Patents Assigned to Tracto-Technik GmbH
  • Method for determining wear on a linkage of a ground drilling device
    Patent number: 11566512
    Abstract: A method for determining the wear on a linkage of a ground drilling device includes detecting a bending load of the linkage. The bending load is used to carry out a service life calculation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: TRACTO-TECHNIK GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Sebastian Fischer
  • Ground drilling device, transfer device of a ground drilling device, control of a transfer device of a ground drilling device and method for control of a ground drilling device
    Patent number: 11401755
    Abstract: A ground drilling device having a drilling carriage, which defines a drill string axis, a rod magazine for a plurality of different rod sections and a transfer device for the transfer of a rod section between the rod magazine and the drill string axis, wherein the rod magazine is adapted for a horizontal arrangement of the rod sections in adjacent compartments for access by means of the transfer device from above, wherein a control unit of the transfer device is designed to select a particular rod section in the rod magazine depending on at least one borehole parameter and/or at least one rod section parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: TRACTO-TECHNIK GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Sebastian Fischer, Niklas Berens
  • Ground drilling device, system comprising the ground drilling device, method for producing a ground drilling device, and use of a ground drilling device
    Patent number: 11391092
    Abstract: A ground drilling device with a drivetrain for rotating a drill string, wherein at least one section of the drivetrain is configured to form a channel between a force transmission element of the drivetrain and the drill string, wherein the channel projects through the force transmission element and the force transmission element may be driven radially in the drivetrain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: TRACTO-TECHNIK GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Lucas Jostes, Stefan Hermes
  • Ground drilling device for cable-guided drilling, method for cable-guided ground drilling , and use during cable-guided drilling
    Patent number: 11359443
    Abstract: A ground drilling device for cable-guided drilling comprising a drive for connecting and/or moving rod sections of a drill string along a drill string axis, wherein a cable reserve for receiving a cable with a length of at least two rod sections is provided and a contact device for electrical contacting of one end of the cable of the cable reserve is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: TRACTO-TECHNIK GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Volker Boike, Stefan Hermes, Dieter Wurm
  • Self-propelled drilling head
    Patent number: 11346155
    Abstract: A self-propelled drilling head for drilling in soil by means of a multi-stage method comprises the drilling head having a housing and a drilling head tip arranged in the housing, and a spacer provided on the drilling head tip, by means of which the drilling head tip is in contact with the housing in order to change the multi-stage method to a method with a reduced number of stages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: TRACTO-TECHNIK GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Meinolf Rameil
  • Ground drilling device and use of a ground drilling device
    Patent number: 11293237
    Abstract: A ground drilling device has a drilling carriage which defines a drill string axis, a drill rod magazine for a plurality of rod sections, and a transfer device for the transfer of a rod section between the drill rod magazine and a position of the rod section in the direction of the drill string axis. The ground drilling device also has a guide on a top of the drill rod magazine that is configured to guide movement of the transfer device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: TRACTO-TECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Lucas Jostes, Stefan Hermes, Dieter Wurm, Sebastian Fischer, Lars Rosenthal, Markus Hamers, Thomas Himmelreich, Christian Loher
  • Ground drilling device, method for making a ground drilling device, method for maintaining a ground drilling device, and use of a ground drilling device
    Patent number: 11280134
    Abstract: A ground drilling device comprising a housing, a lengthwise movable drilling head tip arranged in the housing, and a bearing for supporting the drilling head tip in the housing during its lengthwise movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: TRACTO-TECHNIK GmbH & Co. KG.
