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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7378950 | Overload warning means for excavators The present disclosure relates to an overload warning means for excavators, preferably hydraulic excavators or material handling devices, with three or more contact points, the contact forces being determined at the contact points such that they are brought into an ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7364044 | Safety device against overturning crane The present invention provides a safety device against crane overturning which operates in a crawler crane comprising at least four outriggers in a frame, the safety device comprising a load detector 2 that detects a ground reaction to each of the outriggers,... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7317782 | Radiation scanning of cargo conveyances at seaports and the like A radiation scanning system comprises a radiation source and a radiation detector that are proximate a crane system that moves objects between the source and the detector for scanning. The source and/or detector may be supported by the crane system or may be near to... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7289875 | Systems and methods for sway control Systems, methods and computer program code for the measurement and control of sway in load transportation systems are provided which include using Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) devices to measure and control the sway of suspended loads such as loads suspen... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7274767 | Rotating carriage assembly for use in scanning cargo conveyances transported by a crane In one example, a radiation scanning system and method rotates a cargo conveyance after removal from a ship for proper orientation with respect to a scanning source and detector, for scanning. A movable carriage may be provided on a crane system, to rotate the cargo... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7246684 | Boom lift vehicle and method of controlling boom angles A boom lift vehicle includes a tower boom pivotally coupled at one end to a vehicle base for tower lift function and rotatable relative to the vehicle base for swing function. A main boom is pivotally coupled to an opposite end of the tower boom for main lift functi... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7206662 | Crane installation, in particular container crane A crane installation, especially a container crane, includes at least one hoist mechanism provided with at least one motor for lifting and lowering a load suspended from the hoist mechanism. The operation of the hoist mechanism is controlled by a control unit which ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7014054 | Overturning moment measurement system A stability measurement system is provided for a lifting vehicle including a vehicle frame, a turntable secured to the vehicle frame and supporting lifting components of the vehicle frame, and a turntable bearing disposed between the vehicle frame and the turntable.... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7012540 | Mobile working machine provided with stability monitoring The invention relates to a mobile working machine, particularly a mobile concrete pump, comprising a device for monitoring the stability thereof when in operation. The working machine comprises a chassis (10), which contains a supporting structure with two fr... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6991119 | Measurement system and method for assessing lift vehicle stability A measurement system uses dual axis force sensor pins to effectively assess the tipping moment of a load-bearing vehicle and anticipate imminent tipping in any direction. The pins are installed in the pivot points of the boom of a lift vehicle and its main lift cyli... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6735486 | Side load detection and protection system for rotatable equipment A side load detection and protection system (10) operable using pressure sensors (26, 28) to determine side load as a function of a difference in media pressure between two ports (40, 42) of a pneumatic/hydraulic rotation motor (22). When... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6104098 | Apparatus for controlling mobile equipment Apparatus for controlling the rotational movement of a ladder or the like of mobile equipment having stabilizing outriggers when the ladder is rotated manually to the side of the mobile equipment which does not have the outrigger fully deployed. A two-par... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6067024 | Obstacle avoidance and crushing protection system for outriggers of a chassis The protection system for outriggers of a chassis includes a non-contact distance measuring device, associated with at least one of the outriggers and the chassis, mounted on one of the outriggers and the chassis. The non-contact distance measuring device... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6050770 | Stabilization system for load handling equipment A processor implemented stabilization system for load handling equipment monitors at least a portion of the equipment weight load at an equipment support member. Reduction below or increase above predetermined values signals an approaching tip over condit... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5887735 | Crane vehicle with an overload safety unit The present invention relates to a crane vehicle with an overload safety unit, with a jib, preferably a telescoping jib, hinged to its superstructure which jib can be luffed by means of a luffing ram which is hinged to the jib and the superstructure, with... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5813551 | Crane vehicle The present invention relates to a crane vehicle with a jib, preferably a telescoping jib, hinged to its superstructure which jib can be luffed by a luffing ram which is hinged to the jib and the superstructure, with extending sliding beams which are posi... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5780936 | Apparatus for controlling mobile equipment Apparatus for controlling the rotational movement of a ladder or the like of mobile equipment having stabilizing outriggers when the ladder is rotated manually to the side of the mobile equipment which does not have the outrigger fully deployed. A two-par... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5730305 | Crane safety apparatus A crane safety apparatus for displaying a schematic diagram of a part of a crane mechanism on a two-dimensional screen dynamically as the crane mechanism is operated, and displaying on the same screen a predetermined operation zone as a visually discrimin... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5711440 | Suspension load and tipping moment detecting apparatus for a mobile crane The present invention relates to a suspension load and tipping moment calculating apparatus for a mobile crane which can calculate a suspension load and a tipping moment with high accuracy and use an excessive load prevention load while ensuring safety. F... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5263597 | Crane load instrument and method therefor A crane load detection system is provided having an electronic strain gage located in series with the deadline of the boom and located adjacent the gantry tie-down of the deadline of the boom. A pendulum potentiometer and transmitter are provided on the b... