Patents by Inventor Mark R. Paradowski

Mark R. Paradowski 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).

  • Material lifting system and method
    Patent number: 9944500
    Abstract: An improved material handling system (15, 115) comprising a material lifting device (16), the material lifting device having a sensor (23) for sensing an operational parameter associated with the material lifting device, a load attachment device (18) configured and arranged to attach a load to the material lifting device, the load attachment device having a data tag (20) containing data regarding one or more parameters associated with the load attachment device, a reader (21) configured and arranged to read the data tag, a processing unit (22) communicating with the reader and the sensor, the processing unit configured and arranged to receive data from the reader and the sensor, and a material handling control device (19) configured and arranged to control operation of the material handling device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Columbus McKinnon Corporation
    Inventors: John R. Burkey, Robert T. Bultema, Mark R. Paradowski, Stacie Wingfield, Shaun Johnston, Brett R. McCleary
  • MATERIAL LIFTING SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20160016764
    Abstract: An improved material handling system (15, 115) comprising a material lifting device (16), the material lifting device having a sensor (23) for sensing an operational parameter associated with the material lifting device, a load attachment device (18) configured and arranged to attach a load to the material lifting device, the load attachment device having a data tag (20) containing data regarding one or more parameters associated with the load attachment device, a reader (21) configured and arranged to read the data tag, a processing unit (22) communicating with the reader and the sensor, the processing unit configured and arranged to receive data from the reader and the sensor, and a material handling control device (19) configured and arranged to control operation of the material handling device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2013
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: John R. Burkey, Robert T. Bultema, Mark R. Paradowski, Stacie Wingfield, Shaun Johnston, Brett R. McCleary