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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7665621 | Self movable crane system with a boom A self movable boom system is provided. The self movable boom system include: a boom disposed on a plane perpendicular to a building clamp structure; and a moving unit apparatus including a circumferential moving unit which is disposed between the boom and the build... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7210183 | Method and installation for building a highway and a highway The invention relates to a method and installation for constructing highways. The object of the invention is to extend operational capabilities of a mobile installation for constructing a highway in space-limited enviroment without reducing the traffic intens... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7066094 | Supporting framework for a craneway A supporting framework for a craneway for at least one crane which travels on at least one track, especially for a bridge crane which travels on two tracks, includes a track carrier elongated in a track direction and having at least one carrier section of reinforced... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6685038 | Extendible boom with locking mechanism having equalizer arrangement A extendible boom incorporates a locking mechanism that mechanically engages an extended boom section in response to the loss of hydraulic fluid pressure to the lift cylinder for that boom section so as to prevent unintended boom lowering. The locking mec... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6651968 | Portable collapsible engine support apparatus A portable, collapsible engine support apparatus. The device is attachable to the fender or firewall of the vehicle and is mountable either transversely or longitudinally above the engine compartment. A pair of primary load bearing metal angles are secure... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6435795 | Cargo load retractable receiver A tubular post is erected from a retracted position in the deck of a load receiving ship to accommodate load transfer operation. A highline connection established by an automated rigging technique substantially reduces manpower requirements, with all rece... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6330951 | Hydraulic boom for gantry or the like An improved method of lifting a load includes supporting a load on a first section of an extendible lift assembly, the first section being surrounded by a second section, a hydraulic cylinder being operatively coupled to the first section so as to be capa... | 12/18/2001 |
| 5865327 | Hydraulic boom for gantry and the like A hydraulic boom gantry and a method of lifting a load associated therewith. The gantry includes telescoping sections with a hydraulic cylinder mounted therein. A swiveling plate structure allows minor deviation between sets of telescoping sections. A col... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5778795 | Railway truck assembly for truck maintainence A railway truck assembly for performing a number of functions of repair, maintenance, replacement and other railway-orientated functions has a pair of trucks joined by one or more longitudinal beams which support hoists; the beam is pivoted for angular ho... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5669518 | Modular lift rail system A lift rail system for industrial use combining modular universal rail units that are secured to one another to required length suspended from fully adjustable rail support posts that can be easily moved to needed locations. The rail units are formed from... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5456371 | Lifting bridge for installing and removing of motor vehicle parts The lifting bridge is used to install and remove motor vehicle parts and is provided with a support frame (1), which has support straps (7) with support feet (5, 6), by which the support frame can be supported at the edges of an engine space opening (43) ... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5237690 | System for testing adaptor card upon power up and having disablement, enablement, and reconfiguration options A data processing system such as a personal computer includes a plurality of expansion connectors for receiving adapter cards. A non-volatile memory stores programmable option select (POS) data that is stored when the system is configured. A Power On Self... | 08/17/1993 |
| 4930970 | Collapsible hoist for a truck bed A hoisting apparatus for the use in trucks has frame members 26, 28, 30, 32, 34 which are pivotally moveable and slidable connected to one another such that the apparatus can be assembled and disassembled by a single person and placed in a transporting po... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4877365 | Side shift grappler A crane and lift apparatus for controlling the operation of primary hoist and bridge apparatus, and gantry drive functions of the equipment. There is provided a side shift grappler apparatus to handle or pick up a truck trailer vehicle loaded with two con... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4826024 | Gantry crane for maintenance of incinerators and the like A gantry crane for facilitating the installation and removal of cast iron hearth plates in a refractory incinerator includes an elongate rectangular frame assembly having parallel side and parallel end members. An elongate central beam, positioned between... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4718563 | Overhead gantry The instant invention concerns a transportable overhead gantry for spanning a roadway having two supports linked in an articulated manner to a cross-member. The cross-member is adjustable for height, for example using a winch operable to move the cross-me... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4708048 | Munitions assembly system A system for the rapid assembly of munitions comprising a roller conveyor extending from beneath an on-load gantry, a hoist attached to the on-load gantry, a rail conveyor extending from the on-load gantry to an off-load gantry, a hoist attached to the of... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4664270 | Air transportable gantry type crane An air transportable gantry-type crane has a pair of collapsible side frames adapted to be releasably interconnected by a pair of elongate cross members. Each side frame has an extended operating state and a collapsed transportable state. One of the cross... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4599027 | Method and apparatus for moving cargo between a ship and a dock Cargo containers are moved between a dock and a ship by a crane which has a vertically movable landing platform, a waterside trolley for moving cargo between the ship and the landing platform, and a landside trolley for moving cargo between the dock and t... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4573853 | Gantries for hauling heavy loads over fixed paths A gantry has four separate base members adapted to move along spaced parallel tracks. In most configurations, adjustable tie rods connect the four base members into two associated pairs, each of the associated pairs being positioned to follow along one of... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4502569 | Transportable heavy-lift apparatus A transportable heavy-lift apparatus for moving heavy objects comprising a base housing having a plurality of cylinder members vertically supported therein, the cylinder members having a load platform attached to their top ends, and a fluid actuating syst... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4433952 | Tracked crane for large objects A tracked crane for hoisting and moving large objects in which the tracks are preferably pivotally mounted so that they may be elevated by jacks and horizontally pivoted into another direction. Following this, the crane can be driven in the other directio... | 02/28/1984 |
| 4395180 | Engine unit maintenance complex A facility for maintaining and servicing multiple units of equipment such as jet engines, after removal from an aircraft by conventional procedures, makes use of a multiple number of service bays serving as maintenance stations disposed on opposite sides ... | 07/26/1983 |
| 4381839 | Gantry having adjustable side supports A large gantry for straddling and handling a heavy load comprises a pair of vertical support assemblies which support a horizontal load-bearing gantry beam. Each support assembly comprises three vertically disposed independently extendable/retractable hyd... | 05/03/1983 |
| 4279347 | Anti-sway load handling apparatus A load handling apparatus 10 having an anti-sway characteristic produced by suspending one end of a load bearing member 44 from a first trolley 38 which resists sway laterally along cross member 24 and the other end from a second trolley 54 which rides on... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4234287 | Load handling railroad vehicle A railroad vehicle is constructed with a platform for supporting containers and with a device for moving the containers laterally off and on the platform. The device also includes a pair of supporting frames on the ends of the platform with a jib pivotall... | 11/18/1980 |
| 4227464 | Gantries Leg structure for portable, height-adjustable gantries is disclosed having an upper, single vertical tubular post member telescopingly received within an open-ended sleeve formed by coupled aligned channel members of lower, break-apart sectional supportin... | 10/14/1980 |
| 3954187 | Pipe bundle key For withdrawing a bundle of pipes from a heat exchanger and for inserting such bundle the required tractive forces should be exerted on the bundle in a direction in line therewith by means of a key. In order to avoid drawing the jacket of the heat exchang... | 05/04/1976 |
