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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. 21, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 13, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Darrell E Stafford, Dunlap, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
701 35 ; 701 29 ; 701207 ; 340438 ;
Abstract
A system and method for recording the time and position of a machine during the occurrence of an event. The system includes means to determine the operating characteristics of the machine, means to determine a set of operating parameters of the machine, means to detect a significant event including a deviation in operating parameters, means to determine the time of occurrence and the geographic location at the time of occurrence, means to determine a level of significance of a deviation, means to store the information im memory, and means to transmit the information to a remote location.