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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2021
Applicant:
Konecranes Global Corporation, Hyvinkää, FI;
Inventors:
Ville Mannari, Hyvinkää, FI;
Jussi Lehtiö, Hyvinkää, FI;
Assignee:
KONECRANES GLOBAL CORPORATION, Hyvinkää, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66C 13/46 (2006.01); B66C 13/48 (2006.01); G01S 17/42 (2006.01); G01S 17/88 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66C 13/46 (2013.01); B66C 13/48 (2013.01); G01S 17/42 (2013.01); G01S 17/88 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method comprising detecting a reflector unit that comprises a plurality of reflector elements arranged in a pre-determined manner with respect to each other, identifying the reflector unit based, at least partly, on its characteristics, and determining a location of a container handling equipment based, at least partly, on the identified reflector unit.