Known more for its bright gold-col...

Known more for its bright gold-colored earthmoving equipment than its high-tech inventions, construction equipment giant Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, Ill., has formed a technology licensing assemblage that will market and license its intellectual properties to outside companies.
"We have more than 7000 patents," says Bill Berlinger, the licensing manager for the corporate licensing program, who explains that the company has many patents family might not expect from Caterpillar. "For example, we have more than 100 patents in global positioning systems" including