Patents by Inventor Andreas Gartner

Andreas Gartner 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: 9096415
    Abstract: A lifting device for scissor lifts, in particular for raising motor vehicles, which during the starting phase of the lifting movement requires a reduced force for raising. The lifting device for scissor lifts includes at least two scissor arms which cross one another, a linear actuator for raising a scissor arm, a double lever joint which is pivotably mounted on a scissor arm; wherein the double lever joint couples the lifting movement of the linear actuator to at least one scissor arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: MAHA MASCHINENBAU HALDENWANG GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Veronika Bleeker, Andreas Gartner, Thomas Grotzinger
  • Publication number: 20130037765
    Abstract: A lifting device for scissor lifts, in particular for raising motor vehicles, which during the starting phase of the lifting movement requires a reduced force for raising. The lifting device for scissor lifts includes at least two scissor arms which cross one another, a linear actuator for raising a scissor arm, a double lever joint which is pivotably mounted on a scissor arm; wherein the double lever joint couples the lifting movement of the linear actuator to at least one scissor arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: MAHA MASCHINENBAU HALDENWANG GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Veronika Bleeker, Andreas Gartner, Thomas Grotzinger
  • Patent number: 8179128
    Abstract: A wheel suspension for a vehicle which includes a wheel (8) and at least one suspension arm (2) that connects the wheel (8) to the body (7) of the vehicle. The arm (2) is pivotally mounted to the body (7) by an inner part (9) of a bearing (3) such that the arm (2) pivots about an axis (6). An angle measuring device senses rotation of the arm (2) about the pivot axis (6) relative to the body (7) and includes a signal generator (25) and a sensor (18). One of the signal generator (25) and the sensor (18) is attached to an outside of the arm (2) while the other is rigidly attached, via a bracket (15), to the body (7) at a distance from the suspension arm (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Michael Klank, Andreas Gartner
  • Publication number: 20110153157
    Abstract: A wheel suspension for a vehicle comprising a wheel carrier (2), a vehicle wheel (11), which is rotatably supported on the wheel carrier (2), at least one coupling member (3), which pivotally connects the wheel carrier (2) to a body (5) of the vehicle (6), at least first and second joints (7, 8), one of which is installed between the coupling member (3) and the wheel carrier (2) and other of which is installed between the coupling member (3) and the body (5). At least one measuring device is integrated into a first joint (7) and comprises at least one angular sensor (16, 18) by which the deflection (?) of the first joint (7) is, or can be, detected. The measuring device comprises at least one acceleration sensor (23).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Michael Klank, Andreas Gartner
  • Publication number: 20110095569
    Abstract: A suspension device for a springy suspension of a mass body relative to an understructure, for instance suspension of a driver cabin of a truck relative to a vehicle chassis. The suspension device comprises a spring-/damping configuration, located between the mass body and the understructure, for the damping shock and/or vibration and comprising a Watt linkage configuration with two parallel positioned Watt linkages. A length of at least one of the linkage arms, of the Watt linkage, is adjustable by an actuator. The suspension device is low-maintenance, free of play, and is suitable for determining of the levels of freedom of motion, for instance of a driver cabin, as well as for damping or eliminating unwanted movement of the driver cabin. At the same time, roll motions of the driver cabin, with respect to the understructure or the chassis, can be actively prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicant: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Felix Haeusler, Andreas Gartner, Friedhelm Langhorst, Matthias Quaing
  • Publication number: 20100082871
    Abstract: Distributed command and address bus architecture for memory modules and circuit boards is described. In one embodiment, a memory module includes a plurality of connector pins disposed on an edge of a circuit board, the plurality of connector pins comprising first pins coupled to a plurality of data bus lines, second pins coupled to a plurality of command and address bus lines, wherein the second pins are disposed in a first and a second region, wherein a portion of the first pins is disposed between the first and the second regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2008
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Inventors: Michael Bruennert, Peter Gregorius, Georg Braun, Andreas Gartner, Hermann Ruckerbauer, George William Alexander, Johannes Stecker
  • Publication number: 20100066039
