Patents by Inventor Joachim Hammes

Joachim Hammes 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 and apparatus for the placement of a bridge element
    Patent number: 8065769
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for the placement of a bridge element using a vehicle having a placement arm, and a use of the apparatus. The placement arm has at least one drive element adapted to cooperate with the bridge element. A braking device is disposed in the vicinity of the deposition end of the placement arm and cooperates with the bridge element during a placement procedure. The bridge element is braked via an engagement element of the braking device. Movement of the bridge element in a longitudinal direction can be measured and monitored, and in the event of an uncontrolled movement the bridge element can be braked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Detlef Van Krimpen, Joachim Hammes, Stefan Parthon
  • Method and Apparatus for the Placement of a Bridge Element
    Publication number: 20090089943
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for the placement of a bridge element using a vehicle having a placement arm, and a use of the apparatus. The placement arm has at least one drive element adapted to cooperate with the bridge element. A braking device is disposed in the vicinity of the deposition end of the placement arm and cooperates with the bridge element during a placement procedure. The bridge element is braked via an engagement element of the braking device. Movement of the bridge element in a longitudinal direction can be measured and monitored, and in the event of an uncontrolled movement the bridge element can be braked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2007
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Inventors: Detlef Van Krimpen, Joachim Hammes, Stefan Parthon