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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2024
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Inventors:
Daniel R. Hettinger, Monticello, IL (US);
Earl Richard Thompson, Oro Valley, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/002 (2013.01);
Abstract
A haul truck can include a frame, a traction system for moving the frame, an access platform coupled to the frame, a truck bed having a canopy extending over the access platform, an antenna support structure arranged on the access platform, the antenna support structure extending upward to support a GNSS receiver positioned proximate a front of the canopy, and a non-metallic protective barrier coupled to the canopy and positioned towards the front of the canopy and positioned to deflect objects from striking the GNSS receiver.