    Abstract: An adjustment drive for local adjustment of a chassis component. The drive including a mounting (8), a first wheel (1) having a common first center line (9) and rotational axis, a second wheel (2), which is eccentric to the first wheel (1), has a second center line (13) that is parallel to the first center line (9), a third wheel (3) having a common third center line (10) and rotational axis. The third center line is either parallel to or coincident with the first center line (9). A drive system (16) is coupled to the mounting (8) and rotates at least the first and third wheels (1, 3). The second wheel (2) is eccentric to the third wheel (3) and is supported thereon so as to rotate about the second center line (13), and the first wheel (1) is coupled to the second wheel (2) for transmitting rotational motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Christoph Koch, Andreas Gartner, Marc Wiesenthal, Dylan Robinson
  • Publication number: 20100062621
    Abstract: Horizontal dual in-line memory modules are disclosed. In one embodiment, the memory module includes a circuit board, a plurality of memory chips attached to a top surface of the circuit board, and a plurality of connector contacts disposed under a back surface of the circuit board and extending away from the memory chips, the connector contacts being electrically coupled to the memory chips, the back surface opposite the top surface of the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2008
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Inventors: MICHAEL BRUENNERT, Peter Gregorius, Georg Braun, Andreas Gartner, Hermann Ruckerbauer, George William Alexander, Johannes Stecker
  • Publication number: 20100013173
    Abstract: A wheel suspension for a vehicle which includes a wheel (8) and at least one suspension arm (2) that connects the wheel (8) to the body (7) of the vehicle. The arm (2) is pivotally mounted to the body (7) by an inner part (9) of a bearing (3) such that the arm (2) pivots about an axis (6). An angle measuring device senses rotation of the arm (2) about the pivot axis (6) relative to the body (7) and includes a signal generator (25) and a sensor (18). One of the signal generator (25) and the sensor (18) is attached to an outside of the arm (2) while the other is rigidly attached, via a bracket (15), to the body (7) at a distance from the suspension arm (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2007
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Applicant: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Michael Klank, Andreas Gartner
  • Publication number: 20090158010
    Abstract: A method of operating an integrated circuit involves supplying an instruction portion of a command to the integrated circuit to specify an operation to be performed by the integrated circuit. At least some types of commands also include an attributes portion that provides additional information about the operation to be performed. The attributes portion of the command is supplied to the integrated circuit with a delay relative to the instruction portion of the command. The integrated circuit selectively enables circuitry for processing the attributes portion if the integrated circuit determines from the received instruction portion that the command also includes an attributes portion. The delay between the two portions of the command provides sufficient time for the integrated circuit to enable the attributes processing circuitry, which, in a default state, can be disabled during an active mode of the integrated circuit to save power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: QIMONDA AG
    Inventors: Andreas Gartner, Georg Braun, Maurizio Skerlj, Johannes Stecker
  • Publication number: 20080203694
    Abstract: Vehicle with a vehicle body (7); at least two wheels (3, 4), which are connected to the vehicle body (7) and are movable in relation thereto; a stabilizer (10), which has two legs (11, 12) connected mechanically to one another via a torsion spring (13); two actuators (16, 17), via which the legs (11, 12) are coupled with the wheels (3, 4); and a control means (21), by means of which the coupling characteristic of the actuators (16, 17) can be varied, wherein an additional spring (8, 9) each is led around each of the actuators (16, 17) on the outside, and wherein the legs (11, 12) are additionally connected to the wheels (3, 4) via the additional springs (8, 9).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2006
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventors: Andreas Gartner, Jens Vortmeyer, Bernd Grannemann, Mauro Zanella, Metin Ersoy
  • Publication number: 20080174083
    Abstract: A wheel suspension is provided for a vehicle (7), with a carrier element (5), a wheel carrier (1) arranged at a spaced location from the carrier element (5) and a wheel (14) mounted rotatably on the wheel carrier (1). The wheel carrier (1) is connected to the carrier element (5) via a first guide (3; 17) and a first pivotable connection (10) and the wheel carrier (1) is connected to the carrier element (5) via a second guide (2; 4) and a second pivotable connection (8; 12). A first angle-measuring device (27, 28) is integrated in the first pivotable connection (10) and a second angle-measuring device (44, 45) is integrated in the second pivotable connection (8; 12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2006
