to optimize the performance of the earth working equipment. The tool has a clear line of site to the wear parts during use and may be integrated with a bucket or blade on the earth working equipment.