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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2005
Bryan G. Lammers, Peoria Heights, IL (US);
James I. Portscheller, Sparland, IL (US);
Paul G. Casperson, Peoria, IL (US);
John W. Crayton, Peoria, IL (US);
David C Freeman, Mapleton, IL (US);
Bryan G. Lammers, Peoria Heights, IL (US);
James I. Portscheller, Sparland, IL (US);
Paul G. Casperson, Peoria, IL (US);
John W. Crayton, Peoria, IL (US);
David C Freeman, Mapleton, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A power and data delivery system for a machine. The system includes a power and data conductor located throughout at least a portion of the machine, a plurality of processing nodes, each connected to the conductor at various locations, and a plurality of devices, each connected to a corresponding one of the plurality of processing nodes and controlled by the processing node, wherein each processing node may be connected at any location of the conductor.