US Patent Issued to Crown Equipment on June 16 for "System and method for controlling a maximum vehicle speed for an industrial vehicle based on a calculated load" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,655,004, issued on June 16, was assigned to Crown Equipment Corp. (New Bremen, Ohio).

"System and method for controlling a maximum vehicle speed for an industrial vehicle based on a calculated load" was invented by Joe K. Hammer (St. Marys, Ohio) and Mark E. Addison (Ludlow Falls, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Controlling a maximum vehicle speed for an industrial vehicle includes determining, by a processor of the industrial vehicle, a torque applied to the traction wheel of the industrial vehicle; converting the torque to an equivalent force value; and determining an acceleration of the industrial vehicle while the torque is appli...