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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2013
Applicant:
Trimble Navigation Limited, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kurtis L. Maynard, Gainesville, GA (US);
John F. Cameron, Los Altos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Trimble Navigation Limited, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/00 (2006.01); B66C 15/04 (2006.01); G01C 21/00 (2006.01); B66C 13/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66C 15/045 (2013.01); B66C 13/46 (2013.01); G01C 21/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lifting device sensor unit comprises a housing, a first global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver, and a wireless transceiver. The housing is configured to removably couple about a load line of a lifting device. The first GNSS receiver is coupled with the housing and configured for determining a sensor unit position in three dimensions. The wireless transceiver is coupled with the housing and configured for wirelessly providing information including the sensor unit position to a display unit located apart from the sensor unit.