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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2008

Filed:

Nov. 24, 2004
Applicants:

Kevin E. Mccrary, Graham, WA (US);

Arthur C. Day, Seattle, WA (US);

John Edwards, Kent, WA (US);

Richard A. Hawkins, Puyallup, WA (US);

Mark D. Higgins, Woodinville, WA (US);

Philip E. Johnson, Auburn, WA (US);

John A. Mittleider, Kent, WA (US);

James R. Schindler, Lynnwood, WA (US);

Michael Strasik, Sammamish, WA (US);

Inventors:

Kevin E. McCrary, Graham, WA (US);

Arthur C. Day, Seattle, WA (US);

John Edwards, Kent, WA (US);

Richard A. Hawkins, Puyallup, WA (US);

Mark D. Higgins, Woodinville, WA (US);

Philip E. Johnson, Auburn, WA (US);

John A. Mittleider, Kent, WA (US);

James R. Schindler, Lynnwood, WA (US);

Michael Strasik, Sammamish, WA (US);

Assignee:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 55/00 (2006.01); B65G 47/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An equipment-carrying crawler () includes a rolling track () and a structural support (). The structural support () supports equipment (). Lifting magnets () are coupled to the rolling track () and to the structural support (). The lifting magnets () are configured to oppose each other, lift the structural support (), and aid in the translation of the rolling track ().


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