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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7686363 | Container lift A container lift intended to lift two containers arranged longitudinally that comprises a primary frame (4), external transverse beams (7, 8) arranged on the primary frame (4) with external locking means (9) for locking the short sides of... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7665784 | Container gripping device having contact elements for braking A device for gripping containers from above, which includes a frame which has a number of corners, twist-locks arranged close to each of the corners of the frame for gripping an upper corner of the containers, and contact elements connected to the frame, which eleme... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7310917 | Hinged frame spreader A hinged spreader board of a pre-set length with shaped ends is pivoted open inside a frame to mate with the inside faces of the sides of a frame and maintain the sides apart by the length of the board while attaching the frame to a wall. Additional hinged sections ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7261351 | Spreader including a detection system A spreader (1) for lifting a freight container (7, 17) comprises a frame (3, 4, 11) and two pairs of pickup elements (5). Each pair of pickup elements (5) are mounted at opposite ends of the frame (3, 4, 11) and the frame ( | 08/28/2007 |
| 7222903 | Spreader bar apparatus The present invention is directed to a spreader bar. The spreader bar has an elongate central member having a hollow interior, and a pair of elongate end members wherein each elongate end member is partially disposed within the hollow interior of the central elongat... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7214025 | Lifting apparatus for scaffold and method A lifting apparatus to facilitate lifting and maneuvering of a scaffold or the like by a forklift is provided. The lifting apparatus includes two identical portions, each portion including two end structure portions and a backbone portion. The end structure portions... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7213852 | Lifting apparatus without electric cable The invention relates to a spreader system without electric cables for lifting goods containers. The spreader system comprises a spreader and two pulley sets. Each pulley of the pulley sets is fitted with a geared ring, and gears are fixed on the headblock of the sp... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7201532 | Method and device for adjusting height of manhole A method and a device for safely and efficiently adjusting the height of a manhole freely allowing the addition and removal of a height adjusting member at any position. The method and device may be used for the manhole formed by installing a tubular shaped frame in... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7178846 | Device and method for handling containers A device in the handling of containers, by means of which device at least two containers are handled. The device comprises a frame, to whose guides end pieces have been movably attached, which end pieces comprise attachment members for attaching the device to the co... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7159912 | Transport device Transport device for an object, in particular for a pressing tool with a large weight, with a plurality of cable elements, which comprise a securing element, to which the object to be transported can be releasably fastened. According to the invention, a spreader dev... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7152895 | System and method for controlling the movements of container handling device A system and method for controlling the telescopic movements of two telescopic beams moving inside a spreader frame, and the locking movements of the twistlocks in the telescopic beams. The telescopic movement of the telescopic beams are held in position at a desire... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150366 | Hanger chain anti-sway device for gantry crane A sway dampener is provided for reducing sway motion of a gantry crane spreader that is suspended from hanger chains. The sway dampener is configured to resist motion of the hanger chain relative to the spreader, thereby retarding sway. The dampener includes first a... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7128353 | Apparatus for a locking unit of a container spreader An apparatus for a locking unit of a container spreader having at least a pair of telescopic beams comprising a housing, a twistlock head partially inside the housing and partially protruding out from the housing, an elastic impact absorption element and a toothed c... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7086677 | Vertical transport lift for moving containers from deck to deck in a commercial aircraft A vertical lift system is constructed for transporting a receptacle, such as a food or supply receptacle from one deck to another deck, particularly in an aircraft. For this purpose, a vertical lift (71) is equipped with a number of lifting hooks (10) ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7066683 | Hydraulically operated low profile boat lift utilizing at least two pilings An assembly for lifting a boat locatable adjacent a dock requires only two elongate vertically disposed pilings each having a lower end portion mounted into the floor of a body of water near the dock and an upper end portion extending upwardly adjacent the dock. A l... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6928947 | Submersible vehicle A remotely controlled submersible vehicle comprises a fore section and an aft section. In use, they are held apart from each other, such as by telescopic arms, in order to define a gap within which a payload is received. This keeps the payload near the center of the... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6863325 | Lifting device A lifting device (1) for goods containers (35) includes a body member (2). Four inner pickup elements (7, 8, 9, 10) are movably mounted on the body member (2). Two first extendable members (3, 4) are movably mounted on the b... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6796588 | Suction device with telescopic evacuating pipes The present invention relates to a suction device with telescopic evacuating pipes which includes a cantilever, a plurality of glide pieces, a pipe-collecting piece and a plurality of telescopic evacuating pipes. The cantilever is provided with a glide groove at bot... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6722842 | End arm manipulator An end arm manipulator includes a base, an arm pivotably mounted to the base and a workpiece interfacing member coupled to the arm. In another aspect of the present invention, multiple arms are coupled to the base and are movable independent of each other. In still ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6598916 | Spreader for container crane A stationary frame is in the form of a box body by which mutually telescopic lateral extension frames are slidably supported, thereby providing a spreader which is light in weight and has no bent or torsion of the extension frames. Support of the extensio... