Patents by Inventor Erich Hunger

Erich Hunger 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: 11577424
    Abstract: In a method for treating wood, a wood treatment device for a long-term treatment of wood is provided. An active agent for wood treatment is applied to a carrier material and the carrier material provided with the active agent for wood treatment is introduced into the receiving space of a hollow cylindrical body of the wood treatment device. The wood treatment device is driven into the wood. A thrust pin of the wood treatment device is displaced to release a first outlet opening at an open end face of the hollow cylindrical body and a second outlet opening in a wall surface of the hollow cylindrical body of the wood treatment device to bring into contact the receiving space with the wood and to release the active agent for wood treatment into the wood. The wood treatment device is left behind in the wood.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: IML Instrumenta Mechanik Labor GmbH
    Inventors: Erich Hunger, Sebastian Hunger, Fabian Hunger
  • Patent number: 11370037
    Abstract: The invention relates to a deflector attachment (1), which is designed to be arranged on a predetermined drilling tool (111) having a predetermined drilling needle (19) which can be supported and guided along a drill axis (b) and which protrudes out of a housing (12) of the drilling tool (111) at the front. The deflector attachment (1) can be arranged on the front face of the drilling tool (111) and has a deflecting housing in which, in an arrangement for use, the drilling needle (19) emerging from the housing (12) of the drilling tool (111) can be guided. In the arrangement for use the deflecting housing is curved by a predetermined angle (a) and provides a drilling needle exit axis (a) which is offset by the predetermined angle (a) in relation to the predetermined drill axis (b) of the drilling tool (111).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: IML Instrumenta Mechanik Labor GmbH
    Inventors: Erich Hunger, Sebastian Hunger, Fabian Hunger
  • Publication number: 20220152865
    Abstract: In a method for treating wood, a wood treatment device for a long-term treatment of wood is provided. An active agent for wood treatment is applied to a carrier material and the carrier material provided with the active agent for wood treatment is introduced into the receiving space of a hollow cylindrical body of the wood treatment device. The wood treatment device is driven into the wood. A thrust pin of the wood treatment device is displaced to release a first outlet opening at an open end face of the hollow cylindrical body and a second outlet opening in a wall surface of the hollow cylindrical body of the wood treatment device to bring into contact the receiving space with the wood and to release the active agent for wood treatment into the wood. The wood treatment device is left behind in the wood.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Erich Hunger, Sebastian Hunger, Fabian Hunger
  • Patent number: 11267161
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wood treatment device (1) for treating wood, and to a method for treating wood. Said wood treatment device (1) comprises a cylindrical hollow body (2) having inner end which is inside the wood when in use, and an outer end facing away from the inner end and at least one outlet opening (4). The cylindrical hollow body (2) comprises a receiving space (20?) which is designed to receive a carrier material (20) containing a wood treatment agent. Said wood treatment device (1) also comprises a thrust pin (10) which extends along the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical hollow body (2), and which can be moved outside of the cylindrical hollow body (2) on the outer end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: IML Instrumenta Mechanik Labor GmbH
    Inventors: Erich Hunger, Sebastian Hunger, Fabian Hunger
  • Patent number: 11035842
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a needle-guiding device (2) for a specified drilling resistance measurement unit, a drilling resistance measurement unit itself for investigating the nature of wood, and to a method for investigating the nature of wood. The needle-guiding device (2) for the drilling resistance measurement unit is designed to guide the drill needle (1) and to be operatively coupled to a drive of the drilling resistance measurement unit. The needle-guiding device (2) has a supporting device and a needle holder (4). The needle holder (4) has a drill chuck which is designed to receive the specified drill needle (1), and the supporting device extends in the longitudinal direction of the specified drill needle (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: IML Instrumenta Mechanik Labor GmbH
    Inventors: Erich Hunger, Sebastian Hunger, Fabian Hunger
  • Patent number: 10928377
