Patents by Inventor Stefan Wagner

Stefan Wagner 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: 10968576
    Abstract: In a self-propelled construction machine (1), in particular road milling machine, recycler, stabilizer or surface miner, comprising a machine frame (4), at least two travelling devices (2), at least one hydraulic drive system (50) for driving at least two travelling devices (2), at least one working device, in particular a milling drum (6), for working the ground pavement (3), it is provided for the following features to be achieved: a detection device (44, 60, 62) is provided which detects fluctuations in the longitudinal speed (vact) of the construction machine (1) during movement of the construction machine (1), wherein a control unit (38) controls the hydraulic drive system (50) as a function of the detected fluctuations in such a fashion that the drive speed (vdrive) for driving the travelling devices (2) specified by means of the hydraulic drive system (50) is continuously adjusted so that the detected fluctuations are reduced or compensated for.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Inventors: Stefan Wagner, Markus Bach, Christian Berning, Axel Mahlberg
  • Publication number: 20210071374
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method for determining a wear state of a chisel, a chisel holder, and/or a chisel holder replacement system equipped with a chisel and chisel holder. For this method to give the user qualitative and quantitative information about the wear, according to one embodiment of this invention, a position of at least one point of the chisel and/or the chisel holder is determined by a contactless measurement method and a corresponding measurement result is compared in a switching unit to a reference value stored in a memory device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Stefan Wagner, Cyrus Barimani, Günter Hähn
  • Patent number: 10941478
    Abstract: An arc wire spraying method includes conveying at least two wires out of respective lance nozzles of a wire conveying device by means of the wire conveying device, applying current to the two wires to form an arc for melting the ends of the two wires, and applying airflow to the arc in the direction transverse to the longitudinal direction of the wire conveying device by means of an airflow applying device so as to spray the melted wire material toward a surface to be sprayed. The airflow applying device rotationally applies the airflow around the longitudinal direction of the wire conveying device. Parameters for spraying are variably adjusted along the rotating direction of the airflow applying device. The airflow is rotationally applied at a varying rotating speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: BMW Brilliance Automotive Ltd.
    Inventors: Franz Schwarz, Stefan Wagner, Jingyuan Du
  • Publication number: 20210016661
    Abstract: A self-propelled construction machine comprises a machine frame, at least three travelling devices, at least one hydraulic drive system for driving at least two travelling devices, wherein the hydraulic drive system comprises at least one controllable hydraulic motor with variable displacement volume and at least one hydraulic pump, at least one working device (e.g. a milling drum), for working the ground pavement. A detection device detects fluctuations in the longitudinal speed of the construction machine during movement thereof, wherein a control unit alters the displacement volume of the at least one controllable hydraulic motor as a function of the detected fluctuations so that the natural frequency of the hydraulic drive system is altered, wherein the control unit adjusts the discharge volume of the pump as a function of the amount of adjustment of the displacement volume in such a fashion that the specified drive speed remains constant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Stefan Wagner, Markus Bach, Axel Mahlberg, Markus Schäfer, Eduard Fitz
  • Patent number: 10858194
    Abstract: An apparatus for forming packs from multiple packaging units includes three transporters, a deflector, and an exchange transporter having no more than one transport segment. A gap exists between the first transporter and the third transporter. Either the exchange transporter or the second transporter is in the gap. Movement of the deflector adjusts a lineal dimension of the gap so as to accommodate insertion of the exchange transporter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: KHS GmbH
    Inventors: Christopher Stuhlmann, Karl-Heinz Klumpe, Stefan Wagner, Jörg Koppers
  • Publication number: 20200310374
    Abstract: A power supply device for the electrical power supply of electrical components from a power source, wherein the power supply device has at least one communication unit by which the power supply device is designed for data communication with an external computer device, wherein the power supply device has connections for supplying the electrical power for the power supply of the electrical components, wherein the power supply device has at least one controllable digital or analog output connection and/or at least one digital or analog input connection as a further connection, wherein in the case of a controllable digital or analog output connection, this can be controlled by the external computer device via the communication unit and in the case of a digital or analog input connection an input value can be read from this input connection via the communication unit by the external computer device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventors: Stefan WAGNER, Philipp NEUGEBAUER
