ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,838, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to SOILMEC S.P.A. (Cesena, Italy).
"Machine for making foundations equipped with sensors to protect person from dangerous areas of the machine" was invented by Matteo Laghi (Forli, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A foundation construction machine includes a self-moving/mobile assembly moving the construction machine. An upper structure mechanically connected to the self-moving/mobile assembly has an access point allowing access to the upper structure, and equipped with a walkway surface for standing or walking. A mast/boom mechanically connects to the upper structure, whereon an operating equ...