ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,649,643, issued on June 9, was assigned to Knight Industries & Associates Inc. (Auburn Hills, Mich.).
"Crane cable and hose management" was invented by James Zaguroli Jr. (Auburn Hills, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A crane system includes a beam, a trolley movable along the beam, and a hoist supported by the trolley. A cable and/or a hose is connected with at least one of the hoist, the trolley, or a load supported by the hoist. A management system for the cable and/or hose includes a reel mounted in a position fixed against lateral movement and for receiving the cable or hose. A trough is mounted to the beam for supporting the ca...