Patents by Inventor Alfons Horn

Alfons Horn 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: 11885881
    Abstract: A sensor system for a construction machine, in particular a road finishing machine, includes a laser scanner and an evaluation unit. The laser scanner can be arranged on the construction machine or the road finishing machine itself and is configured to search a specified angular range for objects and to determine angles of the specified angular range according to distance values describing the distance to the one or several objects together with corresponding intensity values describing an intensity of a reflection resulting at the one or several objects. The evaluation unit is configured to detect an object as a reference together with corresponding angles based on a known pattern including the distance values and the intensity values across the angles. Further, the evaluation unit is configured to determine a distance to the reference and/or an angle with respect to the reference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: MOBA Mobile Automation AG
    Inventor: Alfons Horn
  • Publication number: 20230250595
    Abstract: Leveling system for a construction machine, in particular a road construction machine or a road finishing machine comprising: a layer thickness measurement system, configured to measure a current layer thickness and determine respective actual layer thickness values for a plurality of positions, a processor configured to determine, based on a layer thickness profile including a plurality of set layer thickness values allocated to a plurality of the positions, as well as the actual layer thickness values for the positions, control values per position for height regulation of a tool of the construction machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventor: Alfons HORN
  • Publication number: 20220364338
    Abstract: The invention relates to a measuring system for a construction machine having a carrier including several portions, a measuring system for a construction machine including a calculation unit determining a regression line as well as a controller having two control loops.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Alfons HORN, Bernd FLESSENKÄMPER, Dominik BECHER, Jaroslaw JURASZ, Martin ZARNIKO, Michael FASEL, Torsten SCHÖNBACH, Dominik HORN, Heiko GROH
  • Publication number: 20210247514
    Abstract: A sensor system for a construction machine, in particular a road finishing machine, includes a laser scanner and an evaluation unit. The laser scanner can be arranged on the construction machine or the road finishing machine itself and is configured to search a specified angular range for objects and to determine angles of the specified angular range according to distance values describing the distance to the one or several objects together with corresponding intensity values describing an intensity of a reflection resulting at the one or several objects. The evaluation unit is configured to detect an object as a reference together with corresponding angles based on a known pattern including the distance values and the intensity values across the angles. Further, the evaluation unit is configured to determine a distance to the reference and/or an angle with respect to the reference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventor: Alfons HORN
  • Publication number: 20210181337
    Abstract: Distance measurement system for a vehicle, wherein the distance measurement system includes a measurement unit for non-contact determination of a distance to an object and the measurement unit includes: a sensor unit configured to emit a signal and to receive a signal reflected by the object; an evaluation unit determining a distance between the measurement unit and the object from the signals emitted and received by the sensor unit; and a signal deflection apparatus arranged in the area of the sensor unit with a reflector surface deflecting the signal emitted by the sensor unit in a direction deviating from the propagation direction of the signal, in particular at an essentially right angle to the propagation direction of the signal, in the direction of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas SCHMIDT, Martin Jan GEMMER, Alfons HORN
  • Patent number: 10227738
    Abstract: A road paver includes a screed for applying a material layer to a foundation and a layer thickness detecting device for detecting the thickness of the applied material layer. The layer thickness detecting device includes a first sensor for detecting a first distance from the applied material layer and a second sensor for detecting a second distance from the foundation. The layer thickness detecting device is securely attached to the screed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: MOBA MOBILE AUTOMATION AG
    Inventors: Alfons Horn, Dominik Horn, Thomas Hiltenkamp, Marcus Watermann
  • Publication number: 20180245295
    Abstract: A road paver includes a screed for applying a material layer to a foundation and a layer thickness detecting device for detecting the thickness of the applied material layer. The layer thickness detecting device includes a first sensor for detecting a first distance from the applied material layer and a second sensor for detecting a second distance from the foundation. The layer thickness detecting device is securely attached to the screed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Alfons HORN, Dominik HORN, Thomas HILTENKAMP, Marcus WATERMANN
  • Patent number: 9988773
    Abstract: A road paver includes a screed for applying a material layer to a foundation and a layer thickness detecting device for detecting the thickness of the applied material layer. The layer thickness detecting device includes a first sensor for detecting a first distance from the applied material layer and a second sensor for detecting a second distance from the foundation. The layer thickness detecting device is securely attached to the screed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: MOBA MOBILE AUTOMATION AG
    Inventors: Alfons Horn, Dominik Horn, Thomas Hiltenkamp, Marcus Watermann
  • Publication number: 20170002525
    Abstract: A road paver includes a screed for applying a material layer to a foundation and a layer thickness detecting device for detecting the thickness of the applied material layer. The layer thickness detecting device includes a first sensor for detecting a first distance from the applied material layer and a second sensor for detecting a second distance from the foundation. The layer thickness detecting device is securely attached to the screed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Alfons HORN, Dominik HORN, Thomas HILTENKAMP, Marcus WATERMANN
  • Patent number: 9534349
    Abstract: A road paver includes a screed for applying a material layer to a foundation and a layer thickness detecting device for detecting the thickness of the applied material layer. The layer thickness detecting device includes a first sensor for detecting a first distance from the applied material layer and a second sensor for detecting a second distance from the foundation. The layer thickness detecting device is securely attached to the screed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: MOBA MOBILE AUTOMATION AG
    Inventors: Alfons Horn, Dominik Horn, Thomas Hiltenkamp, Markus Watermann
  • Publication number: 20150267361
    Abstract: A road paver includes a screed for applying a material layer to a foundation and a layer thickness detecting device for detecting the thickness of the applied material layer. The layer thickness detecting device includes a first sensor for detecting a first distance from the applied material layer and a second sensor for detecting a second distance from the foundation. The layer thickness detecting device is securely attached to the screed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Alfons HORN, Dominik HORN, Thomas HILTENKAMP, Markus WATERMANN
  • Patent number: 6027282
    Abstract: A control device for controlling the application of a material which is adapted to be applied to a subgrade by means of a road finisher, said road finisher comprising a tractor and a floating screed, which is attached by means of at least one drawarm to the tractor in such a way that said screed is arranged behind said tractor in the direction in which the road finisher is moving when in operation, a first end of said at least one drawarm being secured to the tractor by means of a vertically adjustable coupling device, and a second end of said at least one drawarm being rigidly secured to the floating screed, said control device comprising a device for detecting the height of a screed edge in relation to a reference height, said screed edge being the rear lower edge of the screed in the direction of movement. The control device further comprises a device for detecting the inclination of said at least one drawarm in relation to a reference plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: MOBA-Mobile Automation GmbH
    Inventor: Alfons Horn