Patents by Inventor Fritz-Botho Köster

Fritz-Botho Köster 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: 11167962
    Abstract: A crane having an undercarriage, a superstructure pivotable about a slewing axis relative to the undercarriage, a counterweight unit and a counterweight adjustment device. The counterweight adjustment device includes a telescopic frame which is fastened to the superstructure and has a telescopic longitudinal member, a counterweight unit arranged to be displaceable along the frame, a drive unit for displacing the counterweight unit and a kinematic unit to telescope the frame in a driven manner. A jetty is fastened to a rear end, remote from the slewing axis, of the longitudinal member, the counterweight unit is displaceable along the frame in the region of the superstructure as far as the jetty, the counterweight unit is able to be fastened to the jetty and the counterweight unit is able to be telescoped in and out on the jetty with the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Tadano Demag GmbH
    Inventors: Alfons Weckbecker, Martin Zwifka, Thorsten Helwes, Fritz-Botho Köster
  • Patent number: 10494237
    Abstract: A crane includes an under carriage, an upper carriage, a rotary connection, by means of which the upper carriage is connected with the under carriage to rotate around an axis of rotation, a jib to be connected with the crane and erected around a jib axis, and a device connecting the upper carriage with the under carriage with at least one force-transmitting element. The at least one force-transmitting element is designed passively in such a way that it transmits forces between the upper carriage and the under carriage when a pre-determined load condition of the rotary connection is reached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: TEREX GLOBAL GMBH
    Inventors: Fritz-Botho Köster, Benjamin Schaal, Alfons Weckbecker, Frank Schnittker
  • Publication number: 20190315607
    Abstract: A crane having an undercarriage, a superstructure pivotable about a slewing axis relative to the undercarriage, a counterweight unit and a counterweight adjustment device. The counterweight adjustment device includes a telescopic frame which is fastened to the superstructure and has a telescopic longitudinal member, a counterweight unit arranged to be displaceable along the frame, a drive unit for displacing the counterweight unit and a kinematic unit to telescope the frame in a driven manner. A jetty is fastened to a rear end, remote from the slewing axis, of the longitudinal member, the counterweight unit is displaceable along the frame in the region of the superstructure as far as the jetty, the counterweight unit is able to be fastened to the jetty and the counterweight unit is able to be telescoped in and out on the jetty with the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Alfons Weckbecker, Martin Zwifka, Thorsten Helwes, Fritz-Botho Köster
  • Patent number: 10315893
    Abstract: A lattice mast element for a crane comprises at least two longitudinal elements and at least one transverse element interconnecting the longitudinal elements and at least one bracing element for bracing the lattice mast element by interconnecting the longitudinal elements and/or the transverse element, wherein the longitudinal elements and the transverse element define a load bearing surface of the lattice mast element and the longitudinal elements are each configured as a two-dimensional load bearing structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: TEREX GLOBAL GMBH
    Inventors: Walter Zimmer, Uli Anken, Fritz-Botho Köster, Oliver Lapp, Thorsten Helwes
  • Patent number: 10246310
    Abstract: A large mobile crane including an undercarriage. The undercarriage includes a middle section between tracks, wherein a distance between the tracks can be increased or decreased by the insertion or removal of expansion parts. The two tracks are connected on opposite sides of the undercarriage to permit movement of the large mobile crane. The undercarriage also includes a drive unit, a superstructure, one or more control stations, at least two main booms, at least one derrick boom, and at least two lifting devices and counterweights. The counterweights are either arranged separately of or mounted on the undercarriage. The large mobile crane further includes a circular track, and support rollers attached to the superstructure, wherein the support rollers ride on the circular track, and wherein the circular track is an integral part of the expansion parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: TEREX GLOBAL GMBH
    Inventors: Rüdiger Zollondz, Alfons Weckbecker, Fritz-Botho Köster, Günter Karp, Hans-Peter Franzen
  • Patent number: 9950913
    Abstract: A crane comprises an undercarriage, an upper carriage arranged on the undercarriage, a rotary connection for rotatably mounting the upper carriage on the undercarriage about an axis of rotation, as well as a support unit attached to the upper carriage for increasing the distance of a tilting edge from the axis of rotation, so that the crane has an increased structural stability and an increased load capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: TEREX GLOBAL GMBH