  • Patent number: 10787776
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method for determining a wear state of a chisel, a chisel holder, and/or a chisel holder replacement system equipped with a chisel and chisel holder. For this method to give the user qualitative and quantitative information about the wear, according to one embodiment of this invention, a position of at least one point of the chisel and/or the chisel holder is determined by a contactless measurement method and a corresponding measurement result is compared in a switching unit to a reference value stored in a memory device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Wirtgen GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Wagner, Cyrus Barimani, Günter Hähn
  • Publication number: 20200270823
    Abstract: The invention relates to a paver, in particular a slipform paver, having a machine frame 1 supported by front and rear undercarriages 2 and 3 and a paving device 6 for the paving of material. The invention relates additionally to a method of operating such a paver. The paver is provided with an apron monitoring device 13 configured to generate elevation profile data or elevation profile signals describing the elevation profile of the material deposited in the apron of the paving device 6 in a direction transverse to the working direction X. In addition, the paver has a data or signal processing device 16 receiving the elevation profile data or elevation profile signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Jens Brieskorn, Lothar Schwalbach, Stefan Wagner, Bernd Walterscheid, Gunnar Ramseger, Martin Dahm
  • Publication number: 20200217024
    Abstract: A system is provided for determining a volume of material milled, or a surface area milled, by a construction machine having a milling drum. The volume of material milled is determined as a function of a cross-sectional area of material to be milled in front of the milling drum and a distance traveled by the construction machine while actively milling. The cross-sectional area is determined in part by direct machine observation of one or more profile characteristics of a ground surface in front of the milling drum. The surface area milled is determined as a function of the width of the area to be milled in front of the milling drum and a distance traveled by the construction machine while actively milling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Sven Paulsen, Stefan Wagner, Klaus Vollmann, Lothar Schwalbach, Cyrus Barimani
  • Publication number: 20200140986
    Abstract: An arc wire spraying method includes conveying at least two wires out of respective lance nozzles of a wire conveying device by means of the wire conveying device, applying current to the two wires to form an arc for melting the ends of the two wires, and applying airflow to the arc in the direction transverse to the longitudinal direction of the wire conveying device by means of an airflow applying device so as to spray the melted wire material toward a surface to be sprayed. The airflow applying device rotationally applies the airflow around the longitudinal direction of the wire conveying device. Parameters for spraying are variably adjusted along the rotating direction of the airflow applying device. The airflow is rotationally applied at a varying rotating speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Franz Schwarz, Stefan Wagner, Jingyuan Du
  • Publication number: 20200122930
    Abstract: An apparatus for forming packs from multiple packaging units includes three transporters, a deflector, and an exchange transporter having no more than one transport segment. A gap exists between the first transporter and the third transporter. Either the exchange transporter or the second transporter is in the gap. Movement of the deflector adjusts a lineal dimension of the gap so as to accommodate insertion of the exchange transporter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher STUHLMANN, Karl-Heinz KLUMPE, Stefan WAGNER, Jörg KOPPERS
  • Publication number: 20200064242
    Abstract: A wear prognosis method and a maintenance method for an earth working machine are disclosed, along with an apparatus for performing the method. Provision is made that the current wear state of one or more earth working tools is sensed. The residual wear capacity until the wear limit is reached is then ascertained from the current wear state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Sven Paulsen, Stefan Wagner, Cyrus Barimani
  • Publication number: 20200057444
    Abstract: The invention relates to a self-propelled construction machine and to a method for controlling a self-propelled construction machine. The construction machine according to the invention has a position-determining device 13 for determining the position of a reference point R on the construction machine in a coordinate system (X, Y, Z) independent of the construction machine. The position-determining device has a navigation satellite system receiver 14 for receiving satellite signals from a global navigation satellite system 15 (GNSS) and a computing unit 16 which is configured so that the position of a reference point (R) on the construction machine and the orientation (?) of the construction machine can be determined based on the satellite signals in a coordinate system (X, Y, Z) that is independent of the construction machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Matthias Fritz, Stefan Wagner, Cyrus Barimani
