ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,686,598, issued on July 21, was assigned to FRAMATOME (Courbevoie, France).

"Assembly for detecting collision risks when moving a load and corresponding moving method" was invented by Marc Audouin (Lyons, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for detecting collision risks when moving a load includes the following steps: attaching a plurality of proximity sensors around the lateral surface of the load; lifting and moving the load using the lifting and moving equipment; transmitting and displaying the signals generated by the proximity sensors on at least one display unit."

The patent was filed on March 8, 2022, under Application...