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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2023
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Inventors:
David Bruno Parzynski, Jr., Peoria, IL (US);
Thomas Marshall Congdon, Dunlap, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 9/28 (2006.01); E02F 3/815 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 9/2825 (2013.01); E02F 3/8152 (2013.01); E02F 9/2808 (2013.01); E02F 9/2816 (2013.01); E02F 9/2858 (2013.01); E02F 9/2833 (2013.01);
Abstract
An orientation plate comprises a rectangular body defining a top surface, a bottom surface, a front surface, a back surface, a first end surface, a second end surface, and a thickness that is the minimum dimension of the body, and a plurality of apertures extending through the thickness of the body, each aperture defining a perimeter having at least one orientation flat.