    Abstract: The present invention provides an instrument and a method for examining the condition of column-shaped or cylindrical sections of objects. It comprises a drive device having a drill chuck, which holds a drill needle that can be driven by the drive device, and a guiding device for guided insertion of the drill needle into the object to be examined. The guiding device is a telescopic tube that comprises a shorter inner tube section that is arranged in a longer outer tube section such that it is axially displaceable, and has a longitudinally arranged measuring scale on its outer circumference. The telescopic tube is placed on the drive device in non-rotating manner via the inner tube section. The inner and the outer tube sections have guiding means for centrally-axially guiding the drill needle, which extends in central-axial direction from the drill chuck through the inner tube section and through the outer tube section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: IML-INSTRUMENTA MECHANIK LABOR GMBH
    Inventors: Erich Hunger, Sebastian Hunger
  • Publication number: 20200324434
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wood treatment device (1) for treating wood, and to a method for treating wood. Said wood treatment device (1) comprises a cylindrical hollow body (2) having inner end which is inside the wood when in use, and an outer end facing away from the inner end and at least one outlet opening (4). The cylindrical hollow body (2) comprises a receiving space (20?) which is designed to receive a carrier material (20) containing a wood treatment agent. Said wood treatment device (1) also comprises a thrust pin (10) which extends along the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical hollow body (2), and which can be moved outside of the cylindrical hollow body (2) on the outer end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Erich Hunger, Sebastian Hunger, Fabian Hunger
  • Patent number: 10751907
    Abstract: A wood treatment apparatus for long-term treatment of wood has a cylindrical hollow body and a sleeve. The cylindrical hollow body has an inner end, during use located within the wood, an outer end, directed away from the inner end, an exit opening and an accommodating space accommodating a carrier material containing active wood-treatment substance. The sleeve is arranged around the cylindrical hollow body and, when the apparatus is not in use, closes the exit opening and, when the apparatus is used, frees the exit opening and brings the accommodating space into contact with the wood. The method provides driving the apparatus into the wood to position the exit opening near a site to be treated and displacing the sleeve to bring the accommodating space into contact with the wood, wherein the apparatus remains in the wood to allow the wood-treatment substance to be released pressureless into the wood.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: IML Instrumenta Mechanik Labor GmbH
    Inventors: Erich Hunger, Sebastian Hunger, Fabian Hunger
  • Publication number: 20200264159
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a needle-guiding device (2) for a specified drilling resistance measurement unit, a drilling resistance measurement unit itself for investigating the nature of wood, and to a method for investigating the nature of wood. The needle-guiding device (2) for the drilling resistance measurement unit is designed to guide the drill needle (1) and to be operatively coupled to a drive of the drilling resistance measurement unit. The needle-guiding device (2) has a supporting device and a needle holder (4). The needle holder (4) has a drill chuck which is designed to receive the specified drill needle (1), and the supporting device extends in the longitudinal direction of the specified drill needle (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Erich Hunger, Sebastian Hunger, Fabian Hunger
  • Publication number: 20200164445
    Abstract: The invention relates to a deflector attachment (1), which is designed to be arranged on a predetermined drilling tool (111) having a predetermined drilling needle (19) which can be supported and guided along a drill axis (b) and which protrudes out of a housing (12) of the drilling tool (111) at the front. The deflector attachment (1) can be arranged on the front face of the drilling tool (111) and has a deflecting housing in which, in an arrangement for use, the drilling needle (19) emerging from the housing (12) of the drilling tool (111) can be guided. In the arrangement for use the deflecting housing is curved by a predetermined angle (a) and provides a drilling needle exit axis (a) which is offset by the predetermined angle (a) in relation to the predetermined drill axis (b) of the drilling tool (111).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Erich Hunger, Sebastian Hunger, Fabian Hunger
  • Publication number: 20190168408
