Patents by Inventor Christian Hefter

Christian Hefter 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: 6904989
    Abstract: An improved drivable wagon is embodied as a processing or a cleaning device which is suitable in particular for independent driving by the provision of at least one sensor device. The device can be at least swung in unison with at least one steerable running wheel and/or a swingable floor processing or cleaning unit or head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: Georg Hefter Maschinenbau
    Inventor: Christian Hefter
  • Publication number: 20030101536
    Abstract: The invention relates to an improved cleaning device for moving stairways or sidewalks that is characterized in that it comprises in addition to its cleaning head (7) an off-set support leg (13). The cleaning device is further provided with a gripper, guide, steering and/or control device (3) that comes to rest above the support (16) of the support leg (13), and/or the cleaning head can be swiveled by 180° with respect to its operative position and/or the cleaning device is further provided with a strip-shaped broom device (41) that has the function of a sealing strip for a suction strip (23).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2002
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Inventors: Christian Hefter, Leonhard Hefter, Dieter Leikermoser
  • Publication number: 20020183908
    Abstract: The invention relates to an improved drivable wagon, in particular embodied as a processing or a cleaning device which is suitable in particular for independent driving by the provision of at least one sensor device (13, 17). Said device can be at least be swung in unison with at least one steerable running wheel (7) and/or a swingable floor processing or cleaning unit or head (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2002
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Inventor: Christian Hefter
  • Patent number: 6163923
    Abstract: The invention relates to a soil processing machine comprising a driveable soil processing device (5) with a non-circular processing encompassing at least one processing body (5a, 5b) and preferably also comprising a following suction strip (25') which can pivot d a vertical axis in relation to said soil processing machine. The invention is characterized in that the soil processing machine (5) can around a vertical rotational axis (19) in addition to the corresponding pivoting non-circular processing surface depending upon the ion of travel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2000
    Assignee: Georg Hefter Maschinenbau
    Inventor: Christian Hefter