    Inventors: Martin Zwifka, Benjamin Schaal, Fritz-Botho Köster
  • Publication number: 20180050891
    Abstract: An undercarriage for a vehicle crane includes multiple supports that are pivotably articulated on the chassis between a working arrangement and a transport arrangement, and includes a rotary joint component for the rotatable connection of a superstructure to the undercarriage, with the rotary joint component determining a transport height of the undercarriage, which completely uses a maximum admissible transport height.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Benjamin Schaal, Thorsten Helwes, Fritz-Botho Köster, Klaus Meissner, Alfons Weckbecker, Frank Schnittker
  • Publication number: 20170129752
    Abstract: A crane includes an under carriage, an upper carriage, a rotary connection, by means of which the upper carriage is connected with the under carriage to rotate around an axis of rotation, a jib to be connected with the crane and erected around a jib axis, and a device connecting the upper carriage with the under carriage with at least one force-transmitting element. The at least one force-transmitting element is designed passively in such a way that it transmits forces between the upper carriage and the under carriage when a pre-determined load condition of the rotary connection is reached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Fritz-Botho KÖSTER, Benjamin SCHAAL, Alfons WECKBECKER, Frank SCHNITTKER
  • Publication number: 20160200556
    Abstract: A crane comprises an undercarriage, an upper carriage arranged on the undercarriage, a rotary connection for rotatably mounting the upper carriage on the undercarriage about an axis of rotation, as well as a support unit attached to the upper carriage for increasing the distance of a tilting edge from the axis of rotation, so that the crane has an increased structural stability and an increased load capacity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Martin ZWIFKA, Benjamin SCHAAL, Fritz-Botho KÖSTER
  • Publication number: 20160023868
    Abstract: A lattice mast element for a crane comprises at least two longitudinal elements and at least one transverse element interconnecting the longitudinal elements and at least one bracing element for bracing the lattice mast element by interconnecting the longitudinal elements and/or the transverse element, wherein the longitudinal elements and the transverse element define a load bearing surface of the lattice mast element and the longitudinal elements are each configured as a two-dimensional load bearing structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Walter ZIMMER, Uli ANKEN, Fritz-Botho KÖSTER, Oliver LAPP, Thorsten HELWES
  • Publication number: 20140209553
    Abstract: A large mobile crane including an undercarriage. The undercarriage includes a middle section between tracks, wherein a distance between the tracks can be increased or decreased by the insertion or removal of expansion parts. The two tracks are connected on opposite sides of the undercarriage to permit movement of the large mobile crane. The undercarriage also includes a drive unit, a superstructure, one or more control stations, at least two main booms, at least one derrick boom, and at least two lifting devices and counterweights. The counterweights are either arranged separately of or mounted on the undercarriage. The large mobile crane further includes a circular track, and support rollers attached to the superstructure, wherein the support rollers ride on the circular track, and wherein the circular track is an integral part of the expansion parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: TEREX CRANES GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Rüdiger ZOLLONDZ, Alfons WECKBECKER, Fritz-Botho KÖSTER, Günter KARP, Hans-Peter FRANZEN
  • Patent number: 8727145
    Abstract: The object of the invention is to reduce the amount of investment required for the usage-optimized configuration and installation of large cranes. This object is achieved by a large mobile crane having an undercarriage, a drive unit (16), a revolving superstructure (18), one or more control stations (17), at least two jibs (3), at least one counter-jib (4), at least two lifting arrangements (22) and counterweights arranged separately or on the basic structure, characterized in that the load-bearing parts of the crane (3, 4, 20) and the mobility-specific parts (5, 6, 7) are of modular design and can be supplemented by exchangeable and/or supplementary parts, wherein the structural units (modules) used essentially correspond, or are similar, to existing standard-crane components, and an increase in load-bearing capacity can be achieved by arranging a number of these in the large crane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Terex Cranes Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Rüdiger Zollondz, Alfons Weckbecker, Fritz-Botho Köster, Günter Karp, Hans-Peter Franzen
