Patents Assigned to Leveling Devices, Inc.
  • Patent number: 4356638
    Abstract: Apparatus for digitally displaying inclination of a lift truck mast includes an inertial inclination sensor carried by the mast and a digital display module for operator viewing remote from the mast. The inclination sensor includes a disc pendulum pivoted for damping its movement, the disc having a wand extending from it for exaggerated movement about the pivot. A plurality of light responsive devices are provided for detecting the position of the wand for the purpose of determining the degrees of actual mast inclination with respect to a true vertical gravitational plumb line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1980
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1982
    Assignee: Leveling Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: William F. McKenna, Gerry A. Cwienkala