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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120048823 | HITCH HOIST SYSTEMS Hitch Hoist system provides an effective and efficient means through which users may lift heavy objects into the backs of trucks. This innovative product preferably features four main components, including two legs, a coupling tee, and a boom containing a winch. The com... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120034061 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR HOISTING AN ITEM BY MEANS OF A CRANE A method and a device for hoisting an item at sea with a hoisting device comprises moving the item between a plurality of different height levels. In addition, the method comprises alternately supporting the load of the item with a first hoisting rope and a second hoist... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120006779 | CONTAINER CRANE The invention provides a container crane comprising a frame having a trolley rail along which a trolley travels; said trolley supporting a twin spreader assembly for engaging one or more containers, and; a docking station mounted to said frame; wherein said trolley is a... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20110253661 | OFFSHORE LIFTING OPERATIONS An offshore, deep-water crane including a support structure, a lifting arm secured to the support structure and extending therefrom, and at least one lifting rope extending from the support structure towards an end of the lifting arm remote from the support structure is... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110247992 | MOBILE LIFT CRANE WITH VARIABLE POSITION COUNTERWEIGHT A mobile lift crane includes a carbody; a rotating bed; a boom; a moveable counterweight unit; at least one linear actuation device; and at least one arm pivotally connected at a first end to the rotating bed and at a second end to the linear actuation device. The arm a... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110209935 | VEHICLE RADIATOR STRUCTURE A vehicle radiator structure includes a radiator core, a first fluid tank, a second fluid tank, a first lift assist contact member and a second lift assist contact member. The radiator core has a cooling fin portion. The first and second fluid tanks are fluidly coupled ... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110155682 | LIFTING DEVICE FOR THE INSTALLATION AND SERVICE OF AN UNDERWATER POWER PLANT The invention relates to a lifting device for placing and/or lifting a turbine-generator unit of an underwater power plant onto or off of a support structure, comprising a submersible component having a transverse centering device and a gripping device; the transverse c... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110142590 | MODULAR HEAVY LIFT SYSTEM A single heavy lift system is made of modular units, each of which has a pair of supporting legs carrying a transverse beam therebetween. The beam is engaged to the supporting legs through jackup units that allow the transverse beams of several modular units move in uni... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110127229 | ACTUATION SYSTEM CONFIGURED FOR MOVING A PAYLOAD An actuation system includes a bridge crane, a trolley, and an end effector and is configured for moving a payload. A first actuator is operatively connected to the bridge crane. The bridge crane is configured for moving along an X axis in response to the first actuator... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110120967 | CONVEYOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MOVING A WEIGHT USING THE CONVEYOR DEVICE A method for moving a weight using a conveyor device unseats an air admittance valve of a manual valve, loads compressed air into a cylinder, moves the cylinder along with a beam and a plurality of movable pulleys, to locate the cylinder on the top of the weight. The me... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110123274 | METHOD FOR ERECTING A WIND TURBINE ON AN OFFSHORE SITE AND A VESSEL FOR ERECTING A WIND TURBINE ON AN OFFSHORE SITE The invention relates to a method for erecting a wind turbine on an offshore site, said method comprises the steps of positioning a first boom of a crane in a substantially horizontal position, arranging a substantially horizontal positioned elongated wind turbine compo... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110094987 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING WIND TURBINES An apparatus for assembling a wind turbine includes a crane boom having a main bearing cable coupled to a component for lifting the component during assembly of the wind turbine, and a control mechanism coupled to the crane boom for controlling the orientation of the wi... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110084043 | Crane The within invention relates to a crane with a boom slewable in a vertical pivoting plane and a bracing boom arrangement, particularly a derrick boom arrangement in which a luffing cable is arranged between the boom and the bracing boom arrangement, in which the luffing... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20110078976 | TOWER CONSTRUCTION METHOD AND APPARATUS A method for constructing a structure to be lifted and moved from a first location to a second location includes (a) constructing, at the first location, a framework of the structure that includes braces to withstand lifting and moving the structure; (b) constructing, a... | 04/07/2011 |
| 20110049076 | Method and Apparatus for Vertically Orienting Precast Concrete Wall Panels An apparatus orients to a vertical position a precast wall panel formed in a horizontal position. The panel has holes formed in opposite sides thereof. The apparatus includes an overhead crane having a pair of suspended hooks and a lifting beam assembly suspended from t... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110024378 | DRUM TENSIONING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOAD HOIST WIRE ROPE A drum tensioning method is provided for operating a crane having a continuously reeved load hoist line, with a first end of the load hoist line connected to a first drum and a second end of the load hoist line connected to a second drum, with the load hoist line reeved... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110017693 | CONTAINER TRACKING AND LOCATING SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS Provided are systems, methods, and computer-program products for tracking and locating shipping containers in rail car unloading operations in a railway switchyard using a rail mounted gantry crane. The systems, methods, and computer program products configured to estab... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110017695 | JACK-UP OFFSHORE PLATFORM AND A METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING AND SERVICING A WIND TURBINE A jack-up offshore platform, on which is provided a lifting crane for lifting a load, which lifting crane includes structure connectable to the platform for counterbalancing the load. The counterbalancing structure may include at least one counterbalancing cable for ope... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110011818 | ROTORHOOK A load lifting device is provided. The load lifting device has a housing, a load lifting hook assembly mounted with the housing, a freely rotatable swivel mounted with the housing opposite the load lifting hook assembly, wherein the freely rotatable swivel can rotate ar... