47 patents
Utility
Crane Telescoping Boom, System and Method for Actuating Crane Telescoping Boom
30 Nov 23
A crane has telescoping boom, a boom actuator system and a control system.
Stephen J. SCHOONMAKER
Filed: 26 May 23
Utility
System and method for monitoring crane and crane having same
1 Aug 23
A crane includes a carrier unit having a chassis, tires connected to the chassis, a carrier deck and outriggers.
Stephen J. Schoonmaker, John F. Benton, Michael Stake
Filed: 16 Dec 20
Utility
Smart Hook Block
25 May 23
A crane hook block includes a frame, at least one pulley rotatably connected to the frame, a load hook connected to the frame, at least one sensor arranged on the crane hook block and designed to detect at least one ambient parameter and/or at least one status parameter of the crane hook block, and an interface connected to the at least one sensor and designed to transmit the data received from the at least one sensor.
Stefan GOTTWALD
Filed: 25 Nov 22
Utility
Lightweight flexible tensioning system for construction equipment
16 May 23
Components and systems for a flexible tensioning member for construction equipment.
Arumugam Munuswamy, Marius Fangnang Keunda
Filed: 31 Jul 19
Utility
Crane telescope locking device
18 Apr 23
A crane telescope locking device includes a control device which is hydraulically in contact with a telescoping cylinder of a crane telescope and, for the purpose of actuating, with at least one cylinder lock hydraulic cylinder and includes a valve which is open in its inactivated resting state and thus opens a fluidic connection between the telescoping cylinder and the at least one cylinder lock hydraulic cylinder.
Thomas Heidrich, Hasko Karge, Johannes Schuermann
Filed: 19 Jul 19
Utility
Electric actuation assembly for crane pinned boom
21 Feb 23
A pin actuator assembly for a telescoping boom includes a locking head having a base, an operating plate operably coupled to the base, one or more cylinder pins and/or one or more section lock arms movable in response to movement of the operating plate relative to the base.
Stephen J. Schoonmaker
Filed: 24 Jun 20
Utility
Mounting arrangement for engine exhaust aftertreatment system on crane carrier
6 Dec 22
A crane includes a carrier having a carrier deck with a recessed section, at least a first axle and a second axle, a superstructure mounted to the carrier, an engine, and an engine exhaust aftertreatment system fluidically connected to the engine and configured to receive exhaust gas from the engine.
Jacob Wingate, Brandon L. Kline, Larry S. Engle, Cory Henry, Douglas Burkart
Filed: 31 May 19
Utility
Compressed-air drying device
16 Aug 22
A drying device for drying intake air fed to a compressed-air system of a vehicle includes a cooling device connected downstream of a compressor in an intake air flow path and draws off heat from the intake air coming from the compressor, a desiccant container connected downstream of the cooling device in the intake air flow path and comprising an adsorbent for removing water from the intake air flowing through the desiccant container, and a regeneration container connected downstream of the desiccant container in the intake air flow path and configured to receive a first portion of the intake air coming from the desiccant container and, as required, returns it to the desiccant container and which feeds heat, drawn off by the cooling device, to the received intake air.
Thomas Schmithuesen
Filed: 30 Jul 19
Utility
Mobile Crane Vehicle Frame Having Detachably Connected Frame Parts
11 Aug 22
A vehicle frame and a mobile crane having such a vehicle frame includes a first frame part and a second frame part which can be detachably connected to each other via a common interface.
Dieter STÜHRWOLDT
Filed: 8 Feb 22
Utility
Locking Head Assembly for Crane Boom Pins, Boom with Such an Assembly and Crane with Such a Boom
4 Aug 22
A locking head assembly (210) for a telescoping boom (118) of a crane (110) includes a locking head (212) having a base (218), an operating plate (220) operably coupled to the base, one or more cylinder pins (222) and/or one or more section lock arms (226) movable in response to movement of the operating plate relative to the base.
