Patents by Inventor Heiko Roehm

Heiko Roehm 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: 20240044277
    Abstract: An exhaust gas tailpipe assembly for an exhaust gas system of a motor vehicle, having at least one exhaust gas tailpipe, which is annularly surrounded by a tailpipe aperture assembly at an end facing away from the exhaust gas system. The tailpipe aperture assembly is at least partially fixedly connected to a body part of the motor vehicle and includes at least one aperture part, such that the tailpipe aperture assembly can be slid, when viewed longitudinally, onto the exhaust gas tailpipe in a crash event. The exhaust gas tailpipe is configured so as to be curved with at least two exhaust gas tailpipe parts, wherein a longitudinal axis of a second exhaust gas tailpipe part extends at an angle to a longitudinal axis of a first exhaust gas tailpipe part. The aperture part includes at least one deformation region in a circumferential region facing the exhaust gas tailpipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Heiko Röhm
  • Patent number: 11697194
    Abstract: A method for controlling or regulating a hand-held power tool, in particular a screwdriver, preferably a rotary impact screwdriver. The method includes: application of a first torque, in particular torque impulse, to a screw in a first direction of rotation, and application of a second torque, in particular torque impulse, to the screw, in a second direction of rotation opposite to the first direction of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Heiko Roehm, Arne Christ, Dietmar Saur
  • Patent number: 11594121
    Abstract: In a method for locating a hand-held power tool using a communications unit, the communications unit receives an activation signal. A locating signal is triggered when the activation signal is received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Heiko Roehm, Christoph Steurer
  • Patent number: 11389940
    Abstract: A handheld power tool including a tool housing, in which a drive motor for driving a drive spindle is situated, the drive spindle being assigned a tool holder for accommodating an insertion tool and the drive spindle being assigned a spindle locking device which is designed to prevent the drive spindle from twisting in relation to the tool housing during a spindle locking mode, a fan wheel is provided which is intended at least for cooling the drive motor, at least 20 percent by volume of the fan wheel including a metal having a density of greater than or equal to 3.5 g/cm3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Heiko Roehm
  • Patent number: 11333237
    Abstract: A handheld tool device having at least one first gear housing, having at least one second gear housing, and having a bracket holder unit provided for connecting the two gear housings. It is provided that in the assembled state the bracket holder unit is situated at least in an area of contact of the gear housings in an opening of at least one of the gear housings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Joachim Hecht, Heiko Roehm
  • Publication number: 20210390842
    Abstract: In a method for locating a hand-held power tool using a communications unit, the communications unit receives an activation signal. A locating signal is triggered when the activation signal is received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Heiko Roehm, Christoph Steurer
  • Publication number: 20210370483
    Abstract: A method for controlling or regulating a hand-held power tool, in particular a screwdriver, preferably a rotary impact screwdriver. The method includes: application of a first torque, in particular torque impulse, to a screw in a first direction of rotation, and application of a second torque, in particular torque impulse, to the screw, in a second direction of rotation opposite to the first direction of rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Heiko Roehm, Arne Christ, Dietmar Saur
  • Publication number: 20210362282
    Abstract: A hand-held power tool including a drive unit. The drive unit is actuatable with the aid of at least one manual switch, The hand-held power tool also includes a housing and at least one user interface, the user interface including at least one operating element. The user interface includes at least one work location illumination unit, the work location illumination unit including at least one illuminant and at least one light guiding element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Tobias Herr, Dietmar Saur, Heiko Roehm, Jens Blum, Michael Wieler, Simon Erbele
  • Patent number: 11007633
    Abstract: A handheld power tool includes a housing having a handle, a drive motor situated in the housing, and a first interface, the interface being designed to receive pieces of information from at least one second external interface and/or to transmit them to at least one second external interface. The housing has a receptacle opening, the first interface being situated so it is removable in the receptacle opening. Furthermore, the receptacle opening is detachably closable by a cover, the cover locking up the housing toward the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Jens Brennenstuhl, Heiko Roehm
  • Patent number: 10960529
    Abstract: A hand-held power-tool device including at least one drive housing, at least one striking mechanism housing, and at least one rotary striking mechanism, which includes at least one planetary gear including at least one annulus gear. It is provided that the annulus gear is clamped between the drive housing and the striking mechanism housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Tobias Herr, Dietmar Saur, Heiko Roehm, Jens Blum
  • Patent number: 10940580
