Patents by Inventor Christoph Edeler

Christoph Edeler 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).

  • Method for ascertaining the load capacity of a crane and crane
    Patent number: 11161721
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Manitowoc Crane Group France SAS
    Inventors: Christoph Edeler, Frank Richter, Frank C. Schnittker
  • Method for Ascertaining the Load Capacity of a Crane and Crane
    Publication number: 20170260029
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Christoph Edeler, Frank Richter, Frank C. Schnittker