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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2022
Caterpillar Sarl, Geneva, CH;
Michael Aron Viergutz, Bloomington, IL (US);
Kensuke Tanaka, Kobe, JP;
Atsunori Shimamoto, Akashi, JP;
Matthew James Beschorner, Plainfield, IL (US);
Caterpillar SARL, Geneva, CH;
Abstract
A work machine can include a frame; transportation devices coupled to the frame; a work tool coupled to the frame; a hydraulic system to provide power to operate the transportation devices and the work tool; and a controller configured to operate in a first mode wherein a first hydraulic pump is configured to deliver hydraulic fluid to the transportation devices and a second hydraulic pump is configured to deliver hydraulic fluid to the work tool, and wherein the controller can operate in a second mode wherein the work tool is provided with hydraulic fluid from both the first and the second hydraulic pumps.