Patents
US 11788894 B2: Monitoring ground engaging products
- Granted
- 2023-10-17
- Filed
- 2020-06-16 application 16903255
- Type
- Utility · 12 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods for detecting a characteristic of a ground engaging product on earth working equipment are described. The apparatus is operable to: measure a temperature profile at a ground engaging product location; compare the measured temperature profile with an expected temperature profile for that ground engaging product; and indicate a characteristic of the ground engaging product based on the comparison. Thermal inserts for use with ground engaging products on earth working equipment are also described.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg231017.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason W. Betournay | Portland, OR | 11 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Noah D. Cowgill | Portland, OR | 17 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Steven D. Hyde | Portland, OR | 14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Christopher M. Carpenter | Tualatin, OR | 39 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| John M. Anderton | Portland, OR | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G01J | Measurement of intensity, velocity, spectral content, polarisation, phase or pulse characteristics of infrared, visible or ultraviolet light; colorimetry; radiation pyrometry | G01J5/0003 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| E02F | Dredging; soil-shifting | E02F9/26 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G01N | Investigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties | G01N25/72 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B64U | Unmanned aerial vehicles [uav]; equipment therefor | B64U10/13 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-26 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CARPENTER, CHRISTOPHER M. signed 2020-08-27 HYDE, STEVEN D. signed 2020-08-27 BETOURNAY, JASON W. signed 2020-08-28 COWGILL, NOAH D. signed 2020-09-03 ANDERTON, JOHN M. signed 2020-09-22 | ESCO GROUP LLC PORTLAND, OR | 55025/295 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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