Patents by Inventor Benjamin Frey

Benjamin Frey 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: 11968932
    Abstract: A garden and/or forestry system has a hand-held gardening and/or forestry processing apparatus, and an assistance device, which is formed separately from the gardening and/or forestry processing apparatus and which is designed to support a user in operation of the gardening and/or forestry processing apparatus. The assistance device has a user interface, by which the assistance device is controllable by user inputs. The hand-held gardening and/or forestry processing apparatus has a user-actuable operator control element for user inputs to the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Oliver Gerstenberger, Maximilian Eberhardt, Jan Kurzenberger, Benjamin Frey
  • Publication number: 20240079515
    Abstract: A method for structuring an insulating layer on a semiconductor wafer includes providing a semiconductor wafer with a top, a bottom and includes multiple solar cell stacks, wherein each solar cell stack is a Ge substrate, which forms the bottom of the semiconductor wafer, a Ge subcell and at least two III-V subcells, in the above order, and at least one passage opening, which extends from the top to the bottom of the semiconductor wafer and has a connected side wall, an insulating layer two-dimensionally deposited on the top of the semiconductor wafer, on the side wall of the passage opening and/or on the bottom of the semiconductor wafer, and the deposition of an etch-resistant filling material by means of a printing process on an area of the top which include the passage opening, and into the passage opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: AZUR SPACE Solar Power GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander FREY, Benjamin HAGEDORN
  • Patent number: 11730093
    Abstract: A system assists during execution of a sequence of cuttings in a tree, wherein, during a cutting sequence, a first cut in the tree is followed by a second cut in the tree At least a part of an ideal course of the second cut depends on at least a part of a course of the first cut. An identification device identifies at least the part of the course of the first cut in the tree. A precalculation device precalculates at least the part of the ideal course of the second cut in the tree based on the identified part of the course of the first cut. An output device outputs cutting information for executing the second cut based on the precalculated part of the ideal course of the second cut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Eppinger, Florian Eppinger, Benjamin Frey, Friedrich Hollmeier, Dirk Jaeger, Antonio Kraemer Fernandez, Steffen Kugel, Harald Mang, Bettina Maier, Michael Reinert, Steffen Suepple, Martin Tippelt
  • Publication number: 20210235626
    Abstract: A garden and/or forestry system has a hand-held gardening and/or forestry processing apparatus, and an assistance device, which is formed separately from the gardening and/or forestry processing apparatus and which is designed to support a user in operation of the gardening and/or forestry processing apparatus. The assistance device has a user interface, by which the assistance device is controllable by user inputs. The hand-held gardening and/or forestry processing apparatus has a user-actuable operator control element for user inputs to the user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2018
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Oliver GERSTENBERGER, Maximilian EBERHARDT, Jan KURZENBERGER, Benjamin FREY
  • Publication number: 20210137030
    Abstract: A system assists during execution of a sequence of cuttings in a tree, wherein, during a cutting sequence, a first cut in the tree is followed by a second cut in the tree At least a part of an ideal course of the second cut depends on at least a part of a course of the first cut. An identification device identifies at least the part of the course of the first cut in the tree. A precalculation device precalculates at least the part of the ideal course of the second cut in the tree based on the identified part of the course of the first cut. An output device outputs cutting information for executing the second cut based on the precalculated part of the ideal course of the second cut.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Andreas EPPINGER, Florian EPPINGER, Benjamin FREY, Friedrich HOLLMEIER, Dirk JAEGER, Antonio KRAEMER FERNANDEZ, Steffen KUGEL, Harald MANG, Bettina MAiER, Michael REINERT, Steffen SUEPPLE, Martin TIPPELT
  • Patent number: 10996206
    Abstract: A method obtains a pollution condition of at least one component of a gardening and/or forestry apparatus. The method includes the steps of: obtaining at least one pollution parameter which describes at least one source of pollution prevalent during an operation of the gardening and/or forestry apparatus; obtaining the pollution condition of the component based on the obtained pollution parameter; and outputting and/or transmitting information based on the obtained pollution condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Eppinger, Benjamin Frey, Friedrich Hollmeier, Antonio Kraemer Fernandez, Michael Reinert
  • Patent number: 10905053
    Abstract: A method assists during execution of a sequence of cuttings in a tree, wherein, during a cutting sequence, a first cut in the tree is followed by a second cut in the tree At least a part of an ideal course of the second cut depends on at least a part of a course of the first cut. The method includes the steps of: identifying at least the part of the course of the first cut in the tree; precalculating at least the part of the ideal course of the second cut in the tree based on the identified part of the course of the first cut; and outputting cutting information for executing the second cut based on the precalculated part of the ideal course of the second cut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Eppinger, Florian Eppinger, Benjamin Frey, Friedrich Hollmeier, Dirk Jaeger, Antonio Kraemer Fernandez, Steffen Kugel, Harald Mang, Bettina Maier, Michael Reinert, Steffen Suepple, Martin Tippelt
  • Patent number: 10717206
    Abstract: A power saw system has a power saw with housing; guide bar; and saw chain driven about the guide bar by an electric drive motor. A battery is arranged outside of the housing. A power cable is connected with its first end through an electrical connection to the battery and with the second end to the drive motor to supply the drive motor with power. An elastic securing element is connected by a fastening element to the housing. A connecting device connects by a mechanical connection the securing element to an operator of the power saw. The connecting device has an overload protection separating the mechanical connection between securing element and operator when a maximum pulling force is surpassed. Securing element and power cable form a cable assembly. A pull-out force for separating the electrical connection is smaller than the maximum pulling force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Markus Weinig, Harald Mang, Jonas Lank, Georg Heinzelmann, Martin Failenschmid, Benjamin Frey, Simon Jug
