Patents by Inventor Alexander Pik

Alexander Pik 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: 11378107
    Abstract: A piston and cylinder unit (1) of a working machine, for example a wheel loader, excavator, tipper, crane or stacker or a lifting platform serves to steer, support, extend, pivot, lift or other movements of the working machine or of a tool or a different part of the working machine. The piston and cylinder unit (1) includes a cylinder (2), a piston (7) being arranged in the cylinder (2) to be axially movable and a piston position detection unit (28) detecting the axial position of the piston (7) in the cylinder (2) by high frequency technology. The piston position detection unit (28) includes a housing (3) and an electronic unit being arranged in the housing is arranged in a mounting bore (27) extending radially in the cylinder (2). The piston position detection unit (28) is arranged in the mounting bore (27) such that the interior (3) of the cylinder (2) is sealed from the surroundings of the piston and cylinder unit (1) by the housing (29).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Precision Nanosensors, Inc.
    Inventors: Karl-Wilhelm Herwig, Alexander Pik
  • Publication number: 20220057477
    Abstract: A piston and cylinder unit (1) of a working machine, for example a wheel loader, excavator, tipper, crane or stacker or a lifting platform serves to steer, support, extend, pivot, lift or other movements of the working machine or of a tool or a different part of the working machine. The piston and cylinder unit (1) includes a cylinder (2), a piston (7) being arranged in the cylinder (2) to be axially movable along a longitudinal center axis (54) and a piston position detection unit (28). The cylinder (2) includes a mounting bore (27) extending radially in the cylinder (2). The piston position detection unit (28) is arranged in the mounting bore (27) and detects the axial position of the piston (7) in the cylinder (2) by high frequency technology. The piston position detection unit (28) includes an antenna (46) for sending and receiving high frequency signals. A collimator (57) is arranged in the beam path of the antenna (26).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Karl-Wilhelm Herwig, Alexander Pik, Günter Leicht
  • Publication number: 20210048046
    Abstract: A piston and cylinder unit (1) of a working machine, for example a wheel loader, excavator, tipper, crane or stacker or a lifting platform serves to steer, support, extend, pivot, lift or other movements of the working machine or of a tool or a different part of the working machine. The piston and cylinder unit (1) includes a cylinder (2), a piston (7) being arranged in the cylinder (2) to be axially movable and a piston position detection unit (28) detecting the axial position of the piston (7) in the cylinder (2) by high frequency technology. The piston position detection unit (28) includes a housing (3) and an electronic unit being arranged in the housing is arranged in a mounting bore (27) extending radially in the cylinder (2). The piston position detection unit (28) is arranged in the mounting bore (27) such that the interior (3) of the cylinder (2) is sealed from the surroundings of the piston and cylinder unit (1) by the housing (29).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Karl-Wilhelm Herwig, Alexander Pik