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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2020
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Brian C. Hogan, Pittsboro, IN (US);
Thomas Jeffrey Crowell, Germantown Hills, IL (US);
Jon Ashley Johnson, Flora, IN (US);
Anurag Menon Kunnath, Peoria, IL (US);
Martin A. Lehman, Congerville, IL (US);
Marian Elizabeth L. Neal, Lafayette, IN (US);
Vincent John Neyens, Peoria, IL (US);
Joseph Brock Oelze, Peoria, IL (US);
Tryg Carl Tow, Peoria, IL (US);
Ross Wetzel, Peoria, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A plug configured to be at least partially inserted into a central housing of a turbocharger. The plug includes a body having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a threaded portion extending from the second end to a location on the body between the first end and the second end. The plug further includes a heat sink coupled to the second end, and a microchip mounted to a substrate that is coupled to the heat sink, the microchip configured to store information related to the turbocharger, wherein the microchip is at least partially submerged in coolant in the central housing when the plug is inserted into the central housing of the turbocharger.