Patents by Inventor Jean-Claude Saint-Gerand

Jean-Claude Saint-Gerand 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).

  • Patent number: 7093730
    Abstract: The auto-erection tower crane possesses a tie-free jib, mounted at the summit of a mast and extended, toward the rear of its connection point to the summit of the mast, by a counter-jib, the end of which is connected, by a rear tie, to a bogie truck element of the crane. For the transport of the crane, the counter-jib is folded up in a vertical plane on the rear part of the jib. The unfolding and folding-up of the counter-jib are realized automatically, simultaneously with the automatic erection or dismantling of the crane. The structure of the counter-jib also allows adjustment of the working position, horizontal or inclined, of the jib.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Assignee: Potain
    Inventor: Jean-Claude Saint-Gerand
  • Publication number: 20030217985
    Abstract: The auto-erection tower crane possesses a tie-free jib, mounted at the summit of a mast and extended, toward the rear of its connection point to the summit of the mast, by a counter-jib, the end of which is connected, by a rear tie, to a bogie truck element of the crane. For the transport of the crane, the counter-jib is folded up in a vertical plane on the rear part of the jib. The unfolding and folding-up of the counter-jib are realized automatically, simultaneously with the automatic erection or dismantling of the crane. The structure of the counter-jib also allows adjustment of the working position, horizontal or inclined, of the jib.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2003
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Applicant: POTAIN
    Inventor: Jean-Claude Saint-Gerand