ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,782,961, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to SICK AG (Waldkirch, Germany).
"Method for the safe operation of a mobile machine" was invented by Patrick Erlewein (Vorstetten, Germany) and Max Franz (Oberried, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mobile machine includes: a travelable base; a movable machine part arranged at the travelable base and having a hazardous section; and a securing apparatus having one or more sensors and arranged at the movable machine part. A method for the safe operation of a mobile machine includes that the mobile machine is selectively operated in a work mode, in which the movable machine part performs working...