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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:
Dec. 21, 1976
Filed:
Mar. 15, 1976
Applicant:
Inventor:
Howard L Johnson, Joliet, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Tractor Co., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F15B / ; F15B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
60422 ; 60428 ; 60486 ;
Abstract
A fluid system of work elements of a work vehicle has first, second, and third fluid circuits each having a pump connected to a work element through a control valve assembly that is operated by a pilot pump. A fluid control means is provided for controllably combining fluid from each of the circuits with another one of the circuits.