Patents by Inventor Volker Grapengiesser

Volker Grapengiesser 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: 9617124
    Abstract: A cargo crane (1) for transferring containers (50) to and from a ship (100) birthed alongside a quay (110) is disclosed. The cargo crane (1) includes: at least one quayside support leg (10) supported by a bogie (60) arranged to travel on a rail, at least one landside support leg (20) supported by a bogie (60) arranged to travel on a rail, a boom (2) configured to extend over a ship (100) birthed alongside a quay (110), a trolley (3) displaceably connected to said boom (2), and container lifting means (5) connected to said trolley (3) The invention is novel and inventive in that said at least one quayside support leg (10) in a first height define an outer horizontal width (A) and, in a second height, said at least one quayside support leg (10) define an inner horizontal width (B?) wherein said inner horizontal width (B?) in said second height is greater or less than said outer horizontal width (A) of said quayside support leg (10) in said first height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: APM TERMINALS BV
    Inventor: Volker Grapengiesser
  • Publication number: 20140332489
    Abstract: A cargo crane (1) for transferring containers (50) to and from a ship (100) birthed alongside a quay (110) is disclosed. The cargo crane (1) includes: at least one quayside support leg (10) supported by a bogie (60) arranged to travel on a rail, at least one landside support leg (20) supported by a bogie (60) arranged to travel on a rail, a boom (2) configured to extend over a ship (100) birthed alongside a quay (110), a trolley (3) displaceably connected to said boom (2), and container lifting means (5) connected to said trolley (3) The invention is novel and inventive in that said at least one quayside support leg (10) in a first height define an outer horizontal width (A) and, in a second height, said at least one quayside support leg (10) define an inner horizontal width (B?) wherein said inner horizontal width (B?) in said second height is greater or less than said outer horizontal width (A) of said quayside support leg (10) in said first height.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2012
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventor: Volker Grapengiesser