US Patent Issued to Kobelco Construction Machinery, Hiroshima University on Aug. 19 for "Work machine state monitoring system and work machine state monitoring method" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,392,112, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to Kobelco Construction Machinery Co. Ltd. (Hiroshima, Japan) and Hiroshima University (Hiroshima, Japan).

"Work machine state monitoring system and work machine state monitoring method" was invented by Masaru Ito (Higashihiroshima, Japan) and Yuichi Kurita (Higashihiroshima, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system capable of improving accuracy of information relating to the degree of instability of a work machine such as an excavator, the information being provided to an operator of the work machine. Instability degree information, which indicates instability degrees Is1, Is2 of a base body...