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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7225896 | Collapsible handrail mechanism A collapsible handrail mechanism for steps or a ladder including: an outer stringer and an inner stringer jointly pivotable about a pivot point; a stanchion located between the outer and inner stringers and pivotal... | 06/05/2007 |
| 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 |
| 6648571 | Mobile handling apparatus for loading and unloading ships in docks A mobile handling apparatus for loading and unloading ships in docks, the apparatus including portal supports, steerable traveling mechanisms arranged on the portal supports, an undercarriage freely movable on the traveling mechanisms, a harbor crane havi... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6530492 | Transporter container-loading bridge The invention relates to a transporter container-loading bridge comprising a two-armed traveling support, a lifting gear, a traveling mechanism and at least one portal, characterized in that at least two trolleys travel on individual tracks of the traveli... | 03/11/2003 |
| 5882164 | Port arrangement The present invention relates to a port arrangement for transferring first-type and second-type freight units from a storage area on shore into a freight space of a ship and vice versa. The ship comprises a first freight space compartment forming a struct... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5871324 | Shiploader system A system and method for transporting material from an approach conveyor on to an elongate transport device such as a ship. The ship being positioned at a predetermined orientation, preferably on against a set of docking piers, relative to the approach con... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5775866 | Cargo loading crane A cargo loading crane (10) comprises a crane bridge (16) having two hoist units (26, 28) with hoisting gear (26b, 28b) and assigned cargo pick-up devices (26c, 28c), a transfer unit (32) with at least one cargo pick-up region (32o, 32u) and a conveyor uni... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5538382 | Variable level lifting platform for a cargo container handling crane "A variable level platform suspended from the gantry of a cargo container handling gantry crane by a pair of scissors jacks with fleet through wire rope reeving for suspending a lifting spreader thereunder whereby the platform effectively shortens the spr... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5409123 | Cable guide for the trolley traveling winch of gantry cranes A cable guide for the trolley traveling winch on gantry cranes for container, general-cargo, and grab operation, with a land-side support and a water-side jib that can be tilted up, the necessary deflection rollers, tensioning devices, and at least one ca... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5320471 | Suspension and guide of a vertical conveyor in the discharge trunk of a ship unloader A continuous-conveyance bulk-cargo ship unloader in which a boom is provided with an elephant trunk that can swing from one end of the boom. The trunk has a hollow cylindrical shaft which accommodates an upright conveyor. At the bottom of the elephant tru... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5238346 | Continuous-conveyance bulk-cargo ship unloader A continuous-conveyance bulk-cargo ship unloader. It has a pickup at the bottom of an upright screw conveyor. The screw conveyor rotates around a vertical axis and relays a more or less horizontally free-flowing stream of bulk material to a sandwiched-bel... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5232327 | Ship loader or unloader An arrangement for loading and unloading a ship comprises a boom having an upper portion in the form of a continuous box girder attached to a portal. An upper trackway is supported on a forward region of the boom on top of the box girder. A platform is su... | 08/03/1993 |
| 4990046 | Apparatus for loading containers on to ships and unloading them therefrom An apparatus for loading containers onto and unloading containers from ships, in which the ships receive the containers at locations of varying height, comprises a quayside carrier framework and a travelling carrier system fitted on the carrier framework,... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4927311 | Ship unloader with screw conveyor swingable in various planes An unloader having a vertical screw conveyer suspended from the head of the boom for conveying bulk cargoes from a ship, and a boom conveyer disposed above the boom for conveying the cargoes to the ground. The vertical screw conveyer is not only swingable... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4904142 | Apparatus for inserting elongated heavy articles into stowage cells on ships An apparatus for use on a ship having in its hull a stowage with a multiplicity of cells in a latticework arrangement and each having an opening in a deck for individually stowing elongated heavy articles in a vertical position. The apparatus is adapted t... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4897012 | Cargo handling system A system for transporting cargo between a storage area and a cargo carrier. The system includes a bridge (13) and boom (15) spanning between the storage area and the cargo carrier. A first elevator (14) is located at one end of the bridge (13) proximate t... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4440537 | Conveyor system In a conveyor system for bulk materials used for loading and unloading large containers, and particularly ships, including a gantry, a boom pivotally mounted on the gantry, a vertically positioned leg extending from the boom and mounted to rotate relative... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4379672 | Combination handling and conveying apparatus In one exemplary embodiment, an apparatus for handling and conveying materials is disclosed having a movable chassis, a longitudinally extendable conveyor assembly mounted on the chassis, the conveyor having a projecting loading end capable of limited lon... | 04/12/1983 |
| 4082181 | Ship-loading installation A column disposed at the center of a circular track carries a first rocker, which is provided with first roller means. An outer support is movable on wheels along said truck and carries a second rocker, which is provided with second roller means. A bridge... | 04/04/1978 |
| 4020953 | Apparatus for unloading particulate material, especially from ships An apparatus for unloading particulate material, especially from ships, having an arm system comprising a horizontal conveyor section and a vertical conveyor section, which sections are interconnected in a torsionally rigid but pivotal manner for mutual r... | 05/03/1977 |
| 3975841 | Ship and pier for extraction of valuable materials from the sea bed Valuable materials, such as manganese, are extracted from the sea bed by pelling through the sea a buoyant body which floats on the sea and carries equipment for extracting the material from the sea bed. A pier connected to the body affords moorings for ... | 08/24/1976 |
| 3958106 | Article identifying system having scanner for vertical movement in synchronism with the article An article identifying system especially adapted for use in identifying coded containers being transferred from one point to another by means which require that the containers be moved in a vertical direction while being moved in a horizontal direction. A... | 05/18/1976 |