    Abstract: The present invention provides a wood-treatment apparatus (1) for the long-term treatment of wood, and also a method for treating wood using the apparatus (1). The wood-treatment apparatus (1) is formed from a cylindrical hollow body (2) and a sleeve (10). The cylindrical hollow body (2) here has an inner end, which during use ends up located within the wood, an outer end, which is directed away from the inner end, at least one exit opening (4) and an accommodating space (20?), which is designed for accommodating a carrier material (20) containing active wood-treatment substance. The sleeve (10) is arranged in abutment around the cylindrical hollow body (2). The sleeve (10), when the wood-treatment apparatus (1) is not in use, closes the at least one exit opening (4) and, when the wood-treatment apparatus (1) is being used, frees the at least one exit opening (4) and brings the accommodating space (20?) into contact with the wood.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Erich Hunger, Sebastian Hunger, Fabian Hunger
  • Patent number: 10302622
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wood test tool (1) for punching out and visually checking the core of a wood sample. The wood test tool (1) has a hollow cylindrical pin (11), comprising at one end an input opening (12) which corresponds to the inner diameter of the hollow cylinder, and at the other end a flattened head (13) as well as a viewing window (14), said viewing window extending over at least two thirds along the length of the hollow cylinder starting from the end of the hollow cylindrical pin (11) on the side of the input opening. Further disclosed is a method for checking the impregnation depth of an impregnated wood object (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: IML Instrumenta Mechanik Labor GmbH
    Inventors: Erich Hunger, Sebastian Hunger, Fabian Hunger
  • Patent number: 10161841
    Abstract: The present invention provides a calibration adapter (1) for drilling resistance measuring devices (10) which have at least one drilling needle receptacle which is coupled to a drive, a drilling needle (15), a guide sleeve (12) with a drilling needle outlet opening and an apparatus for drilling resistance detection and output. The invention further provides a calibration apparatus and a drilling resistance measuring apparatus, and also a method for calibrated drilling resistance measurement. The calibration adapter (1) has a main body (3) which has a coupling apparatus (5) in order to be releasably fastened to the drilling resistance measuring device (10) upstream of the drilling needle outlet opening and a drilling needle passage channel (33) which extends through the main body (3) and which is designed in such a way that it is aligned with the drilling needle outlet opening in a fastening arrangement of the calibration adapter (1) to the drilling resistance measuring device (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: IML Instrumenta Mechanik Labor System GmbH
    Inventors: Sebastian Hunger, Fabian Hunger, Erich Hunger
  • Patent number: 9937563
    Abstract: The invention relates to a drill chuck which has a drilling needle receptacle device for removable receiving of a drilling needle (1), a hollow cylindrical magnetic holder for the drilling needle receptacle device and a coupling device for torque transfer from a drive device to the drilling needle receptacle device. The drilling needle receptacle device, in which a drilling needle (1) having a flattened end section (1?) can be received, has a receptacle element (7), at least two clamping bodies (10) and a clamping insert (6). The receptacle element (7) has at least one cylindrical section (72) having a recess (71) and the clamping insert (6) has counter-molded bodies (61) which supplement the clamping bodies (10) and which extend away from a stop disc (62). The stop disc (62) contacts a face of the cylindrical section (72) and has a lead-through opening (63) for the drilling needle (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: IML—Instrumenta Mechanik Labor GmbH
    Inventors: Sebastian Hunger, Fabian Hunger, Erich Hunger
  • Patent number: 9891151
    Abstract: The invention relates to a drilling-resistance measuring device (10) and to a method for material testing in a humid environment or underwater. The drilling-resistance measuring device (10) comprises a housing (1), in which a drive and a drill chuck (3) coupled to the drive are arranged, in which drill chuck a drilling needle (4) is or can be releasably held, wherein the housing (1) has a drilling-needle outlet opening (5?) enclosed by a drilling-needle outlet guide (5), through which drilling-needle outlet opening the drilling needle (4) extends out of the housing (1). The drilling-resistance measuring device (10) comprises at least one water-tight bellows (6), which is arranged in the interior of the housing (1) around the drilling needle (4) between the drill chuck (3) and the drilling-needle outlet guide (5), wherein moisture or water can enter the bellows (6) through the drilling-needle outlet opening (5?).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: IML Instrumenta Mechanik Labor GmbH
    Inventors: Erich Hunger, Sebastian Hunger, Fabian Hunger
  • Publication number: 20170212095