  • Publication number: 20190008099
    Abstract: A method assists during execution of a sequence of cuttings in a tree, wherein, during a cutting sequence, a first cut in the tree is followed by a second cut in the tree At least a part of an ideal course of the second cut depends on at least a part of a course of the first cut. The method includes the steps of: identifying at least the part of the course of the first cut in the tree; precalculating at least the part of the ideal course of the second cut in the tree based on the identified part of the course of the first cut; and outputting cutting information for executing the second cut based on the precalculated part of the ideal course of the second cut.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Andreas EPPINGER, Florian EPPINGER, Benjamin FREY, Friedrich HOLLMEIER, Dirk JAEGER, Antonio KRAEMER FERNANDEZ, Steffen KUGEL, Harald MANG, Bettina MEIER, Michael Reinert, Steffen Suepple, Martin Tippelt
  • Publication number: 20190011270
    Abstract: A method obtains an orientation of at least one section of a felled tree. The method includes the steps of: treating the at least one section of the felled tree; identifying an alignment and/or a position during the treatment; obtaining orientation information related to the orientation of the at least one section of the felled tree based on the identified alignment and/or the identified position; and outputting the obtained orientation information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Benjamin FREY, Dirk JAEGER, Harald MANG, Bettina MEIER, Michael REINERT
  • Publication number: 20190011418
    Abstract: A method obtains a pollution condition of at least one component of a gardening and/or forestry apparatus. The method includes the steps of: obtaining at least one pollution parameter which describes at least one source of pollution prevalent during an operation of the gardening and/or forestry apparatus; obtaining the pollution condition of the component based on the obtained pollution parameter; and outputting and/or transmitting information based on the obtained pollution condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Andreas EPPINGER, Benjamin FREY, Friedrich HOLLMEIER, Antonio KRAEMER FERNANDEZ, Michael REINERT
  • Patent number: 10144146
    Abstract: The invention relates to a work device with a guide rail (4) on which a chain (5) is driven in a circulating manner. The work device has a clamping device (15) for the chain (5). The clamping device (15) has a clamping element (16) which acts on en the guide rail (4) in the direction (19) of the longitudinal central axis (18) of the guide rail (4). The clamping device (15) has a rotatably mounted adjusting element (17) which is connected to the clamping element (16) via a threaded connection (20). A rotation of the adjusting element (17) about its rotational axis (21) causes a movement of the clamping element (16) in the direction (19) of the longitudinal central axis (18) of the guide rail (4). The outer circumference of the adjusting element (17) has a threaded portion (22) with at least one turn (23), said threaded portion being provided for engaging with at least one threaded portion (24) of the clamping element (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Benjamin Frey, Helmut Zimmermann, Klaus-Martin Uhl
  • Patent number: 9855672
    Abstract: A handheld work apparatus has a drive motor which drives a tool of the work apparatus. A lubricating arrangement is provided for the tool. The lubricating arrangement includes a lubricant piece that is solid at 20° C. The work apparatus has a melting chamber into which the lubricant piece projects and which is connected to the tool via at least one lubricant channel. The melting chamber is delimited at least partially by a heat conducting element which is heated during operation of the work apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Helmut Zimmermann, Carel Karrar, Benjamin Frey
  • Publication number: 20170266834
    Abstract: The invention relates to a work device with a guide rail (4) on which a chain (5) is driven in a circulating manner. The work device has a clamping device (15) for the chain (5). The clamping device (15) has a clamping element (16) which acts on en the guide rail (4) in the direction (19) of the longitudinal central axis (18) of the guide rail (4). The clamping device (15) has a rotatably mounted adjusting element (17) which is connected to the clamping element (16) via a threaded connection (20). A rotation of the adjusting element (17) about its rotational axis (21) causes a movement of the clamping element (16) in the direction (19) of the longitudinal central axis (18) of the guide rail (4). The outer circumference of the adjusting element (17) has a threaded portion (22) with at least one turn (23), said threaded portion being provided for engaging with at least one threaded portion (24) of the clamping element (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2015
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Benjamin Frey, Helmut Zimmermann, Klaus-Martin Uhl
  • Publication number: 20160144530
    Abstract: A power saw system has a power saw with housing; guide bar; and saw chain driven about the guide bar by an electric drive motor. A battery is arranged outside of the housing. A power cable is connected with its first end through an electrical connection to the battery and with the second end to the drive motor to supply the drive motor with power. An elastic securing element is connected by a fastening element to the housing. A connecting device connects by a mechanical connection the securing element to an operator of the power saw. The connecting device has an overload protection separating the mechanical connection between securing element and operator when a maximum pulling force is surpassed. Securing element and power cable form a cable assembly. A pull-out force for separating the electrical connection is smaller than the maximum pulling force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Markus Weinig, Harald Mang, Jonas Lank, Georg Heinzelmann, Martin Failenschmid, Benjamin Frey, Simon Jug
  • Publication number: 20160107326
    Abstract: A handheld work apparatus has a drive motor which drives a tool of the work apparatus. A lubricating arrangement is provided for the tool. The lubricating arrangement includes a lubricant piece that is solid at 20° C. The work apparatus has a melting chamber into which the lubricant piece projects and which is connected to the tool via at least one lubricant channel. The melting chamber is delimited at least partially by a heat conducting element which is heated during operation of the work apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Helmut Zimmermann, Carel Karrar, Benjamin Frey