Patents by Inventor Olaf Koch

Olaf Koch 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: 7628232
    Abstract: A rotary-percussion drill includes a four-start helical shaft (3) having a fourfold rotationally and mirror-symmetrical helix cross-section, with radially projecting convexly formed helical webs (4) extending from a concave groove bottom (5) up to the envelope circle (6) and having an undercut (7) with respect to a web width (S).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Olaf Koch, Josef Starkmann, Guenther Domani
  • Patent number: 7559383
    Abstract: A solid hard material head for a percussion drilling tool rotatable about a rotational axis (A) in a rotational direction (?), includes at least one main bit and at least one auxiliary bit (5), circumferentially offset relative to the at least one main bit (3) and having an auxiliary cutting edge (6) formed, at least piecewise, as a circular arc section (7) spaced from the rotational axis (A) radially inwardly and inclined in a radial direction, and a straight outer section (8) extending radially outwardly with respect to the circular arc section (7) and inclined in the radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Olaf Koch, Karl-Heinz Hofmann
  • Patent number: 7559382
    Abstract: A hard material head (1) for a rotary percussion drill bit (2) having an elongated shaft (15) including at least three cutting edges (4) distributed circumferentially within a circumscribing circle, a bottom surface (6) located opposite the cutting edges (4) and fastened by a material bond to an end (8) of the drill bit shaft (15) of the rotary percussion drill bit (2), concave side surfaces (5) formed circumferentially between adjacent cutting edges (4), and a peripheral pocket (9) opening toward the bottom surface (6) and formed, respectively, in at least two concave side surfaces (5) located opposite one another, and in which a corresponding axial pin (10, 10?) formed on a shaft end (8) is form-locking engageable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Olaf Koch
  • Patent number: 7549491
    Abstract: A hard material bit for a rotary-percussion tool (2) includes at least one cutting edge (3), a bottom surface (6) located opposite the at least one cutting edge (3), and at least one attachment surface (8) and at least one free surface (10) both extending transverse to the bottom surface (6) and forming, respectively, a piecewise extending first chamfer (9a) and second chamfer (9b), with the second chamfer (9b) having a width greater than a width of the first chamfer (9a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Klaus Hoeggerl, Olaf Koch, Thorsten Assel
  • Publication number: 20090103990
    Abstract: A percussion-rotary drill includes a shaft (2) and a one-piece, hard material head (3, 3?, 3?) having two major cutting bits (4) each having a main cutting edge (5), and two minor cutting bits (6) each having a minor cutting edge (7) axially offset rearwardly along a rotational axis (A) of the drilling head (3, 3?, 3?) relative to an adjacent major cutting edge (5), with the two minor cutting bits (6) each having, in its radially outer region on both sides of the minor cutting edge (7), a tangential edge (8) extending at an angle thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2008
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Inventor: Olaf Koch
  • Patent number: 7497282
    Abstract: A drill bit for a hammer drill for drilling in stone, concrete and the like includes a drill bit head formed as a hard material body with radial legs and having at least three radially extending cutting bits formed on the radial legs, and a centering tip in a center of the hard material body and projecting beyond one of the cutting bits, with the centering tip having concave limiting surfaces stretching between the linearly extending auxiliary cutting edges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rainer Batliner, Olaf Koch, Karl-Heinz Hofmann, Werner Britten
  • Publication number: 20090032276
    Abstract: A hand-held power tool includes two vibration-damped handles (21), two handle attachment axles (31) for securing the two handles (21) on the tool outer housing (12), respectively, and extending at an angle to respective longitudinal axes (23) of respective handles (21), each handle attachment axle being surrounded, at least in some areas, by the mounting section (24) of the respective handle (21), a damping sleeve (31) formed of an elastic material and provided between the mounting section (24) of the respective handle (21) and the respective handle attachment axle (30), with the damping sleeve (31) forming a first damping element, and a damping body (36) provided on a free end (26) of each handle (21) and forming a second damping element and having an extension (D) in a radial, with respect to the handle longitudinal axis, direction that is greater than a minimal radial extension (T) of the handle (21) at its free, second end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2008
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Inventors: Olaf Koch, Alexander Buchenau, Vera Nuebel, Uto Plank, Stefan Hammerstingl
  • Publication number: 20080149399
    Abstract: A rotary-percussion drill, includes a hard material bit (2, 2?) having at least one cutting edge (3, 3?), and a shaft having an end (7, 7?) with an axial base surface (6, 6?) provided with a chamfer (8, 8?) at least on its outer radial rim, the bottom surface (4, 4?) of the bit (3, 3?) which lies opposite the cutting edge (3, 3?), being secured to the base surface (6, 6?) of the shaft end (7, 7?) by brazing alloy in a material-locking manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2007
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventors: Olaf Koch, Klaus Hoeggerl
  • Publication number: 20080121437
