Patents by Inventor Mario HETTEGGER

Mario HETTEGGER 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: 20230009724
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hydraulic system for a hydraulically actuable work machine that comprises a switching valve block having a plurality of valve block inputs for a respective connection to a pressure output of one or more hydraulic fluid pumps; having a plurality of valve block outputs for outputting a pressurized hydraulic fluid; and having at least one valve that is arranged between valve block inputs and valve block outputs and that is adapted to selectively produce a fluid connection between a first valve block input and a first valve block output or between the first valve block input and a second valve block output; a plurality of pressure sources, preferably a plurality of separately controllable pressure sources of which each one is connected to a respective valve block input; and a plurality of hydraulic consumers of which each one is connected to a respective valve block output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Florian ALTENBERGER, Josef HUTTEGGER, Mario HETTEGGER, Christoph KIEGERL, Alexis DOLE
  • Patent number: 10942539
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system for controlling a work machine, in particular a wheel loader, having at least one hand-held control device (6), in particular a joystick or steering wheel, at least one restoring device (8) in the form of one or more spring assemblies, which are connected to the hand-held control device in such a way a restoring force is exerted upon the hand-held control device by the spring assembly when said spring assembly is not in the central position. An adjusting device (9, 12, 13) which engages with the spring assembly such that an adjustment of the central position of the spring assembly can be carried out, is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: LIEBHERR-WERK BISCHOFSHOFEN GMBH
    Inventors: Mario Hettegger, Manuel Bos, Hans Knapp, Christoph Kiegerl
  • Publication number: 20190187742
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system for controlling a work machine, in particular a wheel loader, having at least one hand-held control device (6), in particular a joystick or steering wheel, at least one restoring device (8) in the form of one or more spring assemblies, which are connected to the hand-held control device in such a way a restoring force is exerted upon the hand-held control device by the spring assembly when said spring assembly is not in the central position. An adjusting device (9, 12, 13) which engages with the spring assembly such that an adjustment of the central position of the spring assembly can be carried out, is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: LIEBHERR-WERK BISCHOFSHOFEN GMBH
    Inventors: Mario HETTEGGER, Manuel BOS, Hans KNAPP, Christoph KIEGERL