Patents by Inventor Udo Hauptmann

Udo Hauptmann 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: 7021872
    Abstract: A rock drill (1) for cutting rock comprising an elongated, helical shaft (2), which has, at one end, an insertion part (3) and, at the end opposite, a tool head (4) with cutters (5) made of hard material, wherein the helical shaft (2) is at least partially coated with a colored layer (7a, 7b) and the layer forms a lengthwise running wear indicator marking (8) inside the helical groove (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Udo Hauptmann, Tim Pröls, Thorsten Assel
  • Publication number: 20050274534
    Abstract: A power tool (1) having a striking means (5), by which a percussive tool (2) that can be driven at least partially along an axis (A) struck directly and having a flushing bore (4) extending at least partially longitudinally through a tool shank (3), and having a flushing head (6) having a radially inwardly open transverse bore hole (8) connected in a flow-through fashion with a fluid channel (7). The flushing head (6) has at least one hollow cylindrical sleeve-like guide surface (9), which is fitted for an insertion end (10) of the striking tool (2). The striking means (5) sealed by a seal (11a, 11b) is cup-like. The striking means (5) is moveably guided and made fluid tight by the seal (11a, 11b) to embrace the machine-side part of the insertion end (10) having the machine-side open flushing bore (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2005
    Publication date: December 15, 2005
    Inventors: Stefan Goetzfried, Udo Hauptmann, Konrad Artmann
  • Patent number: 6845827
    Abstract: A drill head for rock drilling comprising cutting edges (1) made of hard material, which is detachably connected axially, over a bearing surface (3), with a drilling shaft (4) with at least one radially projecting driver blade (5a, 5b, 5c) by a bayonet-type connection slot (6a, 6b, 6c), wherein at least one connection slot (6a, 6b, 6c) is present, which forms two axially opposing undercuts (7a, 7b), within which the driver blade (5a, 5b, 5c) has limited axial movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2005
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Martin Richter, Udo Hauptmann, Stefen Götzfried, Werner Kleine
  • Publication number: 20040079554
    Abstract: A cup-shaped drill head with an inner conical surface (2) for force-locking connection with an exterior conical surface (3) of a driving drill shaft (4), which at the leading end changes over into a cup base (5) with a center point (P), whereby in the change over from the cup base (5) to the inner conical surface (2) a lesser curvature (K) is present than at the center point (P).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2003
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Inventors: Udo Hauptmann, Peter Sternberger, Reinhard Schulz, Martin Richter
  • Patent number: 6712163
    Abstract: A rock drilling tool including a tip (3) formed of a hard material and provided at one end of the tool stem and a shank (4) provided at an opposite end of the stem (2) and having a plurality of entrain grooves (5) extending up to a free end surface of the shank (4), with an entire recessed surface (11) of an entrain groove (5) being larger than an entire outer surface (10) of a groove-forming rest web (6), and with a mean rest cross-sectional area (A′), which is measured within an axial section of the drilling tool having a length at least equal to a product of a natural logarithm base and a stem diameter (e×D), deviating from a mean rest cross sectional area (A) along the entire tool length maximum by 20%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Werner Kleine, Hans-Werner Bongers-Ambrosius, Udo Hauptmann, Martin Richter
  • Patent number: 6659205
    Abstract: A rock drill including a drilling rod (2), a cup-shaped drilling head (5) secured to the drilling rod (2) at one of its ends, and connection elements including at least one radially projecting, entraining web (8) associated with the drilling rod (2) and received in at least one axially extending entrain slot (9) which is formed in an entrain surface of the cup-shaped drilling head (5) for securing the drilling head (5) to the drilling rod (2) for joint rotation therewith and for a limited axial displacement relative thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Werner Kleine, Hans-Werner Bongers-Ambrosius, Udo Hauptmann, Martin Richter
  • Patent number: 6588520
    Abstract: A rock drill has at least one hard material insert (2) with at least two cutting edges (3, 7) consisting of hard material and extending radially to the drill axis (A), whereby, in a radial range of 20% to 50% of their drilling radius, at least two cutting edges (3, 7) each have an axial recess (4), and the cutting edges (3, 7) rotating around the drill axis (A) extend with their cutting edges in their entirety without any gaps over the entire drilling radius.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Udo Hauptmann
  • Publication number: 20030116359
