US Patent Issued to SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES on May 26 for "Work machine and control device for work machine" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,637,827, issued on May 26, was assigned to SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD. (Tokyo).

"Work machine and control device for work machine" was invented by Yasuhiro Yamamoto (Kanagawa, Japan) and Kazunori Hiranuma (Kanagawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A work machine is provided that includes: an attachment attached on an upper rotating body and including at least a boom, an arm attached on an end of the boom, and an end attachment attached on an end of the arm; and a control device, wherein the control device compensates for a torque, which causes the boom to rotate, based on either or both of a centrifugal force on the arm and an ine...