Patents by Inventor Shota ROPPONGI

Shota ROPPONGI 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: 11440778
    Abstract: Provided is a crane capable of changing a moment on a counterweight side without changing a total weight of the crane by using a simple method. The crane includes a base, and a swiveling body that is provided above the base so as to swivel about a pivot center, and includes a boom and a counterweight attaching unit. The counterweight attaching unit includes a plurality of attaching positions, and is configured to selectively attach and detach the counterweight to and from any attaching position among the plurality of attaching positions, and the plurality of attaching positions is positions of which distances from the pivot center are different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: TADANO LTD.
    Inventors: Masanori Oshima, Hiroto Ota, Yoshikado Itasaka, Shota Roppongi
  • Publication number: 20210300734
    Abstract: Provided is a crane capable of changing a moment on a counterweight side without changing a total weight of the crane by using a simple method. The crane includes a base, and a swiveling body that is provided above the base so as to swivel about a pivot center, and includes a boom and a counterweight attaching unit. The counterweight attaching unit includes a plurality of attaching positions, and is configured to selectively attach and detach the counterweight to and from any attaching position among the plurality of attaching positions, and the plurality of attaching positions is positions of which distances from the pivot center are different from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: TADANO LTD.
    Inventors: Masanori OSHIMA, Hiroto OTA, Yoshikado ITASAKA, Shota ROPPONGI