    Abstract: A solid hard material head for a percussion drilling tool rotatable about a rotational axis (A) in a rotational direction (?), includes at least one main bit and at least one auxiliary bit (5), circumferentially offset relative to the at least one main bit (3) and having an auxiliary cutting edge (6) formed, at least piecewise, as a circular arc section (7) spaced from the rotational axis (A) radially inwardly and inclined in a radial direction, and a straight outer section (8) extending radially outwardly with respect to the circular arc section (7) and inclined in the radial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2007
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Inventors: Olaf Koch, Karl-Heinz Hofmann
  • Publication number: 20080110679
    Abstract: A one-piece drilling head (4) which is to be secured, in a material-locking manner, at an end of a helical shaft of a drill, is formed of hard material and includes four radially extending, in a cross-shaped manner, legs (5) forming, respectively, two diametrically opposite main cutting edges (6) and two auxiliary cutting edges (7), with the main cutting edges (6) and the auxiliary cutting edges (7) extending proceeding from a drilling head drilling head tip (8), monotonously and strictly axially up to a radially outer edge, and with an envelope surface (9?) of the auxiliary cutting edges (7) lying completely within an envelope surface (9) of the main cutting edges (6) and contacts the same only at the drilling head tip (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2007
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Inventor: Olaf Koch
  • Publication number: 20080047759
    Abstract: A hard material insert (1) for a drill (2, 2?) includes an axially central reinforcement (3) provided in the insert, and two diametrically opposite, radial arms (4) each having a cross-section tapering radially outwardly, opposite free side (8) and connection side (7), with the free and connection sides (8, 7) of one of the radial arms (4) being arranged alternatively to the free and connection sides of another of the radial arms (4), and a concave recess (6) provided on the connection side (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Inventor: Olaf Koch
  • Publication number: 20070278016
    Abstract: A hard material head (1) for a rotary percussion drill bit (2) having an elongated shaft (15) including at least three cutting edges (4) distributed circumferentially within a circumscribing circle, a bottom surface (6) located opposite the cutting edges (4) and fastened by a material bond to an end (8) of the drill bit shaft (15) of the rotary percussion drill bit (2), concave side surfaces (5) formed circumferentially between adjacent cutting edges (4), and a peripheral pocket (9) opening toward the bottom surface (6) and formed, respectively, in at least two concave side surfaces (5) located opposite one another, and in which a corresponding axial pin (10, 10?) formed on a shaft end (8) is form-locking engageable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2007
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Inventor: Olaf Koch
  • Publication number: 20070251734
    Abstract: A rotary-percussion drill includes a four-start helical shaft (3) having a fourfold rotationally and mirror-symmetrical helix cross-section, with radially projecting convexly formed helical webs (4) extending from a concave groove bottom (5) up to the envelope circle (6) and having an undercut (7) with respect to a web width (S).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventors: Olaf Koch, Josef Starkmann, Guenther Domani
  • Publication number: 20070251733
    Abstract: A hard material bit for a rotary-percussion tool (2) includes at least one cutting edge (3), a bottom surface (6) located opposite the at least one cutting edge (3), and at least one attachment surface (8) and at least one free surface (10) both extending transverse to the bottom surface (6) and forming, respectively, a piecewise extending first chamfer (9a) and second chamfer (9b), with the second chamfer (9b) having a width greater than a width of the first chamfer (9a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2007
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventors: Klaus Hoeggerl, Olaf Koch, Thorsten Assel
  • Publication number: 20060032675
    Abstract: A drill, which is used in a hammer drill for drilling holes in stone, concrete and the like, includes a drilling head (10, 20, 30) formed of a hard material and provided, at its first end (5) with at least one main bit (3) having a tip (4), and at a second end (6) located opposite the first end (5), with a bottom surface (7) for the mounting the drilling head (10; 20; 30) on the drill stem (8), and having a plurality of axially extending through-grooves (11; 21; 31) for removing drillings produced during a drilling process and having a cross-section which increases, at least regionwise, in a direction toward the bottom surface (7) of the drilling head (10; 20; 30).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2005
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Inventors: Olaf Koch, Joachim Woerz, Karl-Heinz Hofmann, Werner Britten
  • Publication number: 20050274551
    Abstract: A drill in particular for a hammer drill for drilling in stone, concrete and the like includes a drilling head (2) formed as a hard material body with radial legs (18,19) and having at least three radially extending cutting bits (5) formed on the radial legs (18,19), and a centering tip (11;21) provided in a center of the hard material body and projecting beyond one of the cutting bits (16,17), with the centering tip (11;21) having concave limiting surfaces (12;22) stretching between the linearly extending auxiliary cutting edges (13;24,24).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2005
    Publication date: December 15, 2005
    Inventors: Rainer Batliner, Olaf Koch, Karl-Heinz Hofmann, Werner Britten