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20100308000 | Compensator system and method for moving construction form tables A device for moving construction tables from under poured concrete is disclosed. A spreader bar is suspended from a crane and it incorporates two cables used to connect to the table to be moved at points between the center of the gravity of the table and it's captive en... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100307999 | PORTAL RE-POSITIONING DEVICE FOR LARGE-AREA GLASS PLATES The invention relates to a method and device for changing the position of large-area glass plates which are stationary or moving, having the following features: one or more devices located on a level plane, each having a plurality of suction devices (12), are con... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100276385 | CRANE WITH BOOM RAISING ASSIST STRUCTURE A lift crane includes a carbody; ground engaging members elevating the carbody off the ground; a rotating bed rotatably connected to the carbody; a boom pivotally mounted at a first end to the rotating bed with a load hoist line extending adjacent a second end of the bo... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100206830 | HEAVY CONSTRUCTION INSTALLATION METHOD There is provided a heavy construction installation method which does not need a secondarily transport in a construction field even if an installation position of a heavy construction is apart from a berthing position of a transport ship. A movable area where a ground p... | 08/19/2010 |
| 20100150693 | Method for Moving and Aligning Heavy Device Method for laterally replacing a heavy component of a plant assembly, the method including disconnecting the heavy component from other components of the plant assembly and from a base plate to which the heavy component is fixed; lifting the heavy component above the ba... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100065524 | METHOD FOR LIFTING OF COMPONENTS OF WIND ENERGY INSTALLATIONS A method for lifting of components of a wind energy installation (10) to an installation height, in which a hoisting means (26) of a first hoisting device (20) is guided starting from a hoisting means drive (24), which is arranged close to th... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20100044330 | WIND TURBINE ERECTOR A wind tower erection device and method for erecting wind turbine towers which avoid the need for using expensive cranes. The device and method employs a stacker unit for anchoring to the wind turbine foundation, a plurality of intermediate modules, and a mechanical act... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20100012610 | LOAD MONITORING AND CONTROL SYSTEM WITH SELECTIVE BOOM-UP LOCKOUT A method is disclosed for controlling a crane which comprises a boom that may be raised or lowered by angular adjustment of the boom about a base portion of the crane. The method prevents operation of the crane in an undesired condition by continuously monitoring operat... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20100000955 | Girder block lifting method and jack-up stage used therefor A girder block lifting method, which can solve a problem that steel beams are inclined or fallen inward by lifting a heavy material, and a jack-up stage used therefor are provided. The method includes a main beam which can be provided between steel beams being targets o... | 01/07/2010 |
| 20090314574 | MOVABLE ACOUSTIC SHELL ASSEMBLY A movable acoustic shell assembly comprises a ground-supported crane and an acoustic shell mounted on the ground-supported crane. The crane is configured to move in a self-propelled and self-directed manner between a storage position and an in-use position within a perf... | 12/24/2009 |
| 20090308826 | Modular Winch for Stage Use A winch formed of modular components can be reconfigured between different operational configurations. A number of different lengths and devices can be attached to the winch.... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090272709 | PORTABLE PILLAR-MOUNTABLE HOIST A portable hoist apparatus that can be quickly, easily and recurrently mounted on a tree or other pillar-like structure, which causes very little or no damage to the pillar-like structure, includes a hoist member having a base, a boom projecting from the base, and a sup... | 11/05/2009 |
| 20090261052 | Method and Apparatus for Deep Water Deployment Operations A method of deploying an object (14) onto the seabed in very deep water from a vessel having a heave compensated deck crane (12), comprises lowering the object a distance into the sea while being suspended in the crane wire (16). | 10/22/2009 |
| 20090194499 | Boom of a Laying Mechanism and Method of Moving the Boom into a Vehicle Transport Position Boom of a laying mechanism of a bridge laying vehicle, the laying mechanism being composed of a placement arm and the boom. The boom includes a base member that can be fixedly secured to the vehicle by at least one securement device. A jib, especially with locking eleme... | 08/06/2009 |
| 20090173502 | Offshore Installation Attachment System A method of lifting at least a portion of an attachment system to and from a predetermined location comprises providing an attachment system comprising a support member, a socket member, and a locking member, the support member located at the predetermined location and ... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090166308 | APPARATUS FOR CARRYING A LOAD An apparatus for use in carrying a load particularly in theatrical performances comprising a supported guide rail, with a first and second carriage movably mounted on the guide rail, the first carriage being adapted to carry a movable lift line for carrying the load, an... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090159549 | ERECTING A WIND POWERPLANT A method for handling a wind powerplant's rotor hub (11) or to handle a wind powerplant's rotor (10) using a hoist, in particular for erecting a wind powerplant or for assembling or disassembling a rotor (11) to and from such a powerplant, in partic... | 06/25/2009 |
| 20090152227 | Recoverably Installable Vehicle Lifting Hoist - Method and Apparatus Embodiments of a method and apparatus to lift payloads onto or into a vehicle are disclosed. Optimal embodiments of the device mount to a plurality of receiver hitches on a vehicle and combine optimally shaped and positioned structures, rigid and flexible linkage, and a... | 06/18/2009 |
| 20090134108 | Method of raising a crane boom The invention relates to a method of raising a telescopic boom of a mobile crane having a luffing fly jib and having a spatial boom guying. To be able to raise particularly long luffing fly jib systems together with the telescopic boom here, in accordance with the inven... | 05/28/2009 |
| 20090114507 | Integrated overhead transport system with stationary drive A transport system is provided to move an article from a conveyance section to a location. The conveyance section transports the article using a pair of transport belts. A lift lowers the article downward between the pair of transport belts. A hoist translates the artic... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090108604 | CRANE HOOK ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF USE A crane hook assembly and methods of use for safely lifting large conduits, such as wind generator tower sections. The hook assembly includes a steel frame member and a support member forwardly extending from the front surface of the frame member. The support member coo... | 04/30/2009 |
