Patents by Inventor Berthold Ruf

Berthold Ruf 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: 10369722
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a control for truck mixers having a hydraulically driven mixer drum, with the hydraulic pump of the mixer drive being driven by the drive motor of the truck mixer or by a separate motor. In accordance with the invention, the speed of the drive motor is adjustable in dependence on the demanded drum speed, with the desired drum speed being able to be set via an operating lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Liebherr—Mischtechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Frey, Berthold Ruf
  • Patent number: 8974108
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a truck mixer having a chassis, a mixer subframe arranged on the chassis and a mixer drum which is arranged over a front drum support and a rear drum support on the mixer subframe, wherein at least the rear drum support is fastened on side members of the mixer subframe via elastic, shape-matched connections, wherein at least one of the connections for the fastening of the rear drum support to a side member of the mixer subframe has a connection arrangement for the shape-matched elastic connection which is arranged within the section width of the side member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Liebherr-Mischtechnik GmbH
    Inventor: Berthold Ruf
  • Publication number: 20110116338
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a truck mixer having a chassis, a mixer subframe arranged on the chassis and a mixer drum which is arranged over a front drum support and a rear drum support on the mixer subframe, wherein at least the rear drum support is fastened on side members of the mixer subframe via elastic, shape-matched connections, wherein at least one of the connections for the fastening of the rear drum support to a side member of the mixer subframe has a connection arrangement for the shape-matched elastic connection which is arranged within the section width of the side member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: Liebherr-Mischtechnik GmbH
    Inventor: Berthold Ruf
  • Publication number: 20100246314
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a truck mixer with a mixing drum mounted and rotatable on a vehicle chassis, wherein a bearing of the mixing drum consists of a bearing pair comprising a race and at least one castor, wherein race and castor are not movable with respect to each other in axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: LIEBHERR-MISCHTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventor: Berthold Ruf
  • Publication number: 20100246313
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a truck mixer with a mixing drum mounted and rotatable on a vehicle chassis, wherein the mixing drum is supported on the rear by means of a large roller bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: LIEBHERR-MISCHTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Berthold Ruf, Martin Wittig
  • Publication number: 20080279036
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a control for truck mixers having a hydraulically driven mixer drum, with the hydraulic pump of the mixer drive being driven by the drive motor of the truck mixer or by a separate motor. In accordance with the invention, the speed of the drive motor is adjustable in dependence on the demanded drum speed, with the desired drum speed being able to be set via an operating lever.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Inventors: Werner Frey, Berthold Ruf