A vehicle for automated transport of goods or products described, which includes a container for holding goods or products to be transported and a manipulator assembly to pick up the goods and store them inside the container and remove the goods from the container. The manipulator assembly includes gripping means to grasp or carry the goods and handling means to move the gripping means along a first and second axis so that the movement along the first axis allows the gripping means to enter or leave the container through the container opening, while the movement along the second axis causes the gripping means to move towards or away from the container.

A movable modular truck toolbox mounting lift system for lifting and repositioning a modular accessory (e.g., toolbox, container, cooler, platform) of a vehicle (e.g., truck, UTV) to enable access to the modular accessory without requiring an entry into the vehicle, a vehicle storage area, or a truck bed. The system has driver side and passenger side support plates pivotably connected to a pair of arms, which are in turn pivotably connected to each other to and upon movement (extension) of one arm pair, the modular assembly transits up and backward within the storage area. The system may be operated via actuators and/or motors to rotate the arms and lift/reposition the modular accessory. The modular accessory may be a toolbox, cabinetry toolbox, or a tray for receiving a plurality of modular accessories. A method of installing and using the system to lift and reposition a modular accessory in a vehicle or vehicle storage area.

Compact tool carriers having a loader mounted to a low-profile mainframe are disclosed. In some embodiments, the pivot points of the mainframe about which the loader is pivoted are low relative to the mainframe to reduce the mainframe size.

The present invention discloses compositions and methods for clinical imaging. In particular, these compositions and methods provide improvements to cardiovascular imaging. Such improvements are drawn to the creation and use of polymer-based microbubbles comprising metal nanoparticle additives that provide contrast images of highly improve resolution when compared to conventional lipid based microbubbles. For example, the compositions and methods may be used for dark field X-ray scattering contrast images for angiography.

Embodiments of the present invention include a method and system for blending multi-component granular compositions such as proppant used in hydraulic fracturing in well drilling. The system includes the control and management of an on-site storage system for each of the components, regulating the delivery of specified quantities of each component to a well site, and coordinating the flow of materials into and out of the blender.

The present invention relates to a milling unit, in particular to a milling unit of a road milling machine, a transport vehicle with a transport device and a vehicle, as well as a method for transporting a milling unit, in particular using a transport vehicle according to the present invention.

The present invention relates to a transport device for a milling unit of a road milling machine, the milling unit comprising a milling drum box and a milling drum. Essential elements of the transport device include a support frame, a rotating device and a transport vehicle connector. The present invention further relates to a transport vehicle with a carrier vehicle and a transport device, as well as a method.

A system includes a remotely-operated ground vehicle having first and second lift members, a first lift mechanism coupled to the first lift member, and a second lift mechanism coupled to the second lift member, where the first and second lift mechanisms are positioned at different angles with respect to a ground surface. The first and second lift members may be positioned at opposite sides of a front end of the vehicle and may be controlled by a single motor. The lift mechanisms may have a body portion including first and second prongs separated by an opening, with a plurality of magnets embedded within the body portion near the intersection of the first and second prongs. A communication relay may be secured to each lift mechanism via the opening and a magnetic coupling between the magnets embedded within the body portion and magnets embedded within the communication relay.

A portable loading and transporting apparatus includes a containment pen having a floor, a pair of side panels extending upwardly therefrom, and a front panel extending between the side panels. Centering plates are mounted to the opposed side panels, respective centering plates being pivotally coupled to ends of loading arms such that the containment pen is operatively moved between a loaded configuration atop the bed of a truck and an unloaded configuration on the ground rearwardly proximate the bed of the truck when the loading arms are actuated. A stabilizer bar includes a first end selectively coupled to a first position on the containment pen and a second end selectively coupled to a first position on the bed of the truck, the stabilizer bar configured to maintain the containment pen in a level configuration when the containment pen is moved between the loaded and the unloaded configurations.

Embodiments of the present invention include a method and system for blending multi-component granular compositions such as proppant used in hydraulic fracturing in well drilling. The system includes the control and management of an on-site storage system for each of the components, regulating the delivery of specified quantities of each component to a blender, and coordinating the flow of materials into and out of the blender.