Patents by Inventor Karsten Lüders

Karsten Lüders 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: 7648153
    Abstract: A control device for an articulated road train provided with a system for detecting pivoting and articulating angles between the central longitudinal axes of the tractor and a semi-trailer coupled thereto by a coupling pin during coupling and parking and/or a control device for an articulated road train provided with a system for detecting pivoting and articulating angles between the central longitudinal axes of a drawbar and a trailer which is coupled by the drawbar during coupling and parking. The system has a plurality of Hall sensors (21) arranged side-by-side on the arc of a circle and a constant magnet (30) interacting therewith in such a way that it acts on the nearest Hall sensor according to the radial position thereof, a required angle (?) being determined on the basis of the excited Hall sensor position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: Georg Fischer Verkehrstechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Heinz-Rüdiger Metternich, Karsten Lüders
  • Publication number: 20060249927
    Abstract: The invention relates to a coupling device for the coupling of a trailer vehicle to a tractor engine, comprising, on the tractor engine, a coupling body (10), with an insertion opening (11) and pneumatically-operated coupling bolt (12) and, on the trailer, a drawbar (20), with a drawbar eye (21), for the passage of the coupling bolt (12). A tubular piece (13) is arranged below the coupling body (10), coaxially rotating about the geometrical axis (Z-axis) of the coupling bolt (12), at the lower end of which a cylindrical shell (15) is embodied at an angle of 90° to the geometrical axis (X1-axis) of the coupling bolt (12). A rotating cylindrical piece (16) is arranged in the shell (15), with a block (17), embodied on the free peripheral section thereof, with pins (18) for electrical connections and at least two hollow guide bolts (19) for pneumatic and mechanical connection with a bush piece (22), projecting from the trailer, arranged on the free front face thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2004
    Publication date: November 9, 2006
    Inventors: Heinz-Rüdiger Metternich, Karsten Lüders