ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,271, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to LIEBHERR-WERK EHINGEN GMBH (Ehingen/Donau, Germany).
"Auxiliary tip for the boom of a work machine" was invented by Jan Walter (Laichingen, Germany) and Bernd Boos (Mehrstetten, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to an auxiliary tip for detachable mounting on a boom of a work machine, in particular a mobile crane. The auxiliary tip comprises first connecting elements for establishing a first connection with a first boom part, and second connecting elements for establishing a second connection with the first boom part. In order to be able to connect the auxiliary tip to...