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6588814 | Spreader for container crane A stationary frame is in the form of a box body by which mutually telescopic lateral extension frames are slidably supported, thereby providing a spreader which is light in weight and has no bent or torsion of the extension frames. Support of the extensio... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6502879 | Spreader for container crane A stationary frame is in the form of a box body by which mutually telescopic lateral extension frames are slidably supported, thereby providing a spreader which is light in weight and has no bent or torsion of the extension frames. Support of the extensio... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6471274 | Gripper of a liftable and lowerable load-carrying apparatus for grabbing containers from above A gripper of a liftable and lowerable load-carrying apparatus for a container, includes a frame placed from above onto a container and having spaced-apart cross beams. Each cross beam defines a longitudinal direction and has at least two gripper elements ... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6352292 | Arrangement in a lifting device An arrangement for a spreader for hoisting containers includes a beam extendable from a retracted position in a housing to an extended position. An additional beam member is received in an inner end of the extendable beam and is arranged to slide axially ... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6312213 | Hoisting frame and method for its use The invention relates to a hoisting frame, specifically for hoisting containers, including a longitudinally adjustable beam having a plurality of outer pickup elements arranged at ends of the beam and inner pickup elements arranged near a center of the be... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6145903 | Hoisting frame and method for hoisting containers The invention relates to a hoisting frame, specifically for hoisting containers, including a longitudinally adjustable beam having a plurality of outer pickup elements arranged at ends of the beam and inner pickup elements arranged near a center of the be... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6138846 | Adjustable expansible load lifting device An adjustable system for lifting and transferring load containers which comprises a frame, a container lifting device, and a cable attached to the frame and lifting device. A first actuator is provided for raising and lowering the lifting device, which li... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6129396 | Container-piling spreader A container-piling spreader which prevents the positional slippage of the lower container, comprising (i) a spreader body having, on the four corners of its bottom surface, means for engaging and hanging a container, (ii) a pair of elevation guides, each ... | 10/10/2000 |
| 5803280 | Lifting and transport apparatus for transcontainers A lifting and transport apparatus for containers has a fixed rigid horizontal beam on the lower flange of which two wheeled carriages are displaceable either together or separately to allow, in the latter case, a change in the distance between the carriag... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5803520 | Fixture for hoisting and removal of truck beds A fixture to be used in conjunction with a standard engine crane for the hoisting of fleet-bed truck bed is disclosed and claimed. The fixture comprises a pair of struts joined at their center by a cross member, thus forming an I-shaped structure. At the ... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5718550 | Load transferring system A system is provided for transferring loads between railroad cars on different tracks. If desired the system may be highly automated. A series of parallel, adjacent railcar tracks are provided for carrying separate strings of connected railcars and/or boa... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5630636 | Container yoke A container yoke comprising a frame (1), axially moveable beams (2, 3) fitted in the frame and reciprocatingly moveable in relation thereto, and transverse beams (4) which are attached to the free ends of the axially moveable beams located outside of the ... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5630635 | Adjustable container-handling yoke having individually cross-beams resiliently mounted to extension beams A container yoke includes four main beams which form the yoke frame, and two first extension beams which are intended to move in two of the main beams in one direction, and two second extension beams which are intended to move in the other two main beams ... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5488312 | Meter with probe for measuring the moisture content of stacked wood A meter for measuring the moisture content of wood in the center of a stack of wood has a probe with an electromagnetic wave sensor mounted near a forward end and a meter mounted at an opposite end. An extendable member is also mounted at the forward end ... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5476300 | Adjustable lifting device for sewer frame or the like An adjustable lifting device, which includes a lifting frame, with at least one adjustable arm thereon and a lifting arm secured thereto is buttressed by sleeves and bars connecting each adjustable arm to the lifting arm.... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5415517 | Load transferring system A system is provided for transferring loads between railroad cars on different tracks. If desired the system may be highly automated. A series of parallel, adjacent rail car tracks are provided for carrying separate strings of connected railcars in side-b... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5370435 | Container handling apparatus A container handling apparatus for lifting a container by first and second apertures in opposite sides thereof, comprising: a frame having first and second sides; first and second reciprocating beams mounted to the frame for inward and outward movement wi... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5342104 | Automatic lifting angle adjuster for lifting wire rope An automatic lifting angle adjuster for lifting wire rope having expandable arm members 12 which are connected to an expanding driving device 11 at the center thereof and a fixing device 21 which is attached to the top end portion of each arm member 12, a... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5306062 | Adjustable lifting device for sewer frame or the like A device for lifting heavy items such as manhole frames has four adjustable arms for securing the device to the sewer frame or similar item and a lifting arm for connecting the device to a machine for lifting and moving the item.... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5280980 | Self-aligning twin container spreader An alignment mechanism for aligning a twin container spreader for simultaneous engagement with two containers positioned beneath the spreader. A frame is connected between the spreader's main beams to position two cross beams transversely across the main ... | 01/25/1994 |
