Patents by Inventor Marc Kappel

Marc Kappel 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: 20240150977
    Abstract: The disclosed subject matter relates to a vibration drive train for making a screed body of a screed device of a paver vibrate, the vibration drive train comprising: a rotatable vibration shaft (extending along a rotational axis (A) between a first shaft end and a second shaft end, wherein the vibration shaft comprises an unbalance mass for generating a vibration arranged between the first and second shaft ends, a torsionally stiff tubular bearing housing, wherein the vibration shaft extends through the tubular bearing housing, and wherein the tubular bearing housing is adapted to be firmly attached to the screed body, a first ball bearing unit and second ball bearing unit arranged inside the tubular bearing housing spaced apart along the rotational axis (A), wherein the first and second bearing unit are adapted for rotatably bearing the vibration shaft towards the tubular bearing housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Marc Kappel, Dennis Ebbighausen
  • Publication number: 20230393046
    Abstract: A system for monitoring the wear of a solid plate having a surface exposed to abrasive wear and comprising: a through boring in the solid plate having a boring longitudinal axis (LA), a substantially cylindrical part, and an end part adjacent said surface, the end part having an end part surface being at least partly conical in cross-section along the boring LA, and a counter-sunk head screw having a screw LA, a shaft fitting into the cylindrical part, and a head with an underside at least partly conical in cross-section along the screw LA, a first angle between the underside and the screw LA bigger than a second angle between the end part surface and the boring LA, and a sensor at a fixed position on a side of the solid plate opposite said surface and adapted to measure a change in distance between a screw tip and the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Marc Kappel, Bernd Lemke
  • Publication number: 20230185320
    Abstract: A method for controlling a power output from a screed heating control device for heating a screed device of a paver, the control device comprising: a power input connector device connectable to a remote electrical power source, a power output connector device connectable to the screed device, and a power adjustment unit configured to control the power at the power output connector device for heating the screed device by connecting/disconnecting the power output and power input connector devices, the method comprising: determining a maximum power input available at the power input connector device provided by the remote electrical power source, determining a desired power required for heating the screed device, and controlling the power adjustment unit to control the power from the screed heating control device for heating the screed device from the remote electrical power source depending on the maximum power input and the desired power output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Henrik LINDEMANN, Anton Mahler, Dennis Ebbighausen, Marc Kappel
  • Publication number: 20220307206
    Abstract: The invention relates to a paver (1), comprising a conveyor unit (200) having a first edge (202), a hopper unit (100) having a front end (102) and a rear end (104) with respect to the paving direction (P) and an inward paving material storage (106), the hopper unit (100) being movable between a lowered position and a raised position for directing paving material towards the conveyor unit (200), and wherein the hopper unit (100) includes a first hopper (120) with a first base portion (122) and a first wall (124), the first in hopper (120) having a first hopper pivot axis (126) being adjacent to the first edge (202) of the conveyor unit (200) and the first base portion (122) being pivotally arranged in respect to the first hopper pivot axis (126), and a front part (110) which is arranged inwardly adjacent to the first hopper (120) between the front end (102) and the conveyor unit (200).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AB
    Inventors: Marc KAPPEL, Dennis GĂ„SSLER, Julian FREIGANG, Guido HANEL
  • Patent number: 11242658
    Abstract: A paver machine includes a screed arranged to level out road material disposed on the ground and a pressure actuated screed lifting cylinder arranged to lift and lower the screed with respect to the ground. A pressure sensor is arranged to measure the pressure in the cylinder when the screed is being lifted or lowered. Further a control unit configured to receive pressure data from the pressure sensor indicative of the pressure in the screed lifting cylinder when the screed is being lifted by the screed lifting cylinder. Based on analysing the pressure data, the control unit sets a reference height position for the screed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Volvo Construction Equipment AB
    Inventors: Marc Kappel, Anton Mahler
  • Publication number: 20210062440
    Abstract: A paver machine includes a screed arranged to level out road material disposed on the ground and a pressure actuated screed lifting cylinder arranged to lift and lower the screed with respect to the ground. A pressure sensor is arranged to measure the pressure in the cylinder when the screed is being lifted or lowered. Further a control unit configured to receive pressure data from the pressure sensor indicative of the pressure in the screed lifting cylinder when the screed is being lifted by the screed lifting cylinder. Based on analysing the pressure data, the control unit sets a reference height position for the screed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Marc Kappel, Anton Mahler
  • Patent number: 9212458
    Abstract: The invention relates to a road paver comprising a chassis that carries a driver's cab, an undercarriage, at least one drive assembly, a hydraulic system, a cover mounted in an articulated manner, an asphalt feed arrangement comprising a storage hopper, a longitudinal conveyor device which conveys material from the storage hopper to a cross-distributor, and a steam suction system which is operated by means of a vacuum generator and comprises at least one suction flow path whose withdrawal line comprises a suction inlet above the cross-distributor and an outlet at a height above the driver's cab. At the suction inlet-side end of said withdrawal line, at least one confuser-like inlet nozzle is provided which is arranged to be secured to, and movable with, said cover, and which aspirates behind the cross-distributor in the travel direction such that accessibility in the region above the cross-distributor is not affected and the view out to the cross-distributor from the driver's cab is not obscured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: ABG Allgemeine Baumaschinen-Gesellschaft mbH
    Inventor: Marc Kappel
  • Publication number: 20150152607
    Abstract: The invention relates to a road paver comprising a chassis that carries a driver's cab, an undercarriage, at least one drive assembly, a hydraulic system, a cover mounted in an articulated manner, an asphalt feed arrangement comprising a storage hopper, a longitudinal conveyor device which conveys material from the storage hopper to a cross-distributor, and a steam suction system which is operated by means of a vacuum generator and comprises at least one suction flow path whose withdrawal line comprises a suction inlet above the cross-distributor and an outlet at a height above the driver's cab. At the suction inlet-side end of said withdrawal line, at least one confuser-like inlet nozzle is provided which is arranged to be secured to, and movable with, said cover, and which aspirates behind the cross-distributor in the travel direction such that accessibility in the region above the cross-distributor is not affected and the view out to the cross-distributor from the driver's cab is not obscured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2013
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventor: Marc Kappel