Hoists and Cranes
Hoists and Cranes within Lifting, Positioning & Manipulation.
Category CAT-000000155
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- OT-2026-000001366
A system for fastening climbing structures to vertical bodies, comprising fastening structures that allow a climbing structure to be moved in steps along a vertical body, such as a wind turbine tower, each fastening structure comprising a clamp jaw ( 1 ) with which it is pre-adjusted to the vertical body by a set of ca
- OT-2026-000001364
A connection assembly for modular construction includes an upper junction connector coupled to an upper end of a column. The upper junction connector includes an upper end that has a planar upper surface, a recessed surface, and at least one connector sidewall extending between the upper surface and the recessed surfac
- OT-2026-000001278
A rescue hoist including a cable drum assembly generally including a cable drum having a cable groove and a recess positioned at one end of the cable groove, a shear pin extending transverse across the recess, and a cable assembly including a cable routed along the cable groove and a cable hook mounted to one end of th
- OT-2026-000001265
Provided is an apparatus (100) for determining a target rotational speed for a rotary drive (130) driving a displacement pump (125) of a hydraulic system of a lifting equipment (120). The apparatus (100) includes processing circuitry (110) configured to receive input data (101) indicating at least one pressure measurem
- OT-2026-000001260
The invention relates to a swivel device (10) that is configured for connecting human and/or non-human cargo to a rotorcraft, comprising: a first mechanical coupling device (20) that is configured for being connected to the rotorcraft; a second mechanical coupling device (40) that is configured for being connected to t
- OT-2026-000001257
A climbing structure (100) comprising at least two holding devices (1) for securing the structure (100) to a tower (201) of a wind turbine. Each holding device (1) comprises three pushers, a central one (5.3) and side pushers (5.1, 5.2), with at least a respective supporting surface (3.1, 3.2, 3.3), the pushers being c
- OT-2026-000001254
A method for controlling a boom system of a crane. The method comprises defining a coordinate of a trip region of the boom system as reference position. Further, the method comprises defining a boundary plane based on the reference position.
- OT-2026-000001232
CRANE ARRANGEMENT Crane arrangement (2) arranged in relation to a vehicle (4), the crane arrangement (2) comprising a movable arm (6) comprising a plurality of crane booms including a final crane boom with a crane boom tip (8); a crane manoeuvring unit (10) arranged to generate crane operation commands (12), such as co
- OT-2026-000001231
The present invention, called Ben-Lift (The Ben), is an equipment and generator lift device designed to enable a single individual to lift and transport heavy objects with ease and efficiency. The device features two removable bases for stability, four wheels for mobility, and a mechanism to attach and operate a hoist
- OT-2026-000001230
A portable lifting crane that can be easily detached from a point of application for transport or storage and allows loads to be lifted to a considerable height. The portable lifting crane comprises a base, a roller and at least one diverter pulley of a lifting cable that lifts from the roller. The base is constructed
- OT-2026-000001222
CRANE ARRANGEMENT INCLUDING A PRE-OPERATION PLANNING MODULE Crane arrangement (2) for a vehicle (4), comprising a crane base (5) arranged to be mounted to the vehicle (4); a movable arm (6) connected to the crane base, the movable arm comprising a plurality of crane booms; a set of stabiliser legs (7) connected to the
- OT-2026-000001213
Rotor lifting yoke for lifting a three bladed rotor, said rotor lifting yoke comprising: a lifting structure, a first and second flexible elongated element arranged to be connected both to the lifting structure and to a root portion of a first blade of the rotor, and a third and fourth flexible elongated element arrang
- OT-2026-000001179
CRANE ARRANGEMENT Crane arrangement (2) arranged to be mounted on a vehicle (4), the crane arrangement (2) comprising a movable arm (6) comprising a plurality of crane booms; a crane manoeuvring unit (10) arranged to generate crane operation commands (12), such as commands for movements of the movable arm (6), based on
- OT-2026-000001175
A connection assembly for modular construction includes an upper junction connector coupled to an upper end of a column. The upper junction connector includes an upper end that has a planar upper surface, a recessed surface, and at least one connector sidewall extending between the upper surface and the recessed surfac
- OT-2026-000001162
A crane, in particular a revolving tower crane, having a hoist rope that runs off from a crane boom and carries a load suspension means; having drive devices for moving a plurality of crane elements and for traveling the load suspension means; having a control device for controlling the drive devices such that the load
- OT-2026-000001161
Method for lifting a wind turbine component The present invention relates to a method for lifting a wind turbine component, such as a rotor blade (2), gearbox or a rotor, with a lifting yoke (10) comprising a first structural body (20) comprising a crane hook attachment point (21), a first connection point (22) and a s
- OT-2026-000001152
Methods are described for extending a crane tower (200) along a wind turbine, assembling a crane tower (200), shortening a crane tower (200), and constructing a wind turbine tower (100), in addition to various related apparatus. In certain examples, a crane tower (200) is supported upon the wind turbine tower (100) and
- OT-2026-000001139
Disclosed is a mobile articulated crane having a boom for carrying a load when the crane is stationary and while the crane is mobile. The boom has an end for engaging with a load and an opposed end. The crane further comprises a counterweight attached to the boom at or close to the opposed end of the boom. A rear body
- OT-2026-000001119
A slewing control device includes an attachment information acquisition unit, an angular velocity setting unit and a slewing control unit. The attachment information acquisition unit acquires attachment information for setting the maximum slewing angular velocity based on the transverse load acting on an attachment. Th
- OT-2026-000001093
