Patents
US 11773570 B2: Monitoring ground engaging products for earth working equipment
- Granted
- 2023-10-03
- Filed
- 2020-05-29 application 16888389
- Type
- Utility · 27 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A monitoring device and system located in a hole in a base of a ground engaging product for monitoring a characteristic of the ground engaging product. The characteristic can pertain to presence, part ID, condition, usage and/or performance of ground-engaging product secured to the earth working equipment. The monitoring system may detect the presence and/or absence of one or more of the components of the ground engaging product.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg231003.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESCO GROUP LLC 117 patents | US company or organization | Portland, OR | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven D. Hyde | Portland, OR | 14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jason W. Betournay | Portland, OR | 11 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Christopher D. Snyder | Portland, OR | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| E02F | Dredging; soil-shifting | E02F9/2833 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G01V | Geophysics; gravitational measurements; detecting masses or objects; tags | G01V3/081 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G01R | Measuring electric variables; measuring magnetic variables | G01R33/072 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-03 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | HYDE, STEVEN D. signed 2020-08-27 BETOURNAY, JASON W. signed 2020-08-27 SNYDER, CHRISTOPHER D. signed 2020-08-24 | ESCO GROUP LLC PORTLAND, OR | 54535/466 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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