Patents Assigned to DOKA GmbH
  • Patent number: 11946265
    Abstract: The invention relates to a formwork frame for a formwork element of a ceiling formwork, comprising: a first cross-support; a second cross-support; a connecting piece which is longer in comparison to the first and second cross-support, which is arranged substantially perpendicular to the first and second cross-support, and which connects the first cross-support to the second cross-support; a first lateral recess on the one longitudinal side of the formwork frame; and a second lateral recess on the other longitudinal side of the formwork frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: DOKA GMBH
    Inventors: Christoph Baron, Philipp Schagerl
  • Patent number: 11725404
    Abstract: A formwork panel including: a formwork panel member having a front side for delimiting a space to be filled with concrete, a back side opposite the front side and a through-opening extending from the front side to the back side for allowing passage of a tie rod therethrough, the through-opening having a first cross-sectional area; an adjustment member extending across the through-opening of the formwork panel member, the adjustment member having a through-hole with a second cross-sectional area smaller than the first cross-sectional area of the through-opening of the formwork panel member, the through-hole being moveable relative to the front side of the formwork panel member; the adjustment member having a disc element with the through-hole formed therein, wherein the disc element covers the through-opening of the formwork panel member except for the through-hole of the disc element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: DOKA GMBH
    Inventor: Michael Fitzthum
  • Patent number: 11680406
    Abstract: An anchor for arrangement in a building element, in particular in a wall, in a ceiling or in a precast concrete part. The anchor includes an anchoring element for anchoring in a receiving opening of the building element comprising an undercut, a connecting element for connection to a supporting element, in particular to a platform for formwork, or to a support arm for a protective shield, or to a lifting element for lifting the building element. In some aspects, the anchoring element is movable between an anchoring position for anchoring in the receiving opening and a release position for removal from the building element. The anchor may additionally include a securing element which blocks the movement of the anchoring element between the anchoring position and the release position in a first position and releases the anchoring element in a second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: DOKA GMBH
    Inventor: Michael Fitzthum
  • Patent number: 11591811
    Abstract: A formwork and method for casting a concrete structure comprising: a first form element for delimiting a cavity to receive concrete, the first form element having an upper end and a lower end, a first tilt sensor for measuring an actual tilt of the first form element, the first tilt sensor further comprising a first sensor element for measuring the inclination of a lower region of the first longitudinal element and a second sensor element for measuring the inclination of an upper region of the first longitudinal element, and determining a deviation between the inclination of the lower region of the first longitudinal element and the upper region of the first longitudinal element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: DOKA GMBH
    Inventors: Peter Amon, Hermann Stift, Simon Vogl, Friedrich Steininger
  • Patent number: 11319714
    Abstract: Formwork support comprising an outer support part and a telescopic inner support part, wherein the inner support part comprises a twist-proof portion and the outer support part comprises a twist-proof region with a first inner contour, wherein during telescoping of the inner support part, the twist-proof region of the outer support part cooperates with the twist-proof portion of the inner support part in such a manner that a twisting of the inner support part about its longitudinal axis with respect to the outer support part is blocked, wherein the outer support part comprises a guide region with a second inner contour which differs from the first inner contour for guiding the inner support part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: DOKA GMBH
    Inventors: Anton Plank, Gerald Burgstaller, Erich Spreitzer
  • Patent number: 11199013
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a formwork panel comprising: a formwork panel member having a front side for delimiting a space to be filled with concrete, a back side opposite the front side and a through-opening extending from the front side to the back side for allowing passage of a tie rod therethrough, the through-opening having a first cross-sectional area; an adjustment member extending across the through-opening of the formwork panel member, the adjustment member having a through-hole with a second cross-sectional area smaller than the first cross-sectional area of the through-opening of the formwork panel member, the through-hole being moveable relative to the front side of the formwork panel member. Furthermore, the disclosure relates to a formwork system and a method using such formwork panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: DOKA GMBH
    Inventor: Michael Fitzthum
  • Patent number: 11149434
    Abstract: The invention relates to a ceiling formwork and a method for producing a ceiling element, comprising the following steps: arranging two ceiling supports on a floor, connecting a first end region of a ceiling formwork frame to the two ceiling supports such that the ceiling formwork frame is arranged in an intermediate position inclined downward from the first end region in the direction of a second end region, connecting a lost ceiling plate to the ceiling formwork frame arranged in the intermediate position, pivoting the second end region of the ceiling formwork frame up, together with the lost ceiling plate, supporting the second end region of the ceiling formwork frame that has been pivoted up by at least one additional ceiling support and casting the ceiling element, together with the lost ceiling plate, on the ceiling formwork frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: DOKA GMBH
