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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, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 16, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kevin D Ehrenhardt, Eureka, IL (US);
Gregory S Gauger, Pekin, IL (US);
Prasad V Parupalli, Peoria, IL (US);
Thomas R Sandborg, Mapleton, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K / ; F02D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
364426033 ; 364426036 ; 36442407 ; 364431052 ; 318434 ; 74 11 ;
Abstract
A control for limiting the torque output of an engine when operating in a PTO mode is provided. The control includes a microprocessor connected to a PTO on/off switch, a set/resume switch and a torque limit on/off switch. When the torque limit switch is in an on position, the microprocessor limits the maximum torque output to an operator programmed value. The operator can reprogram the torque limit value with a programming tool.