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CATERPILLAR IND INC

Overview
  • Total Patents
    249
About

CATERPILLAR IND INC has a total of 249 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1983. It filed its patents most often in United States, WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) and Canada. Its main competitors in its focus markets packaging and shipping, transport and environmental technology are NIPPON YUSOKI CO LTD, STILL GMBH and FIAT OM CARRELLI ELEVATORI.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing CATERPILLAR IND INCs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Wible John E 40
#2 Pickering William 36
#3 Melocik Grant C 29
#4 Paine John C 19
#5 Fotheringham James R 12
#6 Wiblin Wayne T 12
#7 Baumgartner Kenneth A 9
#8 Harding Joseph J 9
#9 Krahn Darren L 8
#10 Mikkelsen Jan 8

Latest patents

Publication Filing date Title
US5367458A Apparatus and method for identifying scanned reflective anonymous targets
US5239242A Motor direction contactor switching control
US5147171A Side shift carriage for a lift mast
EP0473910A1 Pallet positioning arrangement
US5190436A Carriage assembly having side shiftable and adjustable forks
US5084658A Motor speed control system for an electrically powered vehicle
US5177419A Apparatus for controlling a load lifting element of a vehicle in response to the wearing of a motor brush
JPH0592898A Device and method for controlling and position- ing fork of vehicle for handling material
JPH04243800A Fastening device for lift mast
US5088880A Fluid operated fork positioning control system
US5052881A Bearing mounting arrangement for a lift mast
US5052882A Apparatus and method for controllably positioning forks of a material handling vehicle
WO9200912A1 Load positioning method and apparatus
AU6288390A Fault detection apparatus
US5014811A Battery retaining system
US5072648A Control system for a fluid operated jack
US5142435A Filter capacitor precharge apparatus
WO9113322A1 An apparatus for determining the level of liquid in a container
US5049802A Charging system for a vehicle
WO9108164A1 Apparatus and method for controllably positioning forks of a material handling vehicle