Stephen J. SCHOONMAKER, John F. BENTON, Bradley C. CALAMAN, Martin R. STANDER, Jared YORKE
Filed: 24 Jun 20
Utility
Pinned telescoping crane boom
2 Aug 22
A drive system (46) for a telescoping boom (22) includes an elongated member (48), a locking head (50) configured to be driven on the elongated member, an actuator (52) configured to drive the locking head on the elongated member, and a cabling assembly (54) interconnected between the actuator and the locking head such that the locking head is driven on the elongated member in response to operation of the actuator, the cabling assembly including a cable (64) and a plurality of sheaves (66, 68).
Stephen J. Schoonmaker
Filed: 12 Mar 19
Utility
Crane Control System for Automated Actuation of Crane Positioners
24 Feb 22
A crane control system for actuating positioners of a crane is configured to receive target position data which describe a predefined target position of at least one positioner, in particular at least one crane superstructure positioner; receive clearance data which describe a user input for clearing a movement of the at least one positioner into the predefined target position; and output control data which describe control signals to be output to the at least one positioner in order to move the at least one positioner into the predefined target position.
Jann REESING
Filed: 16 Aug 21
Utility
Lift crane with improved movable counterweight
28 Dec 21
A lift crane includes a carbody and movable ground engaging members mounted on the carbody.
David J. Pech, Joseph R. Rucinski, Joel D. Zick, Bronson E. Foust, Charles E. Wernecke
Filed: 10 Apr 20
Utility
Crane with hoisting cable load-dependent load torque equalization
30 Nov 21
Bernd Backes, Frank C. Schnittker
Filed: 22 Dec 17
Utility
Telescopic jib bracing device
2 Nov 21
A telescopic jib bracing unit for a mobile crane includes a holding frame which is embodied for fastening to the telescopic jib of the mobile crane and exhibits an open cross-section, the cross-sectional opening of which enables the jib to be retracted into the holding frame, and two bracing supports which are connected by the holding frame to form a structural unit.
Bernd Backes, Dieter Stuehrwoldt, Franz Bischof, Jann Reesing
Filed: 27 Jun 19
Utility
Method for ascertaining the load capacity of a crane and crane
2 Nov 21
A method for ascertaining the load capacity of a functional element of a crane, the load capacity of a sub-assembly of a crane or the load capacity of a crane, wherein: a maximum bearing load is calculated for a specifically occurring configuration and/or specifically occurring state parameters and/or specifically occurring operating parameters on the basis of a predetermined formula; and the calculation is verified on the basis of stored bearing load values.
Christoph Edeler, Frank Richter, Frank C. Schnittker
Filed: 9 Mar 17
Utility
Graphical working range diagrams for displaying allowable and projected loads
12 Oct 21
A working range diagram for a crane includes a boom model representing a current boom length and current lift angle.
John F. Benton, John R. Rudy
Filed: 28 Aug 18
Utility
Optical detection and analysis of a counterweight assembly on a crane
28 Sep 21
An optical detection system for a crane having a counterweight assembly includes an image capture assembly having one or more image capture devices configured to capture an image of the counterweight assembly and an optical control system.
John R. Rudy, Matthew Thoresen
Filed: 21 Nov 17
Utility
Optical detection and analysis for boom angles on a crane
21 Sep 21
A crane includes a carrier, a superstructure coupled to the carrier, the superstructure including a boom, and an optical detection system having an image capture assembly including one or more image capture devices configured to capture an image of one or more of the carrier and the superstructure, and an optical control system.
John R. Rudy, Matthew Thoresen
Filed: 21 Nov 17
Utility
Telescoping boom with rotary extension and locking system
14 Sep 21
A telescoping boom includes a boom actuator having a fixed part and a movable part, the movable part configured to move along a length the fixed part, a rotary actuator operably connected to the movable part and configured to rotate relative to the movable part, a coupling pin connected to and configured to rotate with the rotary actuator, and a telescoping boom having a plurality of boom sections including a base section and one or more telescoping sections configured for telescoping movement along a longitudinal boom axis relative to the base section.
Stephen J. Schoonmaker
Filed: 3 Jun 19