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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026
Filed:
May. 27, 2022
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Inventors:
Joseph L. Faivre, Edelstein, IL (US);
Bradley P. Krone, Dunlap, IL (US);
Sangameshwar Sonth, Dunlap, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 3/84 (2006.01); E02F 9/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 3/844 (2013.01); E02F 9/262 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of identifying blade penetration that is ineffectual by a blade-based machine at a work site, including: attempting to cut an area of ground by the blade-based machine at the work site; determining that the cut is ineffectual based on a determination of a threshold cut volume achieved by the blade-based machine, the threshold cut volume being based on input from one or more position sensors on the blade-based machine; and initiating one or more remedial actions based on the determination of ineffectual cutting by the blade-based machine.