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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7328811 | Even reeving system A hoisting crane with an even reeving system having a substantially hollow vertical column, which has a foot, a top and a body disposed between the foot and the top. An annular bearing structure disposed around the substantially hollow vertical column. A jib connect... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7287948 | Load lifter for a motor vehicle A load lifter for a motor vehicle includes a vertically standing outer support firmly attached to the motor vehicle, having an outer support through whose interior a second load support can be pivoted around an axis located in the lower area. The load support is con... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7147022 | Assembly with articulated arm for loading and unloading products, in particular fluid products The invention concerns an assembly comprising balanced loading and unloading arm (14) installed at a first location and having articulated pipeline arms (15, 16) mounted through one of its end on a base (18) and provided at the other of its ends... | 12/12/2006 |
| 6631300 | Nonlinear active control of dynamical systems A control system for reducing cargo pendulation. The control system calculates a correction factor and adds the correction factor for the operator input motions in addition to the motion of the platform in order to provide a reference position of the susp... | 10/07/2003 |
| 4565292 | Cargo handling apparatus with a cargo boom which can be swung in a swivel bearing between two kingposts In cargo handling apparatus with a cargo boom which can be swung between two kingposts, in which the cargo boom is provided at its upper end with an extension 1 which projects beyond the fittings of the main hoist, with a block fitting 2 for an auxiliary ... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4535900 | Transfer apparatus and method A transfer apparatus and method utilizing a boom having complete spatial freedom. The boom is supported by a series of ropes and may be moved in any of three mutually parallel planes so as to transfer material in any desired manner, as by utilizing a conv... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4341315 | Marine derrick arrangement Marine derrick having a horizontal turn table supporting a derrick boom, a derrick post and all winches each handling separately a cargo fall, a topping lift wire and guy pendants thereon. A guy winch is located in center portion of the turn table at a le... | 07/27/1982 |
| 4266680 | Floating crane with load reslinging device A floating crane whose floating base mounts a load boom with a load-handling device and a suspended-load reslinging device, the latter comprising a catch so mounted on the floating base as to project over the board thereof while in the load reslinging pos... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4191502 | Cargo-handling machine with 300-degree operational azimuth range for shipboard use A double-topping type derrick crane is operable continuously throughout 300 degrees of azimuth turning of its boom to serve two loading areas forward and aft of the crane. This is made possible by a multiple-swivel, universal coupling mechanism between th... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4078665 | Floating crane comprising a main jib which can be deposited on deck A floating crane comprises a main jib which can be deposited on deck and fed by a luffing rope about a hinge working in bearings that can be moved along a horizontal track on the deck of the floating pontoon.... | 03/14/1978 |
