Patents by Inventor Bernhard Heine

Bernhard Heine 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).

  • Motorized vehicle
    Patent number: 7464776
    Abstract: A utility vehicle having first and second vehicle modules and a method of operating a utility vehicle. The utility vehicle having a first vehicle module including a first vehicle body, a first plurality of wheels operatively connected with the first vehicle body, and a steering controller operatively connected for controlling at least one of the wheels among the first plurality of wheels. The second vehicle module including a second vehicle body and a second plurality of wheels operatively connected with the second vehicle body. The second vehicle body having a greater wheel spacing than that of the first vehicle body. Also, the second vehicle body being sized and configured to engage and carry the first vehicle body. The utility vehicle further having a control interface between the first vehicle module and the second vehicle module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: Textron Innovations
    Inventor: Bernhard Heine
  • Motorized vehicle
    Publication number: 20060290093
    Abstract: A utility vehicle having first and second vehicle modules and a method of operating a utility vehicle. The utility vehicle having a first vehicle module including a first vehicle body, a first plurality of wheels operatively connected with the first vehicle body, and a steering controller operatively connected for controlling at least one of the wheels among the first plurality of wheels. The second vehicle module including a second vehicle body and a second plurality of wheels operatively connected with the second vehicle body. The second vehicle body having a greater wheel spacing than that of the first vehicle body. Also, the second vehicle body being sized and configured to engage and carry the first vehicle body. The utility vehicle further having a control interface between the first vehicle module and the second vehicle module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2006
    Publication date: December 28, 2006
    Inventor: Bernhard Heine
  • Circuit arrangement for identification and addressing
    Patent number: 4110555
    Abstract: To connect one out of a plurality of peripheral units to a data bus, each unit is connected to two wires of an address matrix. When a unit wants to connect itself to the data bus, it applies a starting voltage to both wires. The central unit then searches in both matrix coordinates for the two wires of the starting-voltage-transmitting unit and connects the unit so found to the data bus by excitation via the wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1977
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1978
    Assignee: International Standard Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Bernhard Heine, Wolfgang Arndt, Hartmut Lower