ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,392,108, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to 8082464 CANADA INC. (Quebec, Canada).
"Shovel lifting apparatus and method for lifting a superstructure of a shovel" was invented by Jonathan Brochu (Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, Canada), Stephane Cote (Quebec, Canada), Camilo Gabriel Sanchez Munoz (Quebec, Canada) and Even Cloutier (Quebec, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is provided a method of lifting a shovel comprising an undercarriage and a superstructure with a counterweight. The method comprises configuring the shovel and a front lifting assembly and a rear lifting assembly on a lifting site in a lifting configuration wherein th...