ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,391,525, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to OSHKOSH Corp. (Oshkosh, Wis.).
"Electric boom" was invented by Prabhu Shankar (Oshkosh, Wis.), Louis Bafile (Oshkosh, Wis.), Jihong Hao (Greencastle, Pa.), Eko Prasetiawan (Oshkosh, Wis.), Scott Riley (Oshkosh, Wis.) and David Lombardo (Oshkosh, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fully electric lift device includes a base assembly, a lift assembly, a platform assembly, tractive elements, an energy storage device, and a control system. The lift assembly is coupled with the base assembly and is driven by an electric linear actuator for a lifting function. The platform assembly is positioned at...