Hydraulic cylinder buffer back-up ring
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Claims
The ornamental design for a hydraulic cylinder buffer back-up ring, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 22, 2024
Date of Patent: Aug 4, 2026
Assignee: Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, IL)
Inventors: Ananda Sudhakar Ponnusamy (Naperville, IL), Rameshkrishnan Lakshmi Narayanan (Chennai)
Primary Examiner: George J Ulsh
Assistant Examiner: Andrea Marie McKay
Application Number: 29/953,354