Patents
US 12480288 B2: Handling system for ground-engaging wear parts secured to earth working equipment
- Granted
- 2025-11-25
- Filed
- 2023-09-06 application 18242755
- Type
- Utility · 16 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A handling system for handling ground-engaging wear parts used on earth working equipment includes handling tools to remove and handle wear parts from equipment and/or to install new wear parts. The tools can include a gripping system to engage and disengage a wear part for installation and removal. The gripping system allows an operator to more easily grip a wear part and allows for various shapes and sizes of wear parts.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg251125.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David M. Paul | Magdalena, NM | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Rodney K. Clarke | Cleveland, AU | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Alain Latino | Perth, AU | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| E02F | Dredging; soil-shifting | E02F9/2891 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-03 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | PAUL, DAVID M. signed 2023-08-14 CLARKE, RODNEY K. signed 2023-08-27 LATINO, ALAIN signed 2023-08-27 | ESCO GROUP LLC PORTLAND, OR | 72761/448 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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