US Patent Issued to Reel on May 5 for "Method for protecting a lifting member against an overload and device implementing this method" (French Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,617,657, issued on May 5, was assigned to Reel (Saint Cyr Au Mont d'Or, France).

"Method for protecting a lifting member against an overload and device implementing this method" was invented by Thomas Thubet (Fos-sur-Mer, France) and Sebastien Decreusefond (Pelissanne, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for protecting a lifting member against an overload is described. The lifting member includes a lifting drum over which a cable is wound at the end of which a load is fixed. The lifting drum is mechanically connected to an electric motor capable of ensuring its rotation. The mechanical connection includes a clutch or equivalent ...