Patents by Inventor Dieter Kontschak

Dieter Kontschak 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).

  • Publication number: 20240019294
    Abstract: A hanging scale sensor apparatus and hanging scale are disclosed. The hanging scale sensor apparatus includes an adapter beam connected to one end of a bottom face of a weighing sensor with a support base is connected to the other end of the bottom face of the weighing sensor. The adapter beam and a support base are positioned directly below the weighing sensor; and a scale pan suspension structure is connected to the adapter beam for positioning the hanging scale sensor apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Naiqing Cao, Edgar Kempf, Dieter Kontschak
  • Patent number: 10113686
    Abstract: To adapt a housing (2) to an uneven standing surface, an adjustment device (1) has a foot piece (3) with an internal thread (5) that defines a displacement axis (4). The foot piece is located in a recess (6) of the housing that is accessed from a surface of the housing that faces towards the standing surface. A cross-sectional profile of the foot piece perpendicular to the displacement axis coacts with the recess to prevent rotation of the foot piece about the displacement axis. A spindle (7) with an external thread (8) that cooperates with the internal thread of the foot piece allows axial movement of the spindle along the displacement axis. A levelling wheel (9), connected to the spindle by a rotation-blocking connection allows the spindle to be rotated relative to the foot piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Mettler-Toledo (Albstadt) GmbH
    Inventors: Edgar Kempf, Xinwei Su, Dieter Kontschak
  • Patent number: 9752921
    Abstract: A weighing scale (30a, 30b, 40, 50) is designed for use in a first and a second configuration. In the first configuration, a base unit (1) has a main plane disposed horizontally with a load receiver (32, 42, 52) extending parallel thereto. A weighing cell (2) is mounted under the load receiver in the base unit and measures a weighing force acting perpendicular to the main plane. In the second configuration, the main plane is disposed vertically, with the load receiver hanging below the base unit as a suspended weighing pan, with the weighing cell mounted in the base unit to measure a vertical weighting force that is parallel to the main plane of the base unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: METTLER-TOLEDO (ALBSTADT) GMBH
    Inventors: Dieter Kontschak, Walter Holike, Xinwei Su, Holger Moritz, Walter Ehresmann, Edgar Kempf
  • Patent number: 9698549
    Abstract: An arrangement of connector ports for an electronic device, specifically for a weighing platform unit (1), includes a plurality of connector sockets (22, 23, 25, 26) which are installed in one or more walls of a chassis (4) thereof. The one or more walls that carry the connector sockets are interior partitioning walls that define a connector port compartment (20) inside the chassis. Furthermore, at least one wall section of the connector port compartment is an exterior wall section of the chassis and contains a passage opening (21). Electrical cables (30) that are terminated by plugs matching the connector sockets can be introduced into the connector port compartment through this passage opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: METTLER-TOLEDO (ALBSTADT) GMBH
    Inventors: Edgar Kempf, Xinwei Su, Dieter Kontschak, Walter Holike
  • Patent number: 9642477
    Abstract: A modular support column allows electrical signal- and power-transmitting lines between a data-processing device and an associated weighing device to be enclosed. The modular support column includes a foot module (5; 6), at least a primary pole module (10), at least one adapter module (20, 50), mechanical connector elements (70, 80) and fasteners (55, 75). The modular support column, when assembled, has a central axis (a) defining an axial direction. A first axial end (11) of the primary pole module is connected to the foot module which, in turn, is to a chassis base (4) of a weighing scale (3). A second axial end (12) is connected to the at least one adapter module. The mechanical connector elements and fasteners are also enclosed. Extension pole modules (40) and adapter modules (20, 50) can extend the modular support column.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: METTLER-TOLEDO (ALBSTADT) GMBH
    Inventors: Dieter Kontschak, Walter Holike, Xinwei Su, Edgar Kempf
  • Publication number: 20160087385
    Abstract: An arrangement of connector ports for an electronic device, specifically for a weighing platform unit (1), includes a plurality of connector sockets (22, 23, 25, 26) which are installed in one or more walls of a chassis (4) thereof. The one or more walls that carry the connector sockets are interior partitioning walls that define a connector port compartment (20) inside the chassis. Furthermore, at least one wall section of the connector port compartment is an exterior wall section of the chassis and contains a passage opening (21). Electrical cables (30) that are terminated by plugs matching the connector sockets can be introduced into the connector port compartment through this passage opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Edgar Kempf, Xinwei Su, Dieter Kontschak, Walter Holike
  • Publication number: 20160084430
    Abstract: To adapt a housing (2) to an uneven standing surface, an adjustment device (1) has a foot piece (3) with an internal thread (5) that defines a displacement axis (4). The foot piece is located in a recess (6) of the housing that is accessed from a surface of the housing that faces towards the standing surface. A cross-sectional profile of the foot piece perpendicular to the displacement axis coacts with the recess to prevent rotation of the foot piece about the displacement axis. A spindle (7) with an external thread (8) that cooperates with the internal thread of the foot piece allows axial movement of the spndle along the displacement axis. A levelling wheel (9), connected to the spindle by a rotation-blocking connection allows the spindle to be rotated relative to the foot piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Edgar Kempf, Xinwei Su, Dieter Kontschak
  • Publication number: 20160084698
    Abstract: A weighing scale (30a, 30b, 40, 50) is designed for use in a first and a second configuration. In the first configuration, a base unit (1) has a main plane disposed horizontally with a load receiver (32, 42, 52) extending parallel thereto. A weighing cell (2) is mounted under the load receiver in the base unit and measures a weighing force acting perpendicular to the main plane. In the second configuration, the main plane is disposed vertically, with the load receiver hanging below the base unit as a suspended weighing pan, with the weighing cell mounted in the base unit to measure a vertical weighting force that is parallel to the main plane of the base unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Dieter Kontschak, Walter Holike, Xinwei Su, Holger Moritz, Walter Ehresmann, Edgar Kempf
  • Publication number: 20160081494
    Abstract: A modular support column allows electrical signal- and power-transmitting lines between a data-processing device and an associated weighing device to be enclosed. The modular support column includes a foot module (5; 6), at least a primary pole module (10), at least one adapter module (20, 50), mechanical connector elements (70, 80) and fasteners (55, 75). The modular support column, when assembled, has a central axis (a) defining an axial direction. A first axial end (11) of the primary pole module is connected to the foot module which, in turn, is to a chassis base (4) of a weighing scale (3). A second axial end (12) is connected to the at least one adapter module. The mechanical connector elements and fasteners are also enclosed. Extension pole modules (40) and adapter modules (20, 50) can extend the modular support column.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Dieter Kontschak, Walter Holike, Xinwei Su, Edgar Kempf
  • Patent number: D984916
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignees: Mettler-Toledo (Changzhou) Measurement Technology Co., Ltd., Mettler-Toledo (Changzhou) Precision Instrument Co., Ltd., Mettler-Toledo International Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naiging Cao, Feibai Zhu, Kai Zhou, Edgar Kempf, Dieter Kontschak, Kostas Medugorac