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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:
Jul. 12, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2000
Applicant:
Thomas P. Muller, Montgomery, IL (US);
Inventor:
Thomas P. Muller, Montgomery, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc, Peoria, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F019/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and method of providing a work machine to a customer is disclosed. An embodiment includes at least one machine sensor and at least one computer. Signals indicative of the work performed by the machine are provided. The computer receives the signals and calculates the productivity of the machine.