    Abstract: In a hand-held power tool, a torque clutch associated with an output spindle, a transmission element axially displaceable in the direction of a longitudinal center axis of the output spindle, a locking element axially immovable in the direction of the longitudinal center axis and movable in a plane transverse to the longitudinal center axis, for activating and deactivating the torque clutch, the locking element enabling, in at least a first operating position, axial displaceability of the transmission element in the direction of the longitudinal center axis to activate the torque clutch, and in at least a second operating position, for at least limiting the axial displaceability of the transmission element to deactivate the torque clutch, in the second operating position of the locking element, the output spindle being at least essentially axially immovable relative to the gear housing in the direction of the longitudinal center axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Jens Brennenstuhl, Heiko Roehm
  • Patent number: 10894312
    Abstract: A machine tool system includes at least one portable machine tool and at least one energy storage apparatus. The at least one portable machine tool includes at least one tool receptacle configured to be arrange a machining tool, and at least one receiving interface. The at least one energy storage apparatus is configured to be arranged on the at least one receiving interface of the at least one portable machine tool. At least in a state when the at least one energy storage apparatus is arranged on the at least one receiving interface, the at least one energy storage apparatus is arranged at least for the most part within a boundary region of the at least one tool receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Jens Blum, Heiko Roehm, Joerg Welke, Tobias Herr
  • Publication number: 20200340572
    Abstract: A handheld tool device having at least one first gear housing, having at least one second gear housing, and having a bracket holder unit provided for connecting the two gear housings. It is provided that in the assembled state the bracket holder unit is situated at least in an area of contact of the gear housings in an opening of at least one of the gear housings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Joachim HECHT, Heiko Roehm
  • Patent number: 10766130
    Abstract: A system includes at least one hand-held power tool and at least one electrotechnical product. The power tool includes a housing with a handle, a drive motor arranged in the housing, and a first interface configured to receive information from at least one second external interface and/or to transmit information to the at least one second external interface. The housing of the hand-held power tool and a housing of the electrotechnical product each have a receiving opening. The first interface is removably arranged in a selected one of the receiving openings. The receiving openings are releasably sealed by corresponding covers. The covers close the housings to the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Jens Brennenstuhl, Heiko Roehm, Maik Rabe
  • Patent number: 10746277
    Abstract: A handheld tool device having at least one first gear housing, having at least one second gear housing, and having a bracket holder unit provided for connecting the two gear housings. It is provided that in the assembled state the bracket holder unit is situated at least in an area of contact of the gear housings in an opening of at least one of the gear housings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Joachim Hecht, Heiko Roehm
  • Patent number: 10661421
    Abstract: In a tool attachment for a handheld power tool, which includes a tool housing having a fastening interface, having an attachment housing, on which a locking unit, for locking the tool attachment on the fastening interface of the handheld power tool, and a tool receptacle for accommodating an insert tool are situated, a percussion mechanism is situated in the attachment housing, which is configured to apply percussions carried out in the axial direction in relation to the tool receptacle to an insert tool, which is situated in the tool receptacle, during percussion operation of the tool attachment, the tool receptacle being fixed in position in the attachment housing in a non-rotating way at least during percussion operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Jens Blum, Heiko Roehm, Tobias Herr
  • Patent number: 10478960
    Abstract: In a handheld machine tool having a tool housing, in which a drive motor is situated for driving a drive element equipped with at least one clamping surface, to which a spindle-locking device equipped with a blocking element and at least one spindle cylinder is assigned, the at least one spindle cylinder being able to be clamped in a spindle-lock operation of the spindle-locking device between the at least one clamping surface and the blocking element to prevent the drive element from rotating relative to the tool housing, wherein a positioning element associated with the spindle locking device is situated at least in sections on the at least one clamping surface, the positioning element being situated at least partially in the region between the at least one spindle cylinder and the at least one clamping surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Joachim Hecht, Marco Braun, Heiko Roehm, Stefan Mock
  • Publication number: 20190291258
    Abstract: A hand-held power-tool device including at least one drive housing, at least one striking mechanism housing, and at least one rotary striking mechanism, which includes at least one planetary gear including at least one annulus gear. It is provided that the annulus gear is clamped between the drive housing and the striking mechanism housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Tobias Herr, Dietmar Saur, Heiko Roehm, Jens Blum
  • Patent number: 10406670
    Abstract: A system includes: an add-on handle; and a hand-held power tool which includes a clutch setting ring, a chuck with clamping jaws and a handle fastening arrangement which is situated axially between a section of the chuck and the clutch setting ring. In at least one operating state the add-on handle fastened to the handle fastening arrangement and the clamping jaws of the chuck are situated in at least one plane which is oriented perpendicularly to a rotation axis of the chuck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Heiko Roehm, Tobias Herr, Ralf Windsheimer
  • Patent number: D856281
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Jens Brennenstuhl, Heiko Roehm, Andreas Heber