MUMBAI, India, June 24 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617062588 A) filed by Caterpillar Inc. on May 18, 2026, for Protective Cap For Inlet Receptacle Of Electrical Charging System.
Inventors include Wetterich, Joshua D.; Qattum, Basheer B.; and Othman, Jeffery M..
The application for the patent was published on June 12, 2026, under issue no. 24/2026.
Abstract: A protective cap (150) can be mated with an inlet receptacle (122) of an electrical charging system (100) on a mining machine. The protective cap (150) is made of a non-conductive rigid material and can include a triangular shell (154) extending from a planar cap plate (152). Extending from the cap plate (152) opposite the triangular shell (154) can be a cap handle (156) including a flange (180) and a standoff web (182) to form one or more undercuts (184) between the flange (180) and cap plate (152). In an aspect, the cap handle (156) is configured to be grasped by a mechanical gripper (200).
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