ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,486,153, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, Ill.).
"Safety control unit for a lifting arm machine" was invented by Mayur Damania (Leicester, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A safety control unit for controlling a lifting arm of a lifting arm machine is provided. The safety control unit comprises a safety control unit housing, a sensor input, a first processor and a second processor. The sensor input is configured to receive a first signal indicative of a toppling moment of the lifting arm about the lifting arm machine and a second signal indicative of the toppling moment of the lifting arm about the l...