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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7780390 | Container inspection/cargo-handling method and container inspection/cargo-handling system To provide a container inspection/cargo-handling system capable of efficiently inspecting import/export containers. In order to solve the aforesaid problem, a container inspection/cargo-handling system of the present invention includes an automated guided veh... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7753637 | Port storage and distribution system for international shipping containers A port storage and distribution system for facilitating the transfer and/or storage of international shipping containers between container ships and ground transport carriers wherein an overhead grid guide track structure is provide that permits overhead transfer un... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7677857 | Mobile cargo container scanning buffer crane A mobile cargo container handling buffer crane having a bridge crane mounted thereon for transferring cargo containers between a ship and land transportation with an intermediate transfer position at which a suspended container can be noninvasively inspected by a lo... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7455492 | Multi-trolley container crane with bi-level track switching capability The invention relates to a multiple trolley container crane having at least two trolley tracks (6, 7) disposed one on top of the other, on which trolleys (8) having running wheels, drive devices, and lifting devices move. Characterized in that ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7410339 | Transfer plant and method for loading and unloading containers from container ships The invention relates to a transfer plant, especially for loading and unloading ISO containers from container ships at seaports, comprising a vertical support which is propped up on the land side and on which a horizontal extension arm is braced. Said horizontal ext... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7370768 | Crane apparatus for direct transshipment of marine containers between transportation modes without need of ground placement A crane apparatus is installed on a pier, wharf, bulkhead wharf or other foundation extending into the water for directly transshipping containers from a vessel moored alongside the foundation to another transportation mode without necessity of ground placement of t... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7366634 | Gantry with auto-adjusting prestressing A gantry to be used in the construction process of bridges, viaducts and other structures, which is equipped with a system that automatically adjusts the prestressing of the gantry's structure in accordance to the external actions being applied on it when loadings o... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7322786 | Mobile loader for transfer of containers between delivery vehicles and marine terminal cranes A mobile loader is driven to a dockside location underlying the spreader bar of a marine terminal crane. A delivery vehicle such as a train or a truck is driven into the loader at such dockside location so that containers maybe transferred between the delivery vehic... | 01/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7289876 | Container crane, and method of determining and correcting a misalignment between a load-carrying frame and a transport vehicle A container crane includes a movable trolley and a load-carrying frame pendantly connected to the trolley and comprised of a spreader and a head block, for transfer of a container from or to a transport vehicle. Plural optical detectors are mounted on the trolley fo... | 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 |
| 7267239 | Method for nonintrusive scanning of cargo containers in a buffer operation A method for nonintrusive scanning of cargo containers quay side while the containers are being transferred between ship and land transportation utilizing a mobile cargo container handling buffer crane having a bridge crane mounted thereon for transferring cargo con... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7181312 | Method and apparatus for quay container crane-based automated optical container code recognition with positional identification A method and system for a quay container crane with container code recognition of a container identified by a container code with container positional identification is disclosed. The system and method are capable of performing these tasks without the use of non-sta... | 02/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| H2162 | Container conveyor load transfer A wheel supported conveyor having a central platform crane section disposed between opposite end crane sections is positioned in underlying relation to a container holding spreader of a dockside terminal crane for transfer of containers to and from the chassis of tr... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7052226 | Wheeled container transfer self-aligning platform for marine terminal crane A wheeled platform is positioned between the legs of a marine terminal crane for reception thereon and departure therefrom of a motor truck from which a container is transferred by the crane onto a dockside positioned ship. The container is supported by the platform... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7031883 | Spreader A spreader for lifting freight containers includes a frame having a number of pickup elements mounted thereon, a processor and a data storage device mounted on the frame. The processor is coupled to an interface device to receive outputs from a number of sensors mou... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7004338 | Empty container storage for the intermediate storage of empty ISO containers An empty container store for the temporary storage of empty ISO containers, in particular in fully automatic container terminals of sea ports or river ports includes a gantry bridge crane which spans the empty container store. The gantry bridge can be moved on an el... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6994506 | Transfer assembly for a hydrocarbon product To increase the safety of a transfer assembly for hydrocarbon products, particularly liquefied natural gas from a production site to a transport vessel (8) (such as a shuttle tanker), the invention proposes to provide the production site with an outrigger str... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6965823 | Operating method and device for operating automated container quay cranes An operating method for container quay cranes used to load and unload container ships aided by a PC with a monitor in a crane driver's cabin. The crane driver operates a touchscreen on the monitor, thereby enabling the crane to reach its specified target in a... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6931314 | Method of automating a loading and unloading of container ships in container terminals, and crane automation system In a method of automating the loading and unloading of container ships in container terminals, a stowage plan of a ship cargo compartment to be handled by a container crane is transmitted from a harbor-side master computer via a data link to a PC of a crane automati... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6920963 | Apparatus having vertically movable personnel cages for a spreader An apparatus for transporting people by a spreader having a vertically moveable head beam with a pair of horizontally extendable long bars includes a pair of personnel cages carried by a pair of cantilever beams extending from a housing. The personnel cages can be m... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6902368 | Cargo-transfer apparatus and method Apparatus and method for cargo transfer. The method and apparatus encompass a shipping terminal with a marine-side and a land-side and a computer-controlled multi-level cargo-sled storage structure placed between the two sides. Cargo is received on the land-side fro... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6845873 | Crane apparatus equipped with container security scanning system Crane apparatus is equipped with a container security scanning system for scanning containers for radioactive material, such as neutron or gamma ray emissions. The crane apparatus has a crane for unloading containers from a marine vessel and placing the containers o... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6802684 | Container tranfer terminal system and method A terminal and system for the automatic computerized unloading of containerized cargo from container ships to trucks, railroad cars, other ships and storage. The terminal system is equipped to store or transfer unloaded cargo automatically by using independent conta... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6768931 | Method and apparatus for quay container crane-based automated optical container code recognition with positional identification A method and system for a quay container crane with container code recognition of a container identified by a container code with container positional identification is disclosed. The system and method are capable of performing these tasks without the use of non-sta... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6715977 | Loading device for ISO containers A loading device for ISO containers in a container terminal is arranged below the land-side boom in the rear area of the container bridge and cooperates with container transport vehicles. The loading device comprises at least two bridge members which are movable on ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6698990 | Loading and unloading installation for general cargo, especially for ISO containers A transfer installation for piece goods, in particular for ISO containers, including a warehouse having individual linear storage modules, and including at least one loading installation which can be displaced transversely to the storage modules and is in... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6688249 | Method and apparatus for mounting or dismounting a semi-automatic twist-lock The invention relates to a fully automated, or a semi-automated, method for mounting or dismounting a semi-automatic twistlock at a corner of a deck container, wherein the twistlock is mounted or dismounted on a quayside where a ship may be docked for loa... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6685418 | Buffer jib crane for cargo container handling operations A buffer crane for supplementing a quay crane operation and formed to operate thereunder with a landing deck for supporting a multiple of cargo containers above dockside cargo transport operations and for moving cargo containers therebetween by means of a... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6652211 | Buffer straddle crane for cargo container handling operations A buffer crane for supplementing a quay crane operation and formed to operate thereunder with a landing deck for supporting a multiple of cargo containers above dockside cargo transport operations and for moving cargo containers therebetween by means of a... | 11/25/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6604904 | Method for buffer crane operation in cargo container handling A method for buffer crane operation for supplementing a quay crane operation and formed to operate thereunder with a landing deck for supporting a multiple of cargo containers in buffer operation above dockside cargo transport operations and for moving ca... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6602036 | Buffer bridge crane for cargo container handling operations A buffer crane for supplementing a quay crane operation and formed to operate thereunder with a landing deck for supporting a multiple of cargo containers above dockside cargo transport operations and for moving cargo containers therebetween by means of a... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6554557 | Inter-box connector (IBC) installation and removal system An inter-box connector (IBC) installation and removal system for a buffer crane formed to operate under a quay crane for supplementing operation thereof by semi-automating the previously "by hand" IBC installation and removal procedures.... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6551043 | Loading device for ISO containers A loading device for ISO containers in a container terminal with a container bridge for the loading and unloading of ships and with automatic incoming and outgoing transfer of the containers by means of automatic guided vehicles, with at least one contain... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6524050 | Container transfer terminal system and method A terminal and system for the automatic computerized unloading of containerized cargo from container ships to trucks, railroad cars, other ships or storage. The terminal system is equipped to store or transfer unloaded cargo automatically by using indepen... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6435361 | Lifting device for increasing the performance of a handling apparatus for ISO containers The invention relates to a lifting device for increasing the performance of a handling apparatus for ISO containers, in particular for increasing the performance of a container bridge in a terminal having automated inward and outward transport of the cont... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6343559 | Transportation system for dredged material and method of levy building A system for transporting material recovered in a dredging operation performed by a dredge is disclosed. The system includes a water-borne material distribution vessel including a conveyor system for receiving and depositing the recovered material. It als... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6092969 | Positioning device for at least one pallet A positioning device for at least one pallet that is deposited on a deposit area of a raiseable and lowerable container having at least one open side, especially for unloading ships, whereby the deposit area is larger than the pallets by a predetermined a... | 07/25/2000 |
