Patents by Inventor Christian Hefele

Christian Hefele 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).

  • Publication number: 20240133405
    Abstract: A method can be used for leveling a fastening element to be anchored in a substrate, with fastening element used, for example, for mounting a parapet or glazing. The method involves installing an anchor in the substrate; attaching an adjustment element that is height-adjustable along the anchor to the anchor; and arranging the fastening element on the adjustment element or the anchor in another position defined by the adjustment element. The method further involves leveling the fastening element by adjusting the adjustment element from above using a leveling adapter, which is arranged at least in part above the fastening element and can be gripped and operated from above, in particular by the adjustment element and the leveling adapter interlocking or being releasably interconnected through the fastening element. The method then involves removing the leveling adapter and/or fixing the fastening element to the anchor in the position adjusted in this manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Martin KUHN, Christian Hefele, Oliver Baumann
  • Patent number: 11673160
    Abstract: A dispensing system includes a dispensing apparatus and a cartridge device. The dispensing apparatus has at least one receiving chamber for receiving the cartridge device, at least one dispensing device, a control device, a drive device and a power supply. The method includes inserting the cartridge device into the at least one receiving chamber; emitting at least one first signal from a signal generator of the cartridge device; receiving the at least one signal of the cartridge device by at least one sensor of the dispensing apparatus; transmitting a second signal from the sensor to the control device; transferring the drive device from a first operating mode into a second operating mode if the second signal corresponds to a value stored in the control device or if an algorithm stored in the control device verifies the second signal, or transferring the drive device into a third operating mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Martin Kuhn, Christian Hefele
  • Patent number: 11458503
    Abstract: A process for operating an extrusion system is provided. An extrusion device is provided that has at least two extrusion pistons operable with different feed ratios. The process involves storing a ratio of feed rates of the extrusion pistons in a storage device of the control device in dependence on the second signal. A least one drive device is actuated by the control device for displacing the two extrusion pistons into a start position, in which a plunger of the first extrusion piston substantially abuts the first cartridge of the cartridge device and a plunger of the second extrusion piston substantially abuts the second cartridge the cartridge device. The at least one drive device is actuated by the control device with a ratio of feed rates stored in the storage device of the control device for the extrusion pistons at user request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Martin Kuhn, Christian Hefele
  • Publication number: 20220048064
    Abstract: A dispensing system includes a dispensing apparatus and a cartridge device. The dispensing apparatus has at least one receiving chamber for receiving the cartridge device, at least one dispensing device, a control device, a drive device and a power supply. The method includes inserting the cartridge device into the at least one receiving chamber; emitting at least one first signal from a signal generator of the cartridge device; receiving the at least one signal of the cartridge device by at least one sensor of the dispensing apparatus; transmitting a second signal from the sensor to the control device; transferring the drive device from a first operating mode into a second operating mode if the second signal corresponds to a value stored in the control device or if an algorithm stored in the control device verifies the second signal, or transferring the drive device into a third operating mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Martin Kuhn, Christian Hefele
  • Publication number: 20220032337
    Abstract: A process for operating an extrusion system is provided. An extrusion device is provided that has at least two extrusion pistons operable with different feed ratios. The process involves storing a ratio of feed rates of the extrusion pistons in a storage device of the control device in dependence on the second signal. A least one drive device is actuated by the control device for displacing the two extrusion pistons into a start position, in which a plunger of the first extrusion piston substantially abuts the first cartridge of the cartridge device and a plunger of the second extrusion piston substantially abuts the second cartridge the cartridge device. The at least one drive device is actuated by the control device with a ratio of feed rates stored in the storage device of the control device for the extrusion pistons at user request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Martin Kuhn, Christian Hefele
  • Patent number: 9878345
    Abstract: A squeeze-out dispenser for a container containing compounds is disclosed. In an embodiment, the squeeze-out dispenser features two plungers which are provided with a profile along their longitudinal extensions and a drive unit for the plungers with a drive meshing with the profile of the plungers. The profile of the plungers is formed by several through-holes spaced apart from one another at a uniform interval and passing through the plungers, into which through-holes engagements of the drive engage for advancing the plungers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christian Hefele, Hans Peter Lederle, Franz Heiberger
