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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.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2021

Filed:

Feb. 10, 2020
Applicant:

Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN (US);

Inventors:

Colton J. Hirman, Maple Grove, MN (US);

Dustin W. Sondreal, Hanover, MN (US);

Eric S. Engelmann, Delano, MN (US);

Assignee:

Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 23/02 (2006.01); G07C 3/08 (2006.01); G01N 3/56 (2006.01); G05B 13/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 23/0283 (2013.01); G01N 3/56 (2013.01); G05B 13/0265 (2013.01); G07C 3/08 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for determining part wear, such as using a wear model, includes receiving, from a sensor, sensor data representing a surface of a wear part. The method further includes determining an estimated time until the part should be replaced. The method further includes batching together multiple wear parts that need replacing to enable a user to replace multiple parts in one maintenance period. The method may also include providing information to the user during replacement of a worn part to indicate the part location.


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