SYSTEM AND METHOD OF IDENTIFICATION, INSPECTION AND TRAINING FOR MATERIAL LIFTING PRODUCTS

• US 20100117787A1
• Filed: 06/08/2006
• Published: 05/13/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Crosby Group Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Crosby Group Incorporated
• Inventors: Osborn, Michael H., Wheeler, Michael W., Postelwait, Larry
• Granted Patent: US 7,825,770 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/5.100
• CPC Class Codes: B66C 1/12 Slings comprising chains, wires, ropes, or bands; Nets article side grippers suspended by ropes or chains from crane hooks B66C1/42
• CPC Class Codes: B66C 15/00 Safety gear for rope, cable, or chain winding mechanisms B66D1/54
• CPC Class Codes: D07B 1/145 comprising elements for indicating or detecting the rope or cable status

Abstract

A method and system of identifying, inspecting and training regarding a material lifting device. The method includes the steps of attaching RFID tag to a material lifting device. Identification and inspection data regarding the material lifting device is installed and stored on the RFID tag. The identification and inspection data on the RFID tag may be accessed with a portable computer device having an RFID reader. The material lifting device is periodically inspected to obtain inspection data. The identification and inspection data is updated on the portable computer device and is also updated on the RFID tag.

Claims

1. A method of identifying, inspecting and training regarding a material lifting device, which method comprises:

attaching an RFID tag to a material lifting device;

installing identification and inspection data on said RFID tag;

accessing said identification and inspection data on said RFID tag with a portable computer device having a central processing unit, a memory, a display and an RFID reader;

periodically inspecting said material lifting device to obtain inspection data; and

updating said identification and inspection data on said portable computer device and on said RFID tag.

2. A method of identifying, inspecting and training a material lifting device as set forth in claim 1 wherein said identification and inspection data includes a unique alphanumeric identification of said RFID tag, a material lifting device product type, a material lifting device product manufacture date, a status indicator of said product, and information on application of said material lifting device product.

3. A method of identifying, inspecting and training regarding a material lifting device as set forth in claim 2 wherein said information on application of said product includes training information and product warning information.

4. A method of identifying, inspecting and training as set forth in claim 1 including the additional step of storing data regarding personnel training on said computer device.

5. A method of identifying, inspecting and training as set forth in claim 1 wherein said material lifting device is a block.

6. A method of identifying, training and inspecting as set forth in claim 1 wherein said material lifting device is a wireline sling.

7. A method of identifying, inspecting and training as set forth in claim 1 wherein said material lifting device is a plate clamp.

8. A system for identifying, inspection and training regarding a material lifting device, which system comprises:

an RFID tag attached to a material lifting device wherein said RFID tag includes identification and inspection data stored thereon;

A portable computer device having a central processing unit, a display, and an RFID reader wherein said device includes a template with identification and inspection data;

means to update said identification and inspection data on said portable computer device; and

means to update identification and inspection data on said RFID tag.