ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,460,384, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AB (Eskilstuna, Sweden).
"Construction equipment" was invented by Philippe Charvieux (La Tour du Pin, France) and Alexandre Gateau (Tresserve, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A construction equipment comprises a working element and at least one actuation device for operating the working element relative to a support element of the construction equipment. The actuation device includes a carriage guided and movable along an axis, an electromechanical actuator, which, when activated, converts electrical power into a first force moving the carriage along the first a...