    Abstract: A drill head for rock drilling comprising cutting edges (1) made of hard material, which is detachably connected axially, over a bearing surface (3), with a drilling shaft (4) with at least one radially projecting driver blade (5a, 5b, 5c) by a bayonet-type connection slot (6a, 6b, 6c), wherein at least one connection slot (6a, 6b, 6c) is present, which forms two axially opposing undercuts (7a, 7b), within which the driver blade (5a, 5b, 5c) has limited axial movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2002
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Inventors: Martin Richter, Udo Hauptmann, Stefen Gotzfried, Werner Kleine
  • Publication number: 20030103823
    Abstract: A rock drill (1) for cutting rock comprising an elongated, helical shaft (2), which has, at one end, an insertion part (3) and, at the end opposite, a tool head (4) with cutters (5) made of hard material, wherein the helical shaft (2) is at least partially coated with a colored layer (7a, 7b) and the layer forms a lengthwise running wear indicator marking (8) inside the helical groove (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2002
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Inventors: Udo Hauptmann, Tim Prols, Thorsten Assel
  • Patent number: 6557653
    Abstract: A working tool for use with a percussion power tool and including a cushioning elongate stem (3), and a head (4) connected with the stem (3) for joint rotation therewith and for a limited axial displacement relative thereto, with the tool head (4) being adapted, with respect to its resistance associated with its cushioning properties, to characteristics of the percussion piston (5) of the power tool and with the tool stem (3) and the tool head (4) having mutually abutting each other end surfaces (10) which form at least a partially flat contact upon abutting each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Udo Hauptmann, Hanspeter Schad, Martin Richter, Franz Popp, Josef Fünfer, Konrad Artmann, Josef Bauer
  • Patent number: 6543558
    Abstract: A drilling and/or chiseling tool (1) comprises a shaft (2) and a cylindrical insertion end (4) connected with the shaft (2) with at least one elongated recess (5 to 8), open toward the outer surface of and toward the free end of the insertion end (9) and forming a rotationally locking groove. A collar (3) is disposed between the shaft (2) and the insertion end (4) and extends at least partially around the tool (1) and projects at least radially outwardly of the shaft (2) and of the insertion end (4). The cylindrical insertion end (4)has a diameter not less than 18 mm and preferably larger than 22 mm. The at least one recess (5 to 8) has a cross-sectional area, extending perpendicularly to the axis of the tool (1), and expands toward the outer surface and is provided essentially in the form of an arc of a circle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Udo Hauptmann, Martin Richter, Konrad Artmann
  • Patent number: 6499908
    Abstract: A locking system with at least one locking element has a sleeve (2) with an inner groove (3) and an outer groove (4), which lie in a common plane and encircle at least one half of the circumference, the outer groove (4) accommodating a radially pre-stressed spring washer (9) forming an open sector in the circumferential direction between the legs (12) on either side, which are pointedly bent towards the inside and extend through assigned radial openings (5) of the sleeve (2) into the inner groove (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2002
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Udo Hauptmann, Heinz Grünewald
  • Publication number: 20020189865
    Abstract: A rock drill including a drilling rod (2), a cup-shaped drilling head (5) secured to the drilling rod (2) at one of its ends, and connection elements including at least one radially projecting, entraining web (8) associated with the drilling rod (2) and received in at least one axially extending entrain slot (9) which is formed in an entrain surface of the cup-shaped drilling head (5) for securing the drilling head (5) to the drilling rod (2) for joint rotation therewith and for a limited axial displacement relative thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2002
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Inventors: Werner Kleine, Hans-Werner Bongers-Ambrosius, Udo Hauptmann, Martin Richter
  • Patent number: 6450272
    Abstract: A drill including a body having mortises (7), and a solid hard metal head (4) having a plurality of bits (3) and secured to the drill body over the end surface (5) of the head (4) and additionally secured to the drill body over portions of side surfaces (6) of the bits, which are located in a radially outer region of the head (4), with the side surfaces (6) extending into mortises and including first surfaces, which are associated with at least some of the bits (3) and are subjected to pressure acting in a rotational direction of the drill during operation of the drill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Udo Hauptmann, Josef Starkmann, Karl-Heinz Hofmann, Tim Pröls
