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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2020
Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Robert Edwin Carr, Sebastian, FL (US);
Eric S. Engelmann, Delano, MN (US);
Keng Yew Anthony Low, Singapore, SG;
Jacob Simmer, Chaska, MN (US);
Conwell K. Rife, Jr., Wayzata, MN (US);
Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Abstract
A milling machine may include a frame supported by a traction device, a milling drum for milling a surface and supported on the frame, and a conveyor for receiving milled material from the milling drum and conveying the milled material upward to a release point. The milling machine may include a sensor configured for monitoring loading of a truck by the milling machine and a controller in communication with the sensor to coordinate with the sensor and recognize when the truck is full.