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5251768 | Method and device for controlling braking of an upper rotary body of a construction machine and a device for calculating the inclination angle of the upper rotary body A method and device is adapted for controlling rotation of an upper rotary body of a construction machine, the upper rotary body being rotatably mounted on a lower body of the construction machine for lifting a load from a predetermined position thereof. ... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5217126 | Safety apparatus for construction equipment A safety apparatus which can set an appropriate rated load curve which can be grasped readily by an operator and takes a difference between horizontal extension amounts of outrigger jacks into consideration and can facilitate calculation of a load factor.... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5160056 | Safety device for crane A safety device for a crane which can make a safety operation precisely taking a relationship between a swinging condition of a boom and a limit working region into consideration. In the device, a working radius and a swinging angle of the boom and projec... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5119949 | Crane vehicle with operation speed control A crane vehicle has a movable vehicle body and a pair of outriggers expandable outwardly from opposite sides of the vehicle body in widthwise opposite directions and bearing against the ground to support load weight applied to the vehicle body in stationa... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5106255 | Posture adjusting mechanism of cargo handling device for use in cargo trucks A posture adjusting mechanism according to the present invention is used for a cargo handling device for a cargo truck in which an arm member is mounted in such a manner that it can swivel about a vertical shaft provided on an upper end portion of a pole ... | 04/21/1992 |
| 4895262 | Overturning-preventing device for crane trucks and similar machines The overturning-preventing device (1) for crane trucks (3) and similar machines is associated with the self-propelled truck (6) of the crane truck (3) in correspondence of the rear axle (8) of the same car, and is substantially composed by a pair of plate... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4869639 | Method at vehicles having a lifting device for compensating departures in the position of loads on the lifting device relative to the frame of the vehicle The present invention relates to a compensating method applicable to vehicles having a lifting device made up of a mast (4) and vertically adjustable load carrier (5) provided on the mast. The method is for compensating departures in the position of loads... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4860539 | Vehicle stabilizer apparatus and stabilizer actuator component thereof A vehicle stabilizer apparatus having a plurality of hydraulic stabilizer actuators with each actuator having an integral isolation valve effective to enable operation of a sequentially operable device such as a boom cylinder only after ground-engaging fe... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4752012 | Crane control means employing load sensing devices A large mobile tower crane comprises a vertical multi-section lattice-type tower having its lower end fixedly mounted on the rotatable upper section of a self-propelled vehicle and a load-supporting multi-section lattice-type crane boom having its base en... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4687406 | Load lifting apparatus with overturning prevention means Load lifting apparatus comprises an extensible boom carrying a platform at its outer end and being pivotally mounted at its inner end on rotatable support structure. Hydraulic elevating and extending rams effect elevation and extension of the boom. The el... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4668154 | Attachment apparatus for crane or the like An attachment apparatus is arranged to be suspended from an overhead travelling crane or other similar means and is employed for a cargo handling operation, for example, unloading an article placed on a shelf or rack. The attachment apparatus includes a f... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4502708 | Power transmission A stabilizing system for a wheeled vehicle having a movable mass on the vehicle, an actuator mounted on the vehicle connected to the mass for moving the mass, a sensor mounted on the vehicle for sensing movement of the vehicle about an axis to be stabiliz... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4471877 | Crane sensor to detect out of plumb lift cable A sensor assembly on a crane apparatus includes a multi-pole switch such as a wobble switch mounted adjacent the head of a crane boom. The switch is carried by a pendulum arm and is activated by an actuating member engageable by the crane lift cable whene... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4427121 | Hydraulic valve control for aerial book devices A hydraulic control system which is of an open center parallel circuit arrangement for aerial boom devices with two return lines, said system having control valves for upper and lower boom arms, wherein the lower boom control valve overrides the upper boo... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4397479 | Supporting leg for mobile constructions Supporting leg for mobile construction equipment such as mobile cranes, having a supporting foot (1) which can be elevated and lowered in relation to the foundation by means of a moving mechanism (3) inserted between the equipment (2) and the supporting l... | 08/09/1983 |
| 4238037 | Angle-of-heel control means for a floating crane A floating crane on a pontoon of which installed are a crane slewing portion which carries a boom and boom slewing, boom luffing and load hoisting drives controlled by respective master controllers, and also a heel compensation device controlled by a sign... | 12/09/1980 |
| 4212006 | Crane load alarm with compensation for direction of rope movement A load weighing device for cranes comprises a dynamometer whose output is modified according to the direction of rope motion therethrough. Also described is a safe load indicator for generating a signal representative of the maximum safe load which the cr... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4067446 | Cable stay crane A crane for lifting of objects has a base and a substantially vertical column assembly extending from the base. A cross truss is mounted on the column, and cables are pivotally secured to the truss and fixed to the top of the column. Movably mounted on on... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4007847 | Interlock arrangement for use with sideloader fork lift truck An interlock arrangement for use with a sideloader fork lift truck includes a solenoid valve which when electrically energized is "open" to dump to sump hydraulic fluid from the output line of the hydraulic pump, whereby to prevent passage to the clutches... | 02/15/1977 |
| 3987906 | Apparatus for preventing the tilting of telescopic jib cranes Apparatus for preventing the tilting of a telescopic jib crane wherein a hydraulic cylinder is provided for raising the jib. The apparatus includes switches for monitoring the cylinder pressure and the elevation of telescopic position of the jib. Preselec... | 10/26/1976 |
