Patents
US 11970843 B2: Wear member and wear assembly for earth working equipment
- Granted
- 2024-04-30
- Filed
- 2022-01-24 application 17582884
- Type
- Utility · 15 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A wear member having an opening with retention features for engaging and retaining a lock for securing the wear member to earth-working equipment. The lock can engage the opening in the wear member at an inner hold position to secure the wear member to the earth-working equipment or an outer release position. In a folded orientation the lock disengages from the opening of the wear member. The wear member and lock cooperate with a base to form a wear assembly for earth working equipment.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg240430.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott H. Zenier | Portland, OR | 10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Michael B. Roska | Portland, OR | 17 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Joel S. Hankland | Canby, OR | 9 | 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 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-27 | Merger Merger and change of name | ESCO CORPORATION signed 2018-07-11 ESCO GROUP LLC signed 2018-07-11 | ESCO GROUP LLC PORTLAND, OR | 65964/711 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2023-12-27 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | HANKLAND, JOEL S. signed 2017-05-04 ROSKA, MICHAEL B. signed 2017-05-04 ZENIER, SCOTT H. signed 2017-05-04 | ESCO CORPORATION PORTLAND, OR | 65964/669 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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