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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.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017

Filed:

Apr. 08, 2015
Applicant:

Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);

Inventors:

Brett M. Nee, Germantown Hills, IL (US);

Michael J. Kresca, Peoria, IL (US);

Nischol N. Antao, Peoria, IL (US);

Swetha Ramegowda, Dunlap, IL (US);

Michael T. Bly, Peoria, IL (US);

Jason W. Stroh, Dunlap, IL (US);

Assignee:

Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 17/22 (2006.01); G05B 9/02 (2006.01); E02F 9/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 9/26 (2013.01); B60T 17/22 (2013.01);
Abstract

A control system for a machine having a brake is disclosed. The control system may include an operator interface configured to receive inputs from an operator of the machine, and output data to the operator of the machine, and a controller in communication with the operator interface. The controller may be configured to monitor operator inputs received by the operator interface, monitor a speed of the machine, and send a signal to the operator interface to notify the operator to apply the brake based at least in part on the operator inputs and the speed of the machine.


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