  • Publication number: 20170259485
    Abstract: An extrusion device (11) for compound-containing containers (6), including a receiving chamber (12) for the container (6), a piston rod (13) which is displaceable relative to the receiving chamber (12), a motor (21) for moving the piston rod (13), a trigger member (26) for generating a control signal in response to actuation of the trigger member (26), and a control unit (31) for controlling the motor (21) is provided. The control unit (31) has a power module for connecting the motor (21) to a power supply (19), and a separate signal input which is electrically connected to the trigger member (26). The power module connects the motor (21) to the power supply (19) when the corresponding control signal is present at this signal input. A method for controlling such an extrusion device (11) is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Rainer Strobel-Schmidt, Christian Hefele, Peter Ostermeier, Hans Peter Lederle
  • Patent number: 8881955
    Abstract: An extrusion device for compound-containing containers, including a receiving chamber for the container, a piston rod which is displaceable relative to the receiving chamber and further including an extrusion mechanism having an advancing mechanism for advancing the piston rod. A wiper element is provided which has a wiper edge facing the piston rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rainer Strobel-Schmidt, Christian Hefele, Peter Ostermeier, Hans Peter Lederle
  • Patent number: 8783526
    Abstract: A dispenser (10) for dispensing the contents of cartridges (12), including an advancing mechanism (14) for a piston rod (16), a housing (18) on which a transmission lever (20) for actuating the advancing mechanism (14) is attached so as to swivel, and a handle (22), which is affixed to the housing and to which an actuation lever (24) is attached so as to swivel, whereby the transmission lever (20) and the actuation lever (24) are connected to each other in an articulated manner via a sliding block guide (26).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rainer Strobel-Schmidt, Christian Hefele, Peter Ostermeier, Hans Peter Lederle
  • Patent number: 8550312
    Abstract: An extrusion device for extruding material from cartridges, having at least one plunger rod which can be moved, at least one bendable traction element which is coupled to the plunger rod(s) at attachment points, and having an advancement device which is coupled to the traction element between the attachment points and which actuates the movement of the plunger rod, wherein the advancement device has at least one driven rotating body, the traction element being wound around the same between its attachment points, and being driven by the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Christian Hefele
  • Patent number: 8448825
    Abstract: The invention relates to a dispensing device (11) for containers (33) containing a compound, comprising a compartment (12) for the container, with a piston rod (13) that can be moved relative to the compartment (12), with an extruding device (16) that comprises a drive wheel (21) for advancing the piston rod (13), a motor (22) for driving the drive wheel (21) as well as a planetary gear (23) that is interposed between the drive wheel (21) and the motor (22) and that has a gear rotational axis (24) and a ring gear (25). The ring gear (25) is provided with multiple recesses that are located along its circumference at intervals from each other. Moreover, the dispensing device (11) has an actuating switch (31) for actuating the motor (22) and a blocking element (36) that can be moved from a blocking position that blocks the ring gear (25) into a releasing position that releases this ring gear (25).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Zoran Mitrovic, Christian Hefele, Hans Peter Lederle
  • Patent number: 8444018
    Abstract: An extrusion device for the extrusion of single- or multi-component materials from at least one container is provided. The extrusion device includes a housing having a functional section and a manual operation section. The housing extends substantially along an axial direction. The functional section includes at least one container receptacle. The manual operation section includes a lever arrangement via which an extrusion rod arrangement can be actuated to extrude materials from the at least one container. The lever arrangement includes a lever body mounted on a rotary axis. The lever body includes a lever push arm on one side of the rotary axis and a lever grip arm on the other side of the rotary axis. The lever push arm acts in a force-transmitting manner on a drive body attached on the extrusion rod arrangement upon actuation of the lever grip arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rainer Strobel-Schmidt, Christian Hefele, Hans-Peter Lederle
  • Publication number: 20120285982
    Abstract: In a dispensing device for extruding cartridges, with a piston rod and a preferably manually-driven feed mechanism, whereby the feed mechanism has an operating lever, that is moved against a holding lever for squeezing in an extrusion direction (A), and a retaining mechanism that engages with the piston rod to prevent movement of the piston rod against the feed direction (R), it is envisaged that an unlocking mechanism is provided that engages with the retaining mechanism and releases this, whereby the unlocking mechanism may be so selectively coupled with the operating lever that a movement of the operating lever in the extrusion direction (A) releases the retaining mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Inventors: Rainer Strobel-Schmidt, Christian Hefele, Peter Ostermeier, Hans Peter Lederle
