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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2023
Applicant:
Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Inventor:
Mathew J. Hedrington, Ham Lake, MN (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E01C 23/01 (2006.01); E01C 19/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E01C 23/01 (2013.01); E01C 19/4853 (2013.01); E01C 2301/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A paving machine can include a frame including a hopper; a screed coupled to the frame and including a screed plate; a first temperature sensor configured to measure a first temperature of a paving material in the hopper; a second temperature sensor to measure a second temperature of the screed plate; and a controller to receive the first and second temperatures and configured to determine an operating condition of the screed plate based on the first and second temperatures.