ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,780,616, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Cranemasters Inc. (North Chesterfield, Va.).
"Tank car lifting apparatus" was invented by Barry Isringhausen (Providence Forge, Va.), Britt Calloway (Midlothian, Va.) and Jonathan Dip (Glen Allen, Va.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lifting apparatus for lifting a tank car is provided. The lifting apparatus can include a first arm to surround and not contact a tank car jacket and a second arm to surround and not contact the tank car jacket."
The patent was filed on Dec. 19, 2022, under Application No. 18/083,689.
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