MUMBAI, India, Aug. 17 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617078500 A) filed by Caterpillar Inc. on June 25, 2026, for Pivoting Boom Structure For Dynamic Energy Transfer System.
Inventors include Strashny, Igor; Schafer, Jason; and Ives, Paul.
The application for the patent was published on August 14, 2026, under issue no. 33/2026.
Abstract: A pivoting boom (210) includes a housing pivotally attached to a frame (150) of a mobile machine (140) at a pivot point at a proximal end of the housing and a busbar assembly (280) attached to an interior surface of the housing (212) and configured to electrically connect the mobile machine (140) to the electrically-conducting rail system (120) via a plurality of electrical cables (296) in the busbar assembly (280). A pivoting boom (210) also includes a hydraulic system (220) configured to extend or retract the pivoting boom (210) about the pivot point and a pneumatic system (260) configured to control the movement of a trailing arm assembly (400) and a contactor assembly (450).
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