Patents by Inventor Bernhard Eichwalder

Bernhard Eichwalder 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: 9957676
    Abstract: A roadway joint device for providing a drivable joint section between a road and an adjoining structure, particularly a bridge structure, includes at least one joint element placed on a sliding surface adjacent to the bridge structure. A longitudinal axis of the joint element is arranged substantially parallel to a plane of the roadway and a bridge end section of the bridge structure. Joint gaps with a specified gap width are arranged between the joint element and the adjoining bridge end section and/or an adjoining retaining device arranged at a distance to the bridge end section. The joint element is attached to at least one rod, the rod being arranged substantially in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the bridge structure, anchored at one rod end in the bridge structure and another rod end thereof in the retaining device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT WIEN
    Inventors: Johann Kollegger, Bernhard Eichwalder
  • Publication number: 20160108587
    Abstract: A roadway joint device for providing a drivable joint section between a road and an adjoining structure, particularly a bridge structure. includes at least one joint element placed on a sliding surface adjacent to the bridge structure. A longitudinal axis of the at least one joint element is arranged substantially parallel to a plane of the roadway and a bridge end section of the bridge structure. Between the at least one joint element and the adjoining bridge end section and/or an adjoining retaining device arranged at a distance to the bridge end section, respective joint gaps with a specified gap width are arranged. The at least one joint element is attached to at least one rod, the rod being arranged substantially in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the bridge structure, anchored at one rod end in the bridge structure an other rod end thereof in the retaining device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT WIEN
    Inventors: Johann Kollegger, Bernhard Eichwalder