Patents by Inventor Burkhard Fritz

Burkhard Fritz has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5839542
    Abstract: A high-lift order picking industrial truck is equipped with a driver's stand which can be moved up and down together with a load picking device on a lifting framework. At least one operating console is disposed in the area of the driver's stand and is designed as a "standing seat" which allows the operator to face towards the load side. The controls of the operating console are disposed at the sides of the seat of the operating console. A folding seat is disposed under the operating console and the operating console forms the backrest for the folding seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1998
    Assignee: Wagner Fordertechnik
    Inventors: Gert Seng, Burkhard Fritz
  • Patent number: 5788015
    Abstract: An industrial truck having a lift mast and a man-carrying platform with a driver's console and a load carrying device are mounted on the lift mast for vertical movement. Control elements and a folding driver's seat are located on the man-carrying platform in the vicinity of the driver's console. The seat portion and the backrest of the driver's seat are arranged so that when the seat is folded up they form a rest member against which the driver can lean when in the standing position. The control elements are located in the vicinity of the driver's seat for ready accessibility by the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1998
    Assignee: Wagner Fordertechnik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Gert Seng, Burkhard Fritz