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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2012
Filed:
May. 07, 2007
Darrel W. Berglund, Peoria, IL (US);
David C. Freeman, Mapleton, IL (US);
Daniel K. Dunn, Iii, Dunlap, IL (US);
John W. Crayton, Peoria, IL (US);
Darrel W. Berglund, Peoria, IL (US);
David C. Freeman, Mapleton, IL (US);
Daniel K. Dunn, III, Dunlap, IL (US);
John W. Crayton, Peoria, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A power and data delivery system for a machine. The system includes a conductor located throughout at least a portion of the machine for delivering power, a plurality of nodes, each connected to the conductor at a respective location, and a plurality of devices, each connected to a corresponding node. At least one node controls the delivery of power and data by way of a message containing a unique identifier for that one node.