Patents by Inventor Gerhard Sendlhofer

Gerhard Sendlhofer 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).

  • CLEANING APPARATUS, CLEANING STATION AND METHOD FOR CLEANING A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20230049906
    Abstract: A cleaning apparatus includes at least one detection device for detecting soiling on a vehicle to be cleaned and at least one cleaning device for cleaning the vehicle. A control device controls the at least one cleaning device in dependence on the detected soiling. The at least one cleaning device includes at least one multi-axis robot for positioning a cleaning element relative to the vehicle. The cleaning apparatus enables simple, fast and reliable automatic cleaning of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Gregor Schmid, Martin Knott, Andreas Pfingstl, Gerhard Sendlhofer, Josef Flatscher, Philipp Eisele
  • Vacuum fixture
    Patent number: 10926483
    Abstract: Disclosed is a vacuum fixture. The vacuum fixture may include a base plate assembly, a middle frame assembly, and a top plate assembly. The base plate assembly may have a first hinged edge. The middle frame assembly may be connected to the base plate proximate the first hinged edge and may define a void. The top plate assembly may have a second hinged edge connected to the first hinged edge, such that when the top plate assembly is in a closed position the middle frame assembly is located in between and contacts a first surface of the base plate assembly and a first surface of the top plate assembly, thereby forming a cavity in between the base plate assembly and the top plate assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Gerhard Sendlhofer, Kristoffer Malone Bejemino
  • VACUUM FIXTURE
    Publication number: 20200139639
    Abstract: Disclosed is a vacuum fixture. The vacuum fixture may include a base plate assembly, a middle frame assembly, and a top plate assembly. The base plate assembly may have a first hinged edge. The middle frame assembly may be connected to the base plate proximate the first hinged edge and may define a void. The top plate assembly may have a second hinged edge connected to the first hinged edge, such that when the top plate assembly is in a closed position the middle frame assembly is located in between and contacts a first surface of the base plate assembly and a first surface of the top plate assembly, thereby forming a cavity in between the base plate assembly and the top plate assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Gerhard Sendlhofer, Kristoffer Malone Bejemino
  • DETACHABLE LANYARD CONNECTOR
    Publication number: 20160088923
    Abstract: A lanyard plug includes a head having a “T” shaped cross section with a top portion supported by a beam portion. The head is adapted to be retentively coupled in a groove of a device. A body is coupled to the beam portion of the head. A spring loaded pin is supported in a cavity of the body and extends through the top portion of the head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Markus Köeck, Gerhard Sendlhofer, Andreas Pap, Peter Schwarz