Patents by Inventor Robert Burkard

Robert Burkard 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).

  • OUTDOOR POWER EQUIPMENT WITH SINGLE HANDED CONTROLS
    Publication number: 20240083524
    Abstract: Outdoor power equipment includes a frame including a handle, a prime mover mounted to the frame, a transmission coupling the prime mover to a wheel, and a user interface coupled to the transmission and including a static link rigidly coupled to the handle, a forward link coupled to a forward lever and to the static link, a reverse link coupled to a reverse lever and to the static link, and a joining link coupled between the forward link and the reverse link. The user interface is actuatable between a forward configuration and a reverse configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Briggs & Stratton LLC
    Inventors: Robert Laurin, Derrick Camenga, James Marshall, Joe Ferris, Tom Burkard
  • Conveyor bowl, vibratory conveyor device having the conveyor bowl, and method for producing the conveyor bowl
    Patent number: 11905119
    Abstract: A conveyor bowl for a vibratory conveyor device includes a main body made of stainless steel and manufactured by primary shaping. The main body has an interface section for coupling to a vibration unit, and a conveyor section for conveying conveyed parts. The main body may be designed as a cast part. The main body may be a precision cast part or an investment cast part. The main body may be made of austenite. The interface section and the conveyor section may be formed in one piece or formed integrally with the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jörg Hausecker, Marc Schleicher, Georg Spiess, Norbert Staudigel, Robert Burkard, Klaus Schindler
  • CONVEYOR BOWL, VIBRATORY CONVEYOR DEVICE HAVING THE CONVEYOR BOWL, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE CONVEYOR BOWL
    Publication number: 20220315346
    Abstract: A conveyor bowl for a vibratory conveyor device includes a main body made of stainless steel and manufactured by primary shaping. The main body has an interface section for coupling to a vibration unit, and a conveyor section for conveying conveyed parts. The main body may be designed as a cast part. The main body may be a precision cast part or an investment cast part. The main body may be made of austenite. The interface section and the conveyor section may be formed in one piece or formed integrally with the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jörg Hausecker, Marc Schleicher, Georg Spiess, Norbert Staudigel, Robert Burkard, Klaus Schindler