A spreader beam and related method provide a simplified repair or rebuilding capability for wear parts of the spreader beam. The disclosed spreader beam includes removable sheave nests containing sheaves, which are the wear parts in a spreader beam. The disclosed spreader beam saves time and costs since an entire sprea
- OT-2026-000001081
A package coupling apparatus for securing a package to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is provided. The package coupling apparatus includes a support plate configured to be secured to an upper surface of the package and a handle extending up from the support plate. The handle includes a handle opening and a bridge tha
- OT-2026-000001065
A vacuum lifter of this disclosure includes a spreader bar having a lifting lug at a top end and pad hanger locations at a bottom end; a pair of legs rotatably connected at a corresponding end of the spreader bar, each leg including a foot at a lower end of the leg; each leg having a first locking position in which the
- OT-2026-000001015
The present disclosure relates to a method for determining a position and/or movement of a rope, in particular of a machine, and/or of a load arranged on the rope, comprising the steps of: determining measurement points by a sensor unit; assigning the measurement points to the rope and/or to the load arranged on the ro
- OT-2026-000001002
A lid locking apparatus and method for open top intermodal transport containers including a pivoting latch for securing the lid to the container, a locking mechanism operable between a locking position which prevents pivoting of the latch from its latched position, and a mechanism actuated to unlock the latch to allow
- OT-2026-000000982
A strut structure for a crane comprising a strut arm extending longitudinally along a strut axis and comprising a foot and a top on which a hooking member for a sling is provided, and at least one tie rod including an upper tie rod end fastened to the top of the strut arm, at least one toggle leg mounted on the foot of
- OT-2026-000000971
A strut structure for a crane, comprising a strut arm including a foot and a top, wherein the strut arm is divided into an upper strut half-arm to which at least one tie rod is fastened, and a lower strut half-arm to which at least one reinforcing bar is fastened, which are assembled by a detachable intermediate mechan
- OT-2026-000000967
A base assembly configured to support a tower mounted crane on a nacelle of the wind turbine, said tower mounted crane being of the kind comprising a base portion and a boom arm, where the boom arm is arranged rotatably about a vertical axis relative to the base portion during normal operation of the tower mounted cran
- OT-2026-000000933
The invention relates to a sensor apparatus for detecting the travel region of an industrial robot, in particular a crane for moving containers, wherein the sensor apparatus comprises at least one first environmental sensor and one second environmental sensor, wherein the first environmental sensor emits transmission l
- OT-2026-000000912
The present invention relates to a lifting system ( 1 ) for lifting wooden construction elements e.g. cross laminated timber (CLT) elements, comprising a rod ( 3 ) defining a longitudinal axis, a first end section and a second end section, a lifting element ( 9 ) connected to the rod, the lifting element comprising a l
- OT-2026-000000826
This crane is capable of transporting cargo and includes: a feedback control unit for feedback control of the crane or an object to be controlled that is a component of the crane; a learning model that has a weighting factor and learns the characteristics of the object to be controlled in real time by adjusting the wei
- OT-2026-000000666
An information acquisition system includes a first input acquisition unit that acquires masses of the attachment and the suspended cargo as first input, a second input acquisition unit that acquires information about a posture of the attachment as second input, a position estimation unit that estimates the position of
- OT-2026-000000633
A rail-mounted lift system includes a conductive rail electrically coupled to a power source; and a lift unit supported by the conductive rail, the lift unit comprising a battery and a switch for selectively coupling the battery to the power source via the conductive rail, the lift unit being configured to: determine a
- OT-2026-000000596
A cushioning mechanism for a claw machine includes a rotating plate and a return member. The rotating plate has a pivot end and a movable end. The pivot end is pivotally connected to a base of a winding device of the claw machine in a manner that the movable end is movable relative to the pivot end. A first pulley of t
- OT-2026-000000274
A manually operated counterweight hoist including a batten operable to support a load, an arbor operable to support one or more counterweights, a hand line operable to move the batten or the arbor, a brake operable to prevent movement of the arbor and the batten by constricting movement of the hand line, a brake actuat
- OT-2026-000000270
A hoist system for cable-reeling operations is disclosed herein. The hoist system includes a housing, a drum disposed within the housing and configured to spin about an axis, a motor configured to spin the drum about the axis, a cable configured to be wound and unwound from the drum as the motor spins the drum about th
- OT-2026-000000199
The present invention relates to lifting gear comprising a hoist rope, on which a load-receiving means is provided for receiving and lifting a load, and a determining device for determining slack rope on the hoist rope, wherein the aforementioned determining device comprises an inclination sensor system for detecting a
- OT-2026-000000096
A clamshell bucket assembly including first and second pivotally connected steel bucket halves rotating between open and closed positions and including sediment retention bars secured between the overlapping sides define a scoop for permitting outflow of water while retaining a volume of a dredged material. Weld rivets
- OT-2026-000000080
A tower crane for performing a lifting a load includes an extendable tower assembly having a central axis and including a plurality of separate tower sections, a climbing assembly including a climbing frame positioned on the tower assembly and a latching assembly to transport the climbing assembly vertically along the
- OT-2026-000000032
This disclosure describes a system for anti-sway control in crane operations, addressing the challenge of load oscillation caused by varying rope lengths. The system utilizes real-time measurements of rope angle and length to dynamically generate an acceleration and deceleration profile for the crane's load-carrying me