    Inventor: Christoph Baron
  • Patent number: 11053699
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a climbing shoe for a climbing safety screen, comprising: a support member for engaging a climbing rail of the climbing safety screen; a fork member with a first flange and a second flange; an outer member pivotally connected to the first flange and second flange about a transverse axis; an inner member mounted to the outer member and pivotable about a longitudinal axis with respect to the outer member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: DOKA GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Puchner, Stefan Daubner
  • Patent number: 10988949
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a safety screen comprising: a plurality of screen members vertically arranged above one another; two longitudinal carriers pivotally connected to the screen members, wherein in a first operating position, the longitudinal carriers extend vertically and the screen members extend horizontally, and wherein in a second operating position, the longitudinal carriers are inclined sideward from vertical and the screen members extend horizontally, offset from one another horizontally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: DOKA GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Puchner, Stefan Daubner
  • Patent number: 10914088
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a telescopic support prop, which has a leg with a lower leg part and an upper leg part. The upper leg part has a plurality of vertically spaced through holes. A locking pin is releasably connected to one of the vertically spaced through holes of the upper leg part. A cap is connected to the locking pin, the cap having a fastening sleeve put over an end of the locking pin, the cap further having a spring for bearing against the exterior of the lower leg part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: DOKA GMBH
    Inventor: Thomas Hochgatterer
  • Patent number: 10794070
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a formwork anchor receptacle for arrangement on a bearing element of a formwork element, having a receptacle element, which has a receptacle opening for insertion of an anchor rod and a ball section for mounting on the mounting element of the formwork element, and having a retaining apparatus for retaining the receptacle element on the bearing element of the formwork element, wherein the retaining apparatus has a spacer element for contacting the bearing element of the formwork element, wherein the spacer element has an mounting opening for mounting on the receptacle element and a formwork device having such a formwork anchor receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: DOKA GMBH
    Inventor: Myriam Schmelzer
  • Patent number: 10711470
    Abstract: A climbing formwork and a method for erection of a concrete structure by successively casting a plurality of casting segments, the climbing formwork comprising a first form element for delimiting a cavity to receive concrete for forming an uppermost casting segment, the first form element having upper and lower ends, a support structure to support the first form element, a tilt sensor for measuring a tilt of the first form element, a measuring unit for measuring a horizontal distance between the lower end of the outer surface of the first form element and the upper end of the outer surface of the previous casting segment, a processing unit communicating with the tilt sensor and the measuring unit for calculating a target tilt of the first form element, the processing unit further for determining a deviation between the actual tilt and the target tilt of the first form element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: DOKA GMBH
    Inventors: Simon Vogl, Peter Amon, Friedrich Steininger
  • Patent number: 10704279
    Abstract: A support post for releasable fixation between a first and a second floor, comprising: a first and a second elongate member telescopically connected to one another, first floor and second floor engaging members positioned at the ends of the first and second elongate members, a displacement unit for displacing the first floor engaging member, a spring biasing the first floor engaging member in a direction away from the first elongate member, the first floor engaging member being moveable in towards the upper end of the first elongate member against the force of the spring, a first inspection window in the first elongate member, a second inspection window adjacent to the first inspection window, an indicator having a first marking arranged at the second inspection window in a relaxed state of the spring, and having a second marking arranged at the second inspection window in a loaded state of the spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: DOKA GMBH
    Inventors: Eberhard Hohmann, Dietmar Wagner
  • Patent number: 10487521
    Abstract: A formwork support system comprising: a first pair of support props, a second pair of support props, a longitudinal beam with opposite ends attached to the first pair of support props, a longitudinal support with opposite ends attached to the second pair of support props, a cantilever beam extending transversely to the longitudinal beam and the longitudinal support, respectively, the cantilever beam being supported on an upper side of the longitudinal support, the cantilever beam having a first end secured to the longitudinal beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: DOKA GMBH
    Inventors: Christoph Baron, Philipp Schagerl
  • Patent number: 10407925
