ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,271, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to BAUER Offshore Technologies GmbH (Schrobenhausen, Germany).
"Handling device and method for gripping and inserting a pile tube into a borehole" was invented by Ulli Wiedenmann (Schrobenhausen, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a handling device for gripping and inserting a pile tube into a borehole in the ground to form a foundation pile, comprising a base frame, a gripping device for gripping and holding the pile tube, and a holding element for releasably connecting the base frame to a hoist, in particular a suspension rope. According to the invention, it is provi...