  • Publication number: 20120273528
    Abstract: A dispenser (10) for dispensing the contents of cartridges (12), including an advancing mechanism (14) for a piston rod (16), a housing (18) on which a transmission lever (20) for actuating the advancing mechanism (14) is attached so as to swivel, and a handle (22), which is affixed to the housing and to which an actuation lever (24) is attached so as to swivel, whereby the transmission lever (20) and the actuation lever (24) are connected to each other in an articulated manner via a sliding block guide (26).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rainer STROBEL-SCHMIDT, Christian HEFELE, Peter OSTERMEIER, Hans Peter LEDERLE
  • Publication number: 20120223105
    Abstract: An extrusion device for extruding material from cartridges, having at least one plunger rod which can be moved, at least one bendable traction element which is coupled to the plunger rod(s) at attachment points, and having an advancement device which is coupled to the traction element between the attachment points and which actuates the movement of the plunger rod, wherein the advancement device has at least one driven rotating body, the traction element being wound around the same between its attachment points, and being driven by the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Inventor: Christian Hefele
  • Publication number: 20120211527
    Abstract: A dispenser (10) for cartridges includes at least one piston rod (16), an advancer (20) that can be coupled incrementally to the piston rod (16) in order to move the piston rod (16) in a dispensing direction (R), and it also includes a selectively adjustable controller (22) for the variable pre-selection of the path of travel (D) of the piston rod (16) that, once it has traversed the pre-selected path of travel, uncouples the advancer (20) from the piston rod (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rainer Strobel-Schmidt, Christian Hefele, Peter Ostermeier
  • Patent number: 8141753
    Abstract: An ejection device (11) for cartridges containing multi-component compounds has an ejection mechanism (12) and a receptacle (16) for the cartridge, with the receptacle (16) being limited on the front side by a head plate (17) and on the rear side by a stop plate (18) and in order to hold the cartridge in a first position, a first stop (21) provided at the head plate (17) and a second stop (22) provided in the area of the stop plate (18), and a third stop (23) in order to hold the cartridge in a further position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Peter Ostermeier, Franz Heiberger, Ingo Loeschky, Rainer Strobel-Schmidt, Christian Hefele
  • Patent number: 8141745
    Abstract: An ejection device for a mass-containing package (12) includes at least one piston rod (16) having a toothing (17) extending along its longitudinal extent, and a drive unit (21; 41) for displacing the at least one piston rod (16) and having at least one gear wheel (24; 44) engageable with the toothing (17) of the at least one piston rod (16) and displaceable from a first position, in which it engages the toothing (17) of the at least one piston rod (16), to a position in which it is disengaged from the toothing (17) of the at least one piston rod, and a drive motor (22) for driving the at least one gear wheel (24; 44).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christian Hefele, Rainer Strobel-Schmidt, Ingo Loeschky, Franz Heiberger, Peter Ostermeier
  • Publication number: 20120031931
    Abstract: An extrusion device for the extrusion of single- or multi-component materials from at least one container is provided. The extrusion device includes a housing having a functional section and a manual operation section. The housing extends substantially along an axial direction. The functional section includes at least one container receptacle. The manual operation section includes a lever arrangement via which an extrusion rod arrangement can be actuated to extrude materials from the at least one container. The lever arrangement includes a lever body mounted on a rotary axis. The lever body includes a lever push arm on one side of the rotary axis and a lever grip arm on the other side of the rotary axis. The lever push arm acts in a force-transmitting manner on a drive body attached on the extrusion rod arrangement upon actuation of the lever grip arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Inventors: Rainer Strobel-Schmidt, Christian Hefele, Hans-Peter Lederle
  • Patent number: 8042926
    Abstract: A cartridge (11) used as a container for a compound that can be ejected by an ejection device, has two receptacles (12, 16) and a head part (21), each receptacle (12, 16) having a receptacle chamber (13, 17) for components of the compound with the head part (21) having a base plate (22) with an outlet opening (23) for the compound and, at a contact surface (24) of the base plate (22), two guide portions (25, 26) for joining to an end (14, 18) of the corresponding receptacle (12, 16), a guide element for the receptacle (16) arranged adjacent to the guide portion (26) at the contact surface (24) of the head part (21).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Peter Ostermeier, Franz Heiberger, Ingo Loeschky, Rainer Strobel-Schmidt, Christian Hefele