ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,735,301, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to Fascan International Inc. (Baltimore).

"Crane with saw attachment mechanism" was invented by Bernie James Faloney Jr. (Middle River, Md.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A crawler type crane having a base carrier unit having a control unit associated therewith and an upper portion assembly having a boom portion coupled at end to the base carrier unit and to a jib portion at an opposed end. The boom portion includes one or more selected boom sections that are articulatable relative to each other. The crane also includes a multi-function attachment unit that is coupled to the jib portion and has ...