14 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
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
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
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
System and Method for Monitoring Crane and Crane Having Same
17 Jun 21
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
Lift Crane with Improved Movable Counterweight
14 Jan 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
Pinned Telescoping Crane Boom
30 Dec 20
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: 11 Mar 19
Utility
Electric Actuation Assembly for Crane Pinned Boom
23 Dec 20
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: 23 Jun 20
Utility
Mobile Crane Travel Gear Axle
16 Sep 20
The invention relates to a mobile crane travel gear axle with suspensions, which are independent of one another, of the wheel carriers arranged on both sides of the travel gear frame of the mobile crane, wherein the suspensions each have at least one transverse link which couples the wheel carrier to the travel gear frame and which is connected to the travel gear frame so as to be rotatable about an axis extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the travel gear frame.
Bernd Backes, Dieter Stuhrwoldt, Frank C. Schnittker
Filed: 6 Nov 18
Utility
Cylinder Retention Device
2 Sep 20
A system and method for retaining a linear actuator on a crane component such as a mast is disclosed.
Nathan P. Holly
Filed: 9 Apr 20
Utility
Crane Having a Closed Hydraulic Circuit
1 Jul 20
A crane, in particular a mobile crane, having a closed hydraulic circuit in which a hydraulic pump is hydraulically connected to at least one hydraulic motor via a feed and a discharge, and in which the feed is hydraulically connected to the discharge via at least one bypass which bypasses the at least one hydraulic motor, wherein the at least one bypass includes a continuously adjustable valve for variably controlling the fluid flow bypassing the at least one hydraulic motor.
Thomas Jaenicke, Verena Bohmann, Alexander Suntay
Filed: 7 Jun 18
Utility
System for Determining Crane Status Using Optical And/or Electromagnetic Sensors
6 May 20
A crane includes a lower works having one or more ground engaging elements, an upper works connected to the lower works, the upper works having a boom, and a system for determining a crane status.
Stephen J. Schoonmaker, Matthew T. Oswald, Melisa Lavery, Frank C. Schnittker, John R. Rudy, Jared Yorke
Filed: 5 Nov 19
Utility
Adjustable Length Tensioning Member
4 Mar 20
An adjustable length tensioning member that comprises a rope, a first connector on the rope, a second connector on the rope, and a plurality of connection points between the first connector and the second connector is disclosed.
Ian M. Moore, Derrick L. Geiser
Filed: 7 Nov 19
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