Patents by Inventor Alexis Thery

Alexis Thery has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Luffing jib crane with a device for locking the jib in a raised configuration
    Patent number: 10836615
    Abstract: A crane having a luffing jib and a lifting cylinder includes a cylinder body and a movable rod hinged on the jib to raise and lower the jib, and a locking device adapted to cooperate with the lifting cylinder to mechanically lock the rod in a deployed holding position and block the jib in a raised holding configuration, and further including a spacer hinged on the jib and supporting an abutment, the spacer configured for pivoting between a release position wherein the spacer is offset, authorizing the movable rod to be displaced freely, and a locking position wherein the spacer is folded so that the abutment is able to bear on the cylinder body to fixedly maintain the movable rod in the deployed holding position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Manitowoc Crane Group France
    Inventors: Michel Lissandre, Sylvain Raymond, Michael Mollenthiel, Florent Mourin, Alexis Thery
  • LUFFING JIB CRANE WITH A DEVICE FOR LOCKING THE JIB IN A RAISED CONFIGURATION
    Publication number: 20190106304
    Abstract: A crane having a luffing jib and a lifting cylinder includes a cylinder body and a movable rod hinged on the jib to raise and lower the jib, and a locking device adapted to cooperate with the lifting cylinder to mechanically lock the rod in a deployed holding position and block the jib in a raised holding configuration, and further including a spacer hinged on the jib and supporting an abutment, the spacer configured for pivoting between a release position wherein the spacer is offset, authorizing the movable rod to be displaced freely, and a locking position wherein the spacer is folded so that the abutment is able to bear on the cylinder body to fixedly maintain the movable rod in the deployed holding position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: Michel Lissandre, Sylvain Raymond, Michael Mollenthiel, Florent Mourin, Alexis Thery