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wood test tool (1) for punching out and visually checking the core of a wood sample. The wood test tool (1) has a hollow cylindrical pin (11), comprising at one end an input opening (12) which corresponds to the inner diameter of the hollow cylinder, and at the other end a flattened head (13) as well as a viewing window (14), said viewing window extending over at least two thirds along the length of the hollow cylinder starting from the end of the hollow cylindrical pin (11) on the side of the input opening. Further disclosed is a method for checking the impregnation depth of an impregnated wood object (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Erich Hunger, Sebastian Hunger, Fabian Hunger
  • Publication number: 20170184480
    Abstract: The invention relates to a drilling-resistance measuring device (10) and to a method for material testing in a humid environment or underwater. The drilling-resistance measuring device (10) comprises a housing (1), in which a drive and a drill chuck (3) coupled to the drive are arranged, in which drill chuck a drilling needle (4) is or can be releasably held, wherein the housing (1) has a drilling-needle outlet opening (5?) enclosed by a drilling-needle outlet guide (5), through which drilling-needle outlet opening the drilling needle (4) extends out of the housing (1). The drilling-resistance measuring device (10) comprises at least one water-tight bellows (6), which is arranged in the interior of the housing (1) around the drilling needle (4) between the drill chuck (3) and the drilling-needle outlet guide (5), wherein moisture or water can enter the bellows (6) through the drilling-needle outlet opening (5?).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Erich Hunger, Sebastian Hunger, Fabian Hunger
  • Patent number: 9551641
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an exchangeable needle cartridge for a drilling measuring device with a guiding device for a drilling needle. The guiding device includes a telescopic tube with a plurality of telescopic tube sections which extends between a working end, at which a retainer for retaining the drilling needle in a rotationally fixed manner is arranged, and a docking end, at which a docking device for coupling the telescopic tube to a driving device of the drilling measuring device is arranged. Also disclosed is a docking device comprising a coupling device for transmitting torque from the driving device of the drilling resistance measuring device to the telescopic tube, a transmission device for converting the rotational motion of the driving device of the drilling measuring device into a linear motion of the telescopic tube, and furthermore structure for detachably fastening the exchangeable needle cartridge to the drilling measuring device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: IML-INSTRUMENTA MECHANIK LABOR GMBH
    Inventors: Erich Hunger, Sebastian Hunger
  • Publication number: 20160221087
    Abstract: The invention relates to a drill chuck which has a drilling needle receptacle device for removable receiving of a drilling needle (1), a hollow cylindrical magnetic holder for the drilling needle receptacle device and a coupling device for torque transfer from a drive device to the drilling needle receptacle device. The drilling needle receptacle device, in which a drilling needle (1) having a flattened end section (1?) can be received, has a receptacle element (7), at least two clamping bodies (10) and a clamping insert (6). The receptacle element (7) has at least one cylindrical section (72) having a recess (71) and the clamping insert (6) has counter-molded bodies (61) which supplement the clamping bodies (10) and which extend away from a stop disc (62). The stop disc (62) contacts a face of the cylindrical section (72) and has a lead-through opening (63) for the drilling needle (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Sebastian Hunger, Fabian Hunger, Erich Hunger
  • Publication number: 20160209308
    Abstract: The present invention provides a calibration adapter (1) for drilling resistance measuring devices (10) which have at least one drilling needle receptacle which is coupled to a drive, a drilling needle (15), a guide sleeve (12) with a drilling needle outlet opening and an apparatus for drilling resistance detection and output. The invention further provides a calibration apparatus and a drilling resistance measuring apparatus, and also a method for calibrated drilling resistance measurement. The calibration adapter (1) has a main body (3) which has a coupling apparatus (5) in order to be releasably fastened to the drilling resistance measuring device (10) upstream of the drilling needle outlet opening and a drilling needle passage channel (33) which extends through the main body (3) and which is designed in such a way that it is aligned with the drilling needle outlet opening in a fastening arrangement of the calibration adapter (1) to the drilling resistance measuring device (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Sebastian Hunger, Fabian Hunger, Erich Hunger