Patents by Inventor Frank Hass

Frank Hass 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: 7594561
    Abstract: A mine protection vehicle system is proposed wherein a military wheeled vehicle is provided with a high degree of mine protection. Preferably the vehicle has a three-sectioned vehicle construction that includes a front building block, a main building block and rear building block. The building blocks are separable from one another. The main building block may be designed to be slanted toward the bottom and double walled. A cabin, serving to provide a crew space, is hung up on support structure of the main building block. Wheel axles and drives are built into the front and/or rear building block; however, no wheel axle is disposed below the main building block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Assignee: Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Hass, Eitel Runow, Manfred Krutzfeldt
  • Patent number: 7228927
    Abstract: A vehicle with protection against the effects of an exploding land mine is provided, in which a military wheeled vehicle is provided with wheel axels and drives built into front and/or rear building blocks. The vehicle is divided into multiple building blocks, although a three block construction is desirable (i.e., a front building block, a rear building block, and a main building block). A residual mobility of a remaining portion of the vehicle is preserved, even though one of the front building block or the rear building block is separated from the main building block due to the explosive shock wave generated by driving over and detonating a land mine, because each of the front building block and the rear building block has a drive for rotating the wheel axel connected to the block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Hass, Eitel Runow
  • Publication number: 20050284682
    Abstract: A vehicle with protection against the effects of an exploding land mine is provided, in which a military wheeled vehicle is provided with wheel axels and drives built into front and/or rear building blocks. The vehicle is divided into multiple building blocks, although a three block construction is desirable (i.e., a front building block, a rear building block, and a main building block). A residual mobility of a remaining portion of the vehicle is preserved, even though one of the front building block or the rear building block is separated from the main building block due to the explosive shock wave generated by driving over and detonating a land mine, because each of the front building block and the rear building block has a drive for rotating the wheel axel connected to the block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2005
    Publication date: December 29, 2005
    Applicant: Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Hass, Eitel Runow
  • Publication number: 20050257679
    Abstract: A mine protection vehicle system is proposed wherein a military wheeled vehicle is provided with a high degree of mine protection. Preferably, the vehicle has a three-sectioned vehicle construction that includes a front building block, a main building block and rear building block. The building blocks are separable from one another. The main building block may be designed to be slanted toward the bottom and double walled. A cabin, serving to provide a crew space, is hung up on a support structure of the main building block. Wheel axles and drives are built into the front and/or rear building block; however, no wheel axle is disposed below the main building block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2005
    Publication date: November 24, 2005
    Applicant: Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Hass, Eitel Runow, Manfred Krutzfeldt
  • Publication number: 20040140178
    Abstract: A drag chain conveyor is provided for use in underground mining, and comprises interconnected, profiled conveyor chutes, conveyor chains guided in the conveyor chutes, carriers attached to the conveyor chains, and at least one drive for the conveyor chains. The conveyor chains and/or the carriers are comprised at least partially of a self-extinguishing and difficult to ignite plastic or polymeric material having anti-static material properties and a high mechanical strength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2003
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Inventors: Elmar Wiejack-Symann, Frank-Hasse Schmidt