ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,308,681, issued on May 20, was assigned to Crown Equipment Corp. (New Bremen, Ohio).
"On-board charging station for a remote control device" was invented by Trisha M. Luthman (Covington, Ohio), Vern I. Woodruff III (Kenton, Ohio), Jamison S. Frady (Sidney, Ohio), Steven R. Pulskamp (New Bremen, Ohio), Christopher R. Graunke (Piqua, Ohio) and Michael Corbett (Wapakoneta, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system is provided comprising: a materials handling vehicle; a wearable remote control device comprising: a wireless communication system including a wireless transmitter; and a rechargeable power source; a receiver at the vehicle for...