  • Publication number: 20200034793
    Abstract: In a method for determining an area milled by at least one construction machine or at least one mining machine by means of a milling drum (2) by means of working a predetermined area in several milling trajectories by at least one machine (1), determining the length of the milling trajectories along which a milling operation has taken place by evaluating the continuous machine positions, adding up the previously milled partial areas taking into account the length of the milling trajectory and the installed width of the milling drum (2), wherein the partial area currently milled along the milling trajectory is checked, either continuously or subsequently, for overlapping or multiple overlapping with any previously milled partial areas, and any partial areas which overlap are deducted, as overlapping areas, from the added-up previously milled partial areas, the total added-up partial areas milled minus the total overlapping areas established give the milled area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Sven Paulsen, Stefan Wagner, Cyrus Barimani
  • Patent number: 10538393
    Abstract: An apparatus for transporting containers or packs of containers includes an endlessly circulating belt driven by a drive. A mark marks a position on the belt and a sensor detects the mark. A controller receives data from the drive's rotation-angle detector and from the sensor. It then uses this data to either determine an extent to which the belt has elongated or to control the drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: KHS GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Wagner, Andreas Linder, Dominik Thiesing, Thomas Lelie, Josef Düpper, Reinhard Wilzeck
  • Publication number: 20190390417
    Abstract: In a self-propelled construction machine (1), in particular road milling machine, recycler, stabilizer or surface miner, comprising a machine frame (4), at least two travelling devices (2), at least one hydraulic drive system (50) for driving at least two travelling devices (2), at least one working device, in particular a milling drum (6), for working the ground pavement (3), it is provided for the following features to be achieved: a detection device (44, 60, 62) is provided which detects fluctuations in the longitudinal speed (vact) of the construction machine (1) during movement of the construction machine (1), wherein a control unit (38) controls the hydraulic drive system (50) as a function of the detected fluctuations in such a fashion that the drive speed (vdrive) for driving the travelling devices (2) specified by means of the hydraulic drive system (50) is continuously adjusted so that the detected fluctuations are reduced or compensated for.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Stefan Wagner, Markus Bach, Christian Berning, Axel Mahlberg
  • Publication number: 20190360333
    Abstract: The invention relates to an earth working machine and to a method for wear-optimized operation of such an earth working machine. Provision is made in this context that machine parameters with which the earth working machine is operated are adapted, in consideration of material properties of the substrate to be worked, in such a way that favorable wear behavior exists for the earth working tools being used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Cyrus Barimani, Günter Hähn, Stefan Wagner
  • Patent number: 10450094
    Abstract: A wrapping unit that wraps a container pack with a piece of film as it moves along a container-transport path includes a linear transporter having an electromagnetic linear drive. This linear transporter circulates movement elements in a common direction around a closed movement-path. Each of these movement elements has a gripping head arranged thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: KHS GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Lelie, Stefan Wagner
  • Patent number: 10416056
    Abstract: A wear prognosis method and a maintenance method for an earth working machine are disclosed, along with an apparatus for performing the method. Provision is made that the current wear state of one or more earth working tools is sensed. The residual wear capacity until the wear limit is reached is then ascertained from the current wear state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Wirtgen GmbH
    Inventors: Sven Paulsen, Stefan Wagner, Cyrus Barimani
  • Patent number: 10408056
    Abstract: In a drum housing for a working drum of a construction machine or mining machine, said working drum being provided with tools and rotating about a drum axis, with a housing shell which at least partially encloses the circumference of the working drum, and with at least one inspection opening for a monitoring device arranged in the housing shell, wherein said monitoring device inspects the condition of the working drum or the tools thereof, it is provided for the following features to be achieved: a closing mechanism is arranged on the outside of the housing shell, said closing mechanism enabling closure of the at least one inspection opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Wirtgen GmbH
    Inventors: Winfried von Schoenebeck, Joerg Berges, Peter Berghoff, Stefan Wagner