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Caterpillar was granted a patent for a cylinder head design

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Source

patents.google.comOct 27, 2026

US patent USD1155613

Cylinder head

Detail

In October 2026 Caterpillar patented a cylinder head for use in heavy equipment and other engine-powered machinery.

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Signal
Patent grant

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Grant date
Oct 27, 2026
Inventors
3
Patent number
USD1155613
Assignee
Caterpillar Inc.

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  • Viorel PetrariuInventor
  • Jonathan Richard ChittendenInventor
  • Steven RameyInventor

Details

USPTO assignee
Caterpillar Inc.
What the invention does
A protected design for the engine component that closes the top of the cylinders and supports combustion and airflow.

Topics and mentions

Tags

  • Intellectual Property
  • Research & Development
  • Machinery
  • Automotive

Technologies named

  • engine components
  • cylinder heads
  • heavy equipment

Extraction

Detected
Oct 29, 2026
signal_type
patents-company
signal_subtype
patentGrant

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  "signal_subtype": "patentGrant",
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  "company": {
    "name": "Caterpillar",
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      "Research & Development",
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      "Automotive"
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    "detail": "In October 2026 Caterpillar patented a cylinder head for use in heavy equipment and other engine-powered machinery.",
    "summary": "Caterpillar was granted a patent for a cylinder head design",
    "event_at": "2026-10-27",
    "inventors": [
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      }
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    "event_kind": "grant_date",
    "grant_date": "2026-10-27",
    "source_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/USD1155613",
    "patent_title": "Cylinder head",
    "patent_number": "USD1155613",
    "uspto_assignee": "Caterpillar Inc.",
    "precision_class": "structural",
    "invention_explanation": "A protected design for the engine component that closes the top of the cylinders and supports combustion and airflow.",
    "technologies_mentioned": [
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      "cylinder heads",
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