  • Publication number: 20020121391
    Abstract: A rock drilling tool including a tip (3) formed of a hard material and provided at one end of the tool stem and a shank (4) provided at an opposite end of the stem (2) and having a plurality of entrain grooves (5) extending up to a free end surface of the shank (4), with an entire recessed surface (11) of an entrain groove (5) being larger than an entire outer surface (10) of a groove-forming rest web (6), and with a mean rest cross-sectional area (A′), which is measured within an axial section of the drilling tool having a length at least equal to a product of a natural logarithm base and a stem diameter (e×D), deviating from a mean rest cross sectional area (A) along the entire tool length maximum by 20%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2002
    Publication date: September 5, 2002
    Inventors: Werner Kleine, Hans-Werner Bongers-Ambrosius, Udo Hauptmann, Martin Richter
  • Publication number: 20020027024
    Abstract: A rock drill has at least one hard material insert (2) with at least two cutting edges (3, 7) consisting of hard material and extending radially to the drill axis (A), whereby, in a radial range of 20% to 50% of their drilling radius, at least two cutting edges (3, 7) each have an axial recess (4), and the cutting edges (3, 7) rotating around the drill axis (A) extend with their cutting edges in their entirety without any gaps over the entire drilling radius.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2001
    Publication date: March 7, 2002
    Inventor: Udo Hauptmann
  • Publication number: 20020020566
    Abstract: A working tool for use with a percussion power tool and including a cushioning elongate stem (3), and a head (4) connected with the stem (3) for joint rotation therewith and for a limited axial displacement relative thereto, with the tool head (4) being adapted, with respect to its resistance associated with its cushioning properties, to characteristics of the percussion piston (5) of the power tool and with the tool stem (3) and the tool head (4) having mutually abutting each other end surfaces (10) which form at least a partially flat contact upon abutting each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2001
    Publication date: February 21, 2002
    Inventors: Udo Hauptmann, Hanspeter Schad, Martin Richter, Franz Popp, Josef Funfer, Konrad Artmann, Josef Bauer
  • Publication number: 20020006310
    Abstract: A locking system with at least one locking element has a sleeve (2) with an inner groove (3) and an outer groove (4), which lie in a common plane and encircle at least one half of the circumference, the outer groove (4) accommodating a radially pre-stressed spring washer (9) forming an open sector in the circumferential direction between the legs (12) on either side, which are pointedly bent towards the inside and extend through assigned radial openings (5) of the sleeve (2) into the inner groove (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2001
    Publication date: January 17, 2002
    Inventors: Udo Hauptmann, Heinz Grunewald
  • Patent number: 6283232
    Abstract: A rock drill including a drill stem (2), major cutting edges (5, 6) extending substantially over a diameter of the drill stem (2) and projecting beyond the end face (3) of the drill stem, and at least one minor cutting edge (9, 10) extending substantially in a radial direction and provided on at least one elongate cutting body (7, 8) which projects beyond the end face (3), with the minor cutting edge (9, 10) being located, at a contemplated rotational direction (R) of the drill (1) about the drill axis (A), in front of a corresponding major cutting edge (5, 6) adjacent to a main discharge groove (13) for drilling dust, and with the elongate cutting body (7, 8) having a cutting surface (11) tapering from the minor cutting edge (9) toward the end face (3) of the drill stem (2) and having at least one inclination surface (12) adjacent to the circumference of the drill stem (2) and inclined toward the circumference of the drill stem and with respect to a radial extension of the minor cutting edge (9), in a direct
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rainer Batliner, Steven Moseley, Edwin Schweizer, Udo Hauptmann
  • Publication number: 20010013430
    Abstract: A solid hard metal head for a drill, including two main cutting edges (2) arranged substantially diametrially opposite each other, and two auxiliary cutting edges (3) likewise arranged substantially diametrically opposite each other, with associated main cutting edge (2) and auxiliary cutting edge (3) form an acute angle (&agr;) there between, and with the auxiliary cutting edges (3) being arranged, with respect to the rotational direction (&ohgr;) of the drill, in front of the respective, associated therewith, main cutting edge (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2001
    Publication date: August 16, 2001
    Inventors: Udo Hauptmann, Tim Prols