Patents by Inventor Christoph Niederhauser

Christoph Niederhauser 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).

  • Method for applying elements to surfaces of constructed objects used for road traffic
    Patent number: 7455475
    Abstract: An environmentally sound method for applying or fixing elements (2) to constructed objects used for road traffic. The element (2), which is at least partially made of a material that can be liquefied by mechanical energy, is positioned on the surface, is pressed against the surface, and is simultaneously subjected to a local mechanical stimulation to liquefy the liquefiable material, and the element (2) binds with the surface upon re-solidifying. A mobile device (1) for applying elements (2) of this type, includes device that can travel via rolls or rollers (4, 5) and that is provided with at least one oscillating unit (10) including a sonotrode (6), a converter (7) and of an amplifier (8), and with a generator (9). The element (2) may be a marking or signaling element to be applied to roads or tunnel walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: Woodwelding AG
    Inventors: Gerhard Plasonig, Christoph Niederhauser
  • Method for applying elements to surfaces of constructed objects used for road traffic
    Publication number: 20060193689
    Abstract: An environmentally sound method for applying or fixing elements (2) to constructed objects used for road traffic. The element (2), which is at least partially made of a material that can be liquefied by mechanical energy, is positioned on the surface, is pressed against the surface, and is simultaneously subjected to a local mechanical stimulation to liquefy the liquefiable material, and the element (2) binds with the surface upon re-solidifying. A mobile device (1) for applying elements (2) of this type, includes device that can travel via rolls or rollers (4, 5) and that is provided with at least one oscillating unit (10) including a sonotrode (6), a converter (7) and of an amplifier (8), and with a generator (9). The element (2) may be a marking or signaling element to be applied to roads or tunnel walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2006
    Publication date: August 31, 2006
    Applicant: WOODWELDING AG
    Inventors: Gerhard Plasonig, Christoph Niederhauser
  • Method for applying elements to surfaces of constructed objects used for road traffic
    Publication number: 20050053426
    Abstract: An environmentally sound method for applying or fixing elements (2) to constructed objects used for road traffic. The element (2), which is at least partially made of a material that can be liquefied by mechanical energy, is positioned on the surface, is pressed against the surface, and is simultaneously subjected to a local mechanical stimulation to liquefy the liquefiable material, and the element (2) binds with the surface upon re-solidifying. A mobile device (1) for applying elements (2) of this type, includes device that can travel via rolls or rollers (4, 5) and that is provided with at least one oscillating unit (10) including a sonotrode (6), a converter (7) and of an amplifier (8), and with a generator (9). The element (2) may be a marking or signaling element to be applied to roads or tunnel walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2002
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Inventors: Gerhard Plasonig, Christoph Niederhauser