  • Patent number: 8499945
    Abstract: A mobile crane includes an undercarriage with a middle section and two parallel crawler carriages; a superstructure on which a boom is mounted, the superstructure being connected to the undercarriage by a rotary joint; two longitudinal outriggers connected to the undercarriage and extending in the longitudinal direction between the crawler carriages; and two transverse outriggers connected to the undercarriage and extending outside the crawler carriages. One of the longitudinal outriggers has an end with a transverse beam supported by spaced apart outrigger cylinders which provide an extended tipping edge to further stabilize the crane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Terex Cranes Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Günter Karp, Fritz-Botho Köster, Rüdiger Zollondz, Alfons Weckbecker
  • Patent number: 8225947
    Abstract: A mobile crane includes an undercarriage with a middle section and two parallel crawler carriages; a superstructure on which a boom is mounted, the superstructure being connected to the undercarriage by a rotary joint; two longitudinal outriggers connected to the undercarriage and extending in the longitudinal direction between the crawler carriages; and two transverse outriggers connected to the undercarriage and extending outside the crawler carriages. One of the longitudinal outriggers has an end with a transverse beam supported by spaced apart outrigger cylinders which provide an extended tipping edge to further stabilize the crane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Terex Demag GmbH
    Inventors: Günter Karp, Fritz-Botho Köster, Rüdiger Zollondz, Alfons Weckbecker
  • Patent number: 8162160
    Abstract: A large mobile crane includes a revolving superstructure, a main boom hinged to the superstructure, and a derrick boom hinged to the superstructure. A modular counterweight system includes a traveling counterweight and a non-traveling counterweight connected to a crossbeam suspended from the distal end of the derrick boom so that the non-traveling counterweight is activated before the traveling counterweight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Terex Demag GmbH
    Inventors: Rüdiger Zollondz, Alfons Weckbecker, Fritz-Botho Köster, Günter Karp, Hans-Peter Franzen
  • Publication number: 20100320166
    Abstract: A mobile crane includes an undercarriage with a middle section and two parallel crawler carriages; a superstructure on which a boom is mounted, the superstructure being connected to the undercarriage by a rotary joint; two longitudinal outriggers connected to the undercarriage and extending in the longitudinal direction between the crawler carriages; and two transverse outriggers connected to the undercarriage and extending outside the crawler carriages. One of the longitudinal outriggers has an end with a transverse beam supported by spaced apart outrigger cylinders which provide an extended tipping edge to further stabilize the crane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: Terex-Demag GmbH
    Inventors: Günter Karp, Fritz-Botho Köster, Rüdiger Zollondz, Alfons Weckbecker
  • Publication number: 20090289495
    Abstract: The object of the invention is to reduce the amount of investment required for the usage-optimized configuration and installation of large cranes. This object is achieved by a large mobile crane having an undercarriage, a drive unit (16), a revolving superstructure (18), one or more control stations (17), at least two jibs (3), at least one counter-jib (4), at least two lifting arrangements (22) and counterwvejghts arranged separately or on the basic structure, characterized in that the load-bearing parts of the crane (3, 4, 20) and the mobility-specific parts (5, 6, 7) are of modular design and can be supplemented by exchangeable and/or supplementary parts, wherein the structural units (modules) used essentially correspond, or are similar, to existing standard-crane components, and an increase in load-bearing capacity can be achieved by arranging a number of these in the large crane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2006
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Applicant: Terex-Demag GmbH & LG
    Inventors: Rüdiger Zollondz, Alfons Weckbecker, Fritz-Botho Köster, Günter Karp, Hans-Peter Franzen
  • Publication number: 20090272708
    Abstract: A large mobile crane includes a revolving superstructure, a main boom hinged to the superstructure, and a derrick boom hinged to the superstructure. A modular counterweight system includes a traveling counterweight and a non-traveling counterweight connected to a crossbeam suspended from the distal end of the derrick boom so that the non-traveling counterweight is activated before the traveling counterweight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: Terex-Demag GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Rüdiger Zollondz, Alfons Weckbecker, Fritz-Botho Köster