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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7992733 | Assist system configured for moving a mass An assist system is configured for moving a mass vertically, along a Z axis. The assist system includes a vertical actuation system, a cable, a plurality of pulleys, an actuator, and a mass. The pulleys are operatively attached to the support structure and an assist... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7331476 | Lifting appliance A machine for lifting and handling loads with an orientable articulated placing jib, comprising a mast with a rotating pivot, an articulated jib (16) comprising a jib foot (19), articulated at its first end on the top of the mast by a horizontal rotati... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7293668 | Manual boom lift method and apparatus Manual boom lift apparatus and method involve a base having three support legs, a fulcrum configured to fixedly mount the legs, a boom member detachably mounted on the fulcrum, the boom member including on either end a counterbalance arm configured for detachably mo... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7267240 | Method and device for maintaining a position of a load suspended from a lifting gear In a method for maintaining a position of a load on a lifting gear, a position of a load, which is suspended from a trolley of a lifting gear via at least four cables, is determined and a swinging motion of the load is counteracted by selectively adjusting the lengt... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7252203 | Mobile crane having a superlift device A mobile crane with a carrier and a superstructure which is slewably arranged thereon has a superlift device with an SL counterweight for increasing lifting capacity. The SL counterweight can be lifted from the ground in order to execute slewing movements of the sup... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7210589 | Transport apparatus The present invention provides an apparatus for suspending and transporting articles, and is provided with a wobble prevention member that is capable of moving between a support position where it abuts against a lateral surface of an article and a release position, ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 6985795 | Material handler with center of gravity monitoring system A material handler that includes a frame, first and second front wheels, first and second rear wheels, and a control system. The front and rear wheels define a generally horizontal plane. The control system determines the center of gravity of the material handler an... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6860395 | System and adding hydraulic fluid to the balancing line of a jib of a level luffing crane A fluid supply line 13 connects the hydraulic fluid supply pump 11 to the hydraulic balancing pipe 9, and this line 13 is fitted with a solenoid valve 15. Position detectors 17, 18 are installed on the auxiliary arm 4 | 03/01/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6508372 | Method for using a revolver crane, and a revolver crane A method for using a revolver crane, comprising the positioning of a ballast on a platform ring in accordance with the repositioning of a load which is supported by a boom, is repositioned in relation to the platform ring as well, so as to cause a balance... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6283315 | Crane, preferably a derrick crane The present invention is directed to a crane, preferably a derrick crane, having a traveling chassis (1), a revolving superstructure (2) mounted thereon in rotating fashion and connected with a ballast car (6) by a shaft (3) and on which a boom and a derr... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6102220 | Crane jib A crane jib includes a main boom arranged on a support base for rotation about a vertical pivot axis, and an auxiliary boom extending the main boom at one end and movable with respect to the main boom by means of a first adjustment element. In order to re... | 08/15/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6098823 | Stabilizing arrangements in and for load-bearing apparatus An arrangement in or for a boom lift or other type of lift or load-bearing apparatus, in which a stabilizing moment is imparted based on at least one state of at least a portion of the boom or other portion of the lift or load-bearing apparatus. Also cont... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6022002 | Apparatus for the assisted handling of a load An apparatus for the assisted handling of a load includes at least one motor unit, which actuates the winding and unwinding of a flexible traction element; one or more guiding sheaves; and a detector for detecting the weight of the load and the force appl... | 02/08/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5609260 | Derrick structure An improved derrick structure comprising a column for supporting the derrick structure, a bracket horizontally rotatably mounted on the column, a boom vertically pivoted on the bracket so that the boom is divided into a first boom portion and a second boo... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5577875 | Transporter with function of maintaining and moving center of gravity A transporter for carrying on a surface an object having a center of gravity, the transporter including a first arm having a longitudinal center line which is arranged to lift the object; a second arm operatively connected to the first arm at one end ther... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5281069 | Lift device and automated high-raised parking system having the lift device A lift device includes a cable member having opposed ends thereof suspended via guide members and longitudinally movable by a lift drive unit, a lift unit connected to one of the ends of the cable member for lifting an object along a lift passage, a balan... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5199583 | Crane truck The invention relates to a crane truck with a drivable undercarriage and a superstructure supported on the undercarriage to be rotatable by means of a slewing rim, the superstructure having a counterweight, which is movable by an elevating mechanism consi... | 04/06/1993 |
| 4953722 | Crane and lift enhancing beam attachment with moveable counterweight A crane and an attachment comprising a counterweight support beam including a plurality of connected segments movable relative to each other, and having a fore end adapted to be connected to the crane upper works, and an aft end rearward from the rear por... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4886174 | Load compensating device for a handling machine and process for carrying out such compensation This invention relates to a load compensating device of the type comprising a detector adapted to stop displacement of the load in the event of said load encountering an obstacle and the reaction of this load thereon varying more or less with respect to a... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4606691 | Beam bending compensation A system designed to reduce cantilever beam deflections is disclosed. Beam deflection is reduced by neutralizing the force causing such deflection. The neutralizing force is achieved by employing a second cantilever beam parallel with the first and connec... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4567990 | Self-balancing crane A pivoted arm counterbalance system for a self balancing crane provides a counterbalancing moment exactly equal to the overturning moment of the crane by the utilization of a dynamic balancing system in which a drive cable having a tension related to the ... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4557390 | Suspended counterweight control system An apparatus is disclosed for counterbalancing a load carried by a crane by a counterweight suspended from the mast of the crane. A counterweight height control system is provided for maintaining the counterweight a few inches above the ground during oper... | 12/10/1985 |
| 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 |
| 4350254 | Container handling and lifting equipment, such as a crane or a gantry A lifting apparatus includes two lifting hoists which are respectively associated with two cables. These cables are lowered in parallel with one another, and are connected to a fixed part of a rotating apparatus. The rotating part of this apparatus moves ... | 09/21/1982 |
| 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 |
| 4113112 | Constant balance crane A constant balance crane has a control tower and a plurality of gantry members mounted on the tower between its base and its upper section. Trolleys on the gantries are movably mounted, and a lift mechanism is provided on at least one trolley. On at least... | 09/12/1978 |
| 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 |
| 4039086 | Load balance, double bucket cable stay crane with load sensing means A horizontal gantry centered on the vertical tower of a crane supports on each side of the tower trolleys which move in unison in opposite directions at similar speed towards and away from the tower. Bulk material buckets are suspended from respective tro... | 08/02/1977 |