    Abstract: A method of installing a formwork support system, comprising the steps of: a. arranging a first pair of support props having head members in an upright position, b. connecting opposite ends of a first longitudinal beam to the head members of the first pair of support props, c. arranging a second longitudinal beam in an interim mounting position by releasably connecting a first end of the second longitudinal beam to the first longitudinal beam, the second longitudinal beam freely projecting downwardly from the first end towards the second end, a stop element at the first end of the second longitudinal beam bearing against the first longitudinal beam, a hook element of the second longitudinal beam, in the interim mounting position, engaging a slot of the first longitudinal beam, d. arranging the second longitudinal beam in a horizontal support position by lifting the second end of the second longitudinal beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: DOKA GMBH
    Inventors: Christoph Baron, Alexander Augustin
  • Patent number: 10392818
    Abstract: A method for erecting a concrete structure by successively casting at least a first casting segment with a first floor slab, a second casting segment with a second floor slab and a third casting segment with a third floor slab includes providing a support column carrying a frame for suspending a formwork therefrom, the support column having a jack for transferring the support column from a retracted position to an extended position and vice versa, supporting the support column, by means of a first support bracket, arranging a second support bracket, at a vertical position between the second and third floor slab, on the support column, activating the jack for transferring the support column from the retracted position to the extended position, supporting the support column, by means of the second support bracket, and activating the jack for transferring the support column from the extended position to the retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: DOKA GMBH
    Inventor: Stefan Gruebler
  • Patent number: 10190328
    Abstract: A construction support having an outer tube extending in a longitudinal direction, and an inner tube arranged therein, extending in the longitudinal direction, adjustable in relation to the outer tube in the longitudinal direction and having an outer thread. The outer tube is an uneven rolled tube and provided with at least one guide groove during roll-production. The guide groove extends in the longitudinal direction and is open in the radially inward direction. The inner tube is a round tube and has at least one guide element protruding radially outwards that engages in the radially inwardly open guide groove such that the inner tube is interlockingly anti-rotationally arranged in the circumferential direction in the outer tube. An adjustment nut is arranged in a longitudinal end region of the outer tube in a captive manner such that it is rotatable in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Doka GmbH
    Inventor: Werner Handvest
  • Patent number: 10077564
    Abstract: A method for erecting a concrete structure by successively casting at least a first casting segment with a first floor slab, a second casting segment with a second floor slab and a third casting segment with a third floor slab includes providing a support column carrying a frame for suspending a formwork therefrom, the support column having a jack for transferring the support column from a retracted position to an extended position and vice versa, supporting the support column, by means of a first support bracket, arranging a second support bracket, at a vertical position between the second and third floor slab, on the support column, activating the jack for transferring the support column from the retracted position to the extended position, supporting the support column, by means of the second support bracket, and activating the jack for transferring the support column from the extended position to the retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: DOKA GMBH
    Inventor: Stefan Gruebler
  • Patent number: 10053875
    Abstract: A formwork support system comprising: four support props, each having a leg and a head member mounted on an upper end of the leg, each head member having a support plate with an upper side for supporting a formwork thereon, two longitudinal beams with ends attached to the head members of the support props, respectively, a transverse beam extending transversely to the longitudinal beams, wherein at least one of the head members has at least one recess formed in the support plate, an edge portion of one of the ends of one of the longitudinal beams being arranged in the recess and wherein the edge portion of the longitudinal beam snugly fits into the recess of the support plate of the head member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: DOKA GMBH
    Inventors: Christoph Baron, Alexander Augustin
  • Publication number: 20180223551
    Abstract: A construction support having an outer tube extending in a longitudinal direction, and an inner tube arranged therein, extending in the longitudinal direction, adjustable in relation to the outer tube in the longitudinal direction and having an outer thread. The outer tube is an uneven rolled tube and provided with at least one guide groove during roll-production. The guide groove extends in the longitudinal direction and is open in the radially inward direction. The inner tube is a round tube and has at least one guide element protruding radially outwards that engages in the radially inwardly open guide groove such that the inner tube is interlockingly anti-rotationally arranged in the circumferential direction in the outer tube. An adjustment nut is arranged in a longitudinal end region of the outer tube in a captive manner such that it is rotatable in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: DOKA GmbH
    Inventor: Werner HANDVEST