Sector Overview: Utility trucks and other forms of aerial work platforms have applications in numerous industries including electrical, forestry, and construction. Considering the technical intricacies and dangers of the trucks, it is also a field of constant innovation as manufactures push to make their products safer and more efficient.
Scope: This sector includes patents and patent applications relating to aerial working platforms and utility trucks including booms, platforms, and utility truck bodies that have been published over the last 20 years.
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Lift-Hardware: Documents relating to hardware utilized in boom construction such as actuators, mounts, hinges, and electronics.
Lift-Control: Documents relating to controlling boom positioning.
Lift-Load Safety: Documents relating to safety elements of booms used in the prevention of overloading or instability.
Lift-Configuration: Documents related to the boom as a whole and how it is configured.
Platform-Material: Documents relating to materials used in platform construction that have excellent characteristics.
Platform-Safety: Documents relating to the safety of bucket personnel from dangers such as collisions and electrocution.
Platform-Add-ons: Documents relating to add-ons for the boom platform system for specific jobs or ease of use.
Platform-Configuration: Documents relating to the configuration of the platform itself.
Truck Body: Documents relating to the bodies of utility trucks.