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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2022
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Inventors:
Randall T. Anderson, Peoria, IL (US);
Bradley P. Krone, Dunlap, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 3/84 (2006.01); E02F 3/76 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2024.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 3/841 (2013.01); E02F 3/7613 (2013.01); G05D 1/0094 (2013.01); G05D 1/021 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for steering a mobile machine includes automatically steering the mobile machine in a track steering mode, determining a load condition of the mobile machine, and automatically steering the mobile machine in the track steering mode and a blade steering mode, simultaneously, based on the load condition of the mobile machine.