ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,567,284, issued on March 3.

"Crane risk logic apparatus and system and method for use of same" was invented by Jim D. Wiethorn (Sugar Land, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A crane risk logic apparatus and system and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment of the crane risk logic apparatus, the crane risk logic apparatus is integral with a crane, such as a mobile or crawler crane or a tower crane, and located in communication with a load moment indicator. The crane risk logic apparatus receives crane data from the load moment indicator and determines various data analytics, such as, lift angle data, allowable capa...