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Inventors: Metin Ersoy, Andreas Gartner, Thomas Rosemeier
  • Publication number: 20080097667
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device and method for determining a steering angle of a motor vehicle. The systems make it possible to detect an elastokinematic angle on at least one steering pivoting joint (10) in correlation with a wheel offset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2005
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Peter Brenner, Gerd Reimann, Wolfgang Reinelt, Thoma Achim, Andreas Gartner
  • Publication number: 20080078604
    Abstract: A shifting device for a motor vehicle is provided with a bracket (3), with a selector lever (7) mounted at the bracket (3) pivotably via a joint (12) and with an angle-measuring device having a signal transmitter (13) and two sensors (14, 15). The angle-measuring device is arranged in the joint (12) and is electrically connected to a control means (19) connected to a motor vehicle transmission (21).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2005
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Inventors: Metin Ersoy, Andreas Gartner, Peter Reitz
  • Publication number: 20030051353
    Abstract: A method for separating a shaped body from a substrate, the method comprising forming a scoreline having a width and a depth in a first side of the substrate in a directional path defining the annular shaped body from the substrate, applying a temperature differential to at least one of the annular shaped body and the main body to increase the width and the depth of the scoreline, and applying a physical force to separate the shaped body from the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2002
    Publication date: March 20, 2003
    Inventors: Andreas Gartner, Anthony Pappalardo
  • Publication number: 20030055577
    Abstract: A method to approximate descriptive parameters of an interaction of a coherent light source with an arbitrary wavelength and energy mode with an arbitrary material of known properties, the method comprising providing a data file with characteristics of the coherent light source, providing a data file with characteristics of the material, providing a data file describing a resolution of a subset of the material, and calculating at least one of an energy distribution and a beam projection of the coherent light source specific to the material with a parallel processing technique.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2002
    Publication date: March 20, 2003
    Inventors: Andreas Gartner, Anthony Pappalardo
  • Publication number: 20020170318
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for the rapid sectioning of hollow cylindrical bodies by means of coherent light. The method applies to nonmetallic substances under special consideration of glass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2001
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Inventors: Andreas Gartner, Anthony P. Pappalardo
  • Publication number: 20020108260
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for the separation of round or elliptical bodies from the surrounding material or for annular shaped bodies from the material sorrounding the OD as well as the material confined by the ID. The method applies to non-metallic substances under special consideration of glass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2001
    Publication date: August 15, 2002
    Inventors: Andreas Gartner, Anthony P. Pappalardo
  • Publication number: 20010035447
    Abstract: This invention relates to a group of methods aimed to facilitate the start of a controlled thermal scoring, shearing or separation method applied to brittle materials. More or less all thermal scoring, shearing or separation methods have in common that the specific energy level inherent to this method remains constant over the path. Such energy level sufficient to control the propagation of a crack is insufficient to start the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2001
    Publication date: November 1, 2001
    Inventors: Andreas Gartner, Anthony P. Pappalardo
  • Publication number: 20010035400
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method for sundering semiconductor materials. The interesting optical properties of semiconducting materials such as monocrystalline Silicon, Gallium arsenide (GaAs) and Indium phosphide (InP) and epitaxial materials such as InGaP/GaAs, InP/InGaAs, AlGaAs/GaAs, InAlAs/InGaAs as well as SOS (Silicon on Sapphire) are sufficiently similar to employ a general technique according to this invention with only minor modifications for the individual materials. This invention is using electromagnetic radiation in the far-infrared, a wavelength known to have comparably small extinction coefficients in the particular group of materials. This invention describes a method to couple the effects of weak absorption, temperature dependency of the adsorption and incoherent internal reflection to create sufficient stress in the material to extend an initially surface bound rupture throughout the material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2001
    Publication date: November 1, 2001
    Inventors: Andreas Gartner, Anthony P. Pappalardo