MUMBAI, India, Nov. 7 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202547097419 A) filed by Meijer Holding B. V., Sint Jacobiparochie, Netherlands, on Oct. 9, for 'carrier and/or fork board with weight measurement for a lifting device, lifting device provided therewith and method therefor.'

Inventor(s) include Meijer, Hendrik.

The application for the patent was published on Nov. 7, under issue no. 45/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The invention relates to a carrier for loads, such as a fork for a lifting device, and a fork board and/or lifting device provided with such a carrier and associated method. The carrier according to the invention comprises: - coupling means configured to couple the carrier to the lifting device; - a carrier part for carrying loads, - an optical fiber cable arranged in or on the carrier part; and - an optical fiber controller which is operatively connectable to the optical fiber cable and is configured to perform a measurement with the optical fiber cable, such that the weight of the load or loads on the carrier can be determined."

The patent application was internationally filed on Mar. 14, 2024, under International application No.PCT/NL2024/050128.

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