Patents by Inventor Dominik BUSSE

Dominik BUSSE 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: 11697483
    Abstract: System and methods are provided that relate to a drive arrangement for propelling a boat, in particular a kayak. In some embodiments, the drive arrangement can include an electric drive motor with a shaft and a receiving device for receiving the shaft. An arresting element can be provided for determining a first desired distance along the shaft between the receiving device and the drive motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Torqeedo GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Despineux, Dominik Busse
  • Patent number: 11667365
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a drive arrangement for propelling a boat, for example a kayak, having an electric drive motor with a shaft, a receiving device for receiving the shaft and a holder for holding the receiving device on the boat. In some embodiments, the receiving device is pivotable for pivoting the electric drive motor between an operating position and a tilt position relative to the holder. A switchable fixing device is provided for fixing the receiving device in the operating position. The fixing device has an overload protection for disconnecting the fixing in the operating position when a predetermined pivot force in the direction of the tilt position is exceeded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Torqeedo GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Despineux, Dominik Busse
  • Publication number: 20230143541
    Abstract: An underwater propulsion unit is provided for an outboard motor or a pod drive. The underwater propulsion unit includes a plastic housing designed for water to flow around, and a metal housing in which an electrical drive is received. The electrical drive is received in the metal housing so as to be sealed off from the surroundings in a watertight manner, and the metal housing is arranged inside the plastic housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Dominik BUSSE, Anton SPENGLER, Cedric GOETZE
  • Patent number: 11210960
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for the representation of tactile characters, in particular in Braille, comprising tactile elements which are combined in groups, wherein a tactile character consists in each case of a matrix of tactile points, which can be arranged in two adjacently arranged columns of points and at least two lines of points, wherein the four possible combinations of two tactile points of tactile points arranged adjacently in a line of points are in each case arranged on a common tactile element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT WIEN
    Inventors: Michael Treml, Wolfgang Zagler, Dominik Busse
  • Publication number: 20210371069
    Abstract: System and methods are provided that relate to a drive arrangement for propelling a boat, in particular a kayak. In some embodiments, the drive arrangement can include an electric drive motor with a shaft and a receiving device for receiving the shaft. An arresting element can be provided for determining a first desired distance along the shaft between the receiving device and the drive motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Frank Despineux, Dominik Busse
  • Patent number: 11066141
    Abstract: System and methods are provided that relate to a drive arrangement for propelling a boat, in particular a kayak. In some embodiments, the drive arrangement can include an electric drive motor with a shaft and a receiving device for receiving the shaft. An arresting element can be provided for determining a first desired distance along the shaft between the receiving device and the drive motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Torqeedo GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Despineux, Dominik Busse
  • Publication number: 20210139122
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a drive arrangement for propelling a boat, for example a kayak, having an electric drive motor with a shaft, a receiving device for receiving the shaft and a holder for holding the receiving device on the boat. In some embodiments, the receiving device is pivotable for pivoting the electric drive motor between an operating position and a tilt position relative to the holder. A switchable fixing device is provided for fixing the receiving device in the operating position. The fixing device has an overload protection for disconnecting the fixing in the operating position when a predetermined pivot force in the direction of the tilt position is exceeded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Frank Despineux, Dominik Busse
  • Patent number: 10926853
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a drive arrangement for propelling a boat, for example a kayak, having an electric drive motor with a shaft, a receiving device for receiving the shaft and a holder for holding the receiving device on the boat. In some embodiments, the receiving device is pivotable for pivoting the electric drive motor between an operating position and a tilt position relative to the holder. A switchable fixing device is provided for fixing the receiving device in the operating position. The fixing device has an overload protection for disconnecting the fixing in the operating position when a predetermined pivot force in the direction of the tilt position is exceeded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Torqeedo GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Despineux, Dominik Busse
  • Publication number: 20200130800
    Abstract: System and methods are provided that relate to a drive arrangement for propelling a boat, in particular a kayak. In some embodiments, the drive arrangement can include an electric drive motor with a shaft and a receiving device for receiving the shaft. An arresting element can be provided for determining a first desired distance along the shaft between the receiving device and the drive motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Frank Despineux, Dominik Busse
  • Publication number: 20200130798
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a drive arrangement for propelling a boat, for example a kayak, having an electric drive motor with a shaft, a receiving device for receiving the shaft and a holder for holding the receiving device on the boat. In some embodiments, the receiving device is pivotable for pivoting the electric drive motor between an operating position and a tilt position relative to the holder. A switchable fixing device is provided for fixing the receiving device in the operating position. The fixing device has an overload protection for disconnecting the fixing in the operating position when a predetermined pivot force in the direction of the tilt position is exceeded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Frank Despineux, Dominik Busse
  • Publication number: 20190347944
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for the representation of tactile characters, in particular in Braille, comprising tactile elements which are combined in groups, wherein a tactile character consists in each case of a matrix of tactile points, which can be arranged in two adjacently arranged columns of points and at least two lines of points, wherein the four possible combinations of two tactile points of tactile points arranged adjacently in a line of points are in each case arranged on a common tactile element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Michael TREML, Wolfgang ZAGLER, Dominik BUSSE
  • Patent number: D915466
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Torqeedo GmbH
    Inventors: Dominik Busse, Frank Despineux, Claus Steinberg
  • Patent number: D940202
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Torqeedo GmbH
    Inventors: Dominik Busse, Frank Despineux, Claus Steinberg