US Patent Issued to OSHKOSH on Feb. 17 for "Scissor lift descent control systems and methods" (Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,552,655, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to OSHKOSH Corp. (Oshkosh, Wis.).

"Scissor lift descent control systems and methods" was invented by Louis Bafile (Oshkosh, Wis.) and Eko Prasetiawan (Oshkosh, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fully-electric lift vehicle comprises a base, a battery, a scissor lift movable between an extended position and a retracted position, a work platform the scissor lift, a linear actuator including an electric motor powered by the battery, an electromagnetic brake coupled to the electric motor; and a manual release coupled to the electromagnetic brake so that, in the event of a power failure, actuation o...