    Inventor: Franz-Josef Puttmann
  • Device for the positioning of an electronic unit on a ground drilling device
    Patent number: 11274545
    Abstract: A device for the positioning of an electronic unit on a front-end section of a drill string of a ground drilling device includes a seat and a bearing surface. The electronic unit is designed to determine at least one of location, height, position and direction. The seat is configured for mounting or placement of the electronic unit onto the device. The bearing surface is adapted to be mounted to, or placed on, the outer contour of the front-end section to provide a predetermined positioning or reference between the seat and the front-end section of the drill string.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: TRACTO-TECHNIK GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Tobias Klein
  • Ground drilling device, method for the production and use thereof
    Patent number: 11268324
    Abstract: A ground drilling device with a percussion piston for drilling into the soil, comprising at least one housing section for the percussion piston, wherein an insert is arranged in the housing between the drilling head tip and the percussion piston such that the insert transmits at least a portion of the energy of the percussion piston to the housing, and the insert is held in the housing by means of a shrinking adhesion connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: TRACTO-TECHNIK GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Franz-Josef Puttmann
  • Drill head for earth boring, drilling device for earth boring having the drill head, method to detect objects while earth boring, and use of direct digital synthesizer as a signal in detecting an obstacle in earth boring
    Patent number: 11242745
    Abstract: A drill head for earth boring, in particular for a horizontal drilling device, includes a housing, a transmitter for generating a radio signal, an antenna and a receiver for receiving a reflected radio signal, wherein the transmitter which is adapted to generate the radio signal includes a direct digital synthesizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignees: TRACTO-TECHNIK GmbH & Co. KG, IDS GeoRadar s.r.l., Florence Engineering s.r.l., OSYS Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: Manfred Schauerte, Devis Dei, Guido Manacorda
  • Drill string section for drilling in the ground, ground drilling device, and use of a drill string section
    Patent number: 11203905
    Abstract: A drill string section of a drill string for drilling in the ground having arranged on the outside of the drill string section at least one marking by means of which abrasion can be recognized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: TRACTO-TECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Wolfgang Schmidt
  • Ground drilling device and use of a ground drilling device
    Patent number: 11199059
    Abstract: A Ground drilling device having a drilling carriage and a sled movable back and forth on the drilling carriage, wherein at least one gear is present for the drive of the sled, whose rotary movement is transformed into a linear movement by means of a rack, wherein a force relieving pathway is provided to relieve the gear of a radially introduced force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: TRACTO-TECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Lucas Jostes, Stefan Hermes
  • Ground drilling device and method for drilling in soil
    Patent number: 11187046
    Abstract: A ground drilling device for drilling in soil by means of a drill string, wherein the ground drilling device comprises a drilling carriage and a sled movable in translation on the drilling carriage, and on the sled there is arranged a holder a) for the screwed connection of a rod section to the drill string, or b) for the screwed detachment of a rod section from the drill string, wherein the holder can move in translation relative to the sled in order to compensate for a change in the position of the holder caused by the screwing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: TRACTO-TECHNIK GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Rene Schrinner, Stefan Hermes
  • Device for clamping an element, carriage for a ground drilling device, ground drilling device, method for clamping an element and method for the manufacture of a device for clamping an element
    Patent number: 11174687
    Abstract: A device for clamping an element includes a pressure chamber having a flexible wall section with an elastic jacket and a rigid wall section that acts as a counter-bearing. The jacket is provided with a contact surface to connect with the element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: TRACTO-TECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Philipp Schumacher
  • Ground drilling device, system comprising a ground drilling device, method for earth drilling and use of a ground drilling device
    Patent number: 11156040
    Abstract: A ground drilling device having a drilling carriage, which defines a drill string axis, a first drill rod magazine for a plurality of rod sections and a transfer device for the transfer of a rod section between the first drill rod magazine and a position of the rod section along the drill string axis, wherein at least a first connection element is arranged at the first rod magazine and/or at the drilling carriage for the connecting of the first rod magazine to a second rod magazine such that the second rod magazine is arranged next to the first rod magazine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: TRACTO-TECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Lucas Jostes, Stefan Hermes, Dieter Wurm, Sebastian Fischer, Andreas Joachim Hanses, Lars Rosenthal, Markus Hamers, Thomas Himmelreich, Manuel Pohl
  • Locating a drill head of a ground drilling device
    Patent number: 11092001
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for locating a drill head of a ground drilling device, comprising a wireless probe, the probe being arranged on or in a flying object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: TRACTO-TECHNIK GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Sebastian Fischer
  • Method and device for detecting a tensile force exerted while pulling a pipe or line during installation
    Patent number: 10982489
    Abstract: A method for capturing a tensile force exerted during the pulling of a pipe or line during installation, includes capturing a strain on the pipe or line via one or more sensors arranged on the pipe or line. Multiple strain sensors may be arranged such that they are offset at various angles across the circumference of the element being installed. One or more sensors may be mounted to a towing head for pulling the pipe or the line during installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: TRACTO-TECHNIK GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Holger Hesse
  • System and method for providing drilling fluid for earth drilling
    Patent number: 10871044
    Abstract: It is described how to provide a drilling fluid for earth drilling, wherein the drilling fluid comprises a liquid and at least one mineral. A recycling device preconditions supplied drilling fluid. At least one drilling fluid analyzer is provided for determining the state of drilling fluid that comes out of the borehole. There is also a mixing device for mixing drilling fluid reconditioned by the recycling device with liquid and/or mineral, wherein the mixing device is coupled to the drilling fluid analyzer in order to perform mixing according to the state of the drilling fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: TRACTO-TECHNIK GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Sebastian Fischer
  • Percussion drilling device
    Patent number: 10828763
    Abstract: A percussion drilling device for drilling in earth includes at least one housing section for a main piston, and a ring insert arranged in the housing section in front of the main piston so that the ring insert transmits at least part of the energy of the main piston onto the housing. The ring insert is attached to the housing by a shrink-fit connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: TRACTO-TECHNIK GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Franz-Josef Püttmann, Sadri Samadraxha
  • Remote control
    Patent number: D967038
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: TRACTO-TECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Wolfgang Schmidt