Patents by Inventor Georg Heinzelmann

Georg Heinzelmann 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: 11811037
    Abstract: A hand-guided, battery-operated working apparatus has an apparatus housing in which is arranged an electric drive motor, a battery tray to accommodate a removable battery pack, and a cooling air guide. The cooling air guide includes an inlet-side air guide portion, which extends from a housing inlet into the battery tray as far as an air outlet from the battery tray, and an outlet-side air guide portion, which leads from the air outlet of the battery tray to the drive motor and, from there, onwards to a housing outlet. The working apparatus has a filter element, which is arranged in the cooling air guide so as to be accessible via the battery tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Georg Heinzelmann, Martin Failenschmid, Frederik Herrmann
  • Patent number: 11731305
    Abstract: A hand-portable garden, forestry and/or construction processing device has a cutting tool, an electric drive motor, a motor operating element, and a control device. The cutting tool is designed for cutting through work. The drive motor is designed for driving the cutting tool. The motor operating element is user-adjustable over an adjustment range from a minimum setting to a maximum setting. The control device is designed for controlling a target speed of the drive motor in accordance with a setting of the motor operating element in at least one first operating mode and one second operating mode. In the first operating mode, the target speed increases over at least one segment from a minimum of 0.5 times the adjustment range as the setting increases, wherein the increase changes over the segment by a maximum of 60%. In the second operating mode, the target speed is a minimum of 0.9 times a maximum target speed of the second operating mode as the setting increases from a maximum of 50% of the adjustment range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Georg Heinzelmann, Pirmin Sontheim, Alexander Haas, Peter Seibold
  • Publication number: 20230241755
    Abstract: A handheld work apparatus comprises an actuating element (8) for actuating a drive motor (3), and a blocking element (9) arranged on a top side (6) of a handle portion (5). The blocking element (9) is operatively connected to the actuating element (8). A control circuit (17) for controlling the drive motor (3) is provided. A switch (15) can be actuated via the blocking element (9) and has a switching element (16). The switch (15) sends a signal to the control circuit (17) in an activated state. The switch (15) is arranged in the handle portion (5) between the blocking element (9) and a bottom side (7) of the handle portion (5) and is oriented such that the switching element (16) of the switch (15) faces the bottom side (7) of the handle portion (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Simon Wacker, Georg Heinzelmann
  • Patent number: 11563351
    Abstract: A hand-guided treatment device has a motor housing which includes a basic housing body that extends at least on a first housing side, and a remaining housing body, which is connected to the basic housing body and, together with the basic housing body, encloses a housing interior. A drive motor in the housing interior is held on the basic housing body. The basic housing body has a tool-holding device for holding a tool driven by the drive motor. The basic housing body forms a rigid motor- and tool-supporting structure which extends at least on the first housing side and on an adjoining second housing side, forming an L shape, wherein the remaining housing body forms a non-rigid remaining housing structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Georg Heinzelmann, Martin Failenschmid
  • Patent number: 11543898
    Abstract: A hand-guided treatment device is configured for use in working positions tilted relative to each other by a tilt angle of at least 45° about a device longitudinal axis. The device has a device housing, a handle operating unit with a handle extending with a main direction component parallel to the device longitudinal axis and a finger-operable operating element within finger reach of the handle, and a display field arranged on an outside of the device housing with at least one optical display element. The display field is arranged offset relative to the operating element in a housing circumferential direction about the device longitudinal axis and extends in the housing circumferential direction over a housing edge and/or with a curved or kinked course.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Fabian Gwosdz, Georg Heinzelmann, Alexander Trenn
  • Patent number: 11498238
    Abstract: A gardening and/or forestry apparatus has a support element. The support element supports an eyelet. The eyelet is configured to incorporate an apparatus securing element. The gardening and/or forestry apparatus also has an element receiving device. The support element and the element receiving device are configured to receive the support element in the element receiving device either in a first rotational position or in a second rotational position differing from the first rotational position and to secure the support element against rotation by form-fitting to the element receiving device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Bernhard Huber, Georg Heinzelmann
  • Publication number: 20210291400
    Abstract: A hand-portable garden, forestry and/or construction processing device has a cutting tool, an electric drive motor, a motor operating element, and a control device. The cutting tool is designed for cutting through work. The drive motor is designed for driving the cutting tool. The motor operating element is user-adjustable over an adjustment range from a minimum setting to a maximum setting. The control device is designed for controlling a target speed of the drive motor in accordance with a setting of the motor operating element in at least one first operating mode and one second operating mode. In the first operating mode, the target speed increases over at least one segment from a minimum of 0.5 times the adjustment range as the setting increases, wherein the increase changes over the segment by a maximum of 60%. In the second operating mode, the target speed is a minimum of 0.9 times a maximum target speed of the second operating mode as the setting increases from a maximum of 50% of the adjustment range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Georg HEINZELMANN, Pirmin SONTHEIM, Alexander HAAS, Peter SEIBOLD
  • Publication number: 20210252734
    Abstract: A hand-guided treatment device has a motor housing, a retaining body arranged in a side region of the motor housing for holding a guide element protruding from the motor housing for a treatment tool which rotates or circulates around the guide element, and an electric drive motor arranged in the motor housing for driving the treatment tool. The drive motor includes a drive shaft with a tool drive region passing through the retaining body, and a rotor held rotationally fixedly on the drive shaft. A lubricant pump drive is coupled to a lubricant pump drive region of the drive shaft for driving a lubricant pump arranged in the motor housing for supplying lubricant to the treatment tool. The lubricant pump drive region and the tool drive region of the drive shaft are arranged on opposite sides of the rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventor: Georg HEINZELMANN
  • Publication number: 20210257875
    Abstract: A hand-guided treatment device has a motor housing which includes a basic housing body that extends at least on a first housing side, and a remaining housing body, which is connected to the basic housing body and, together with the basic housing body, encloses a housing interior. A drive motor in the housing interior is held on the basic housing body. The basic housing body has a tool-holding device for holding a tool driven by the drive motor. The basic housing body forms a rigid motor- and tool-supporting structure which extends at least on the first housing side and on an adjoining second housing side, forming an L shape, wherein the remaining housing body forms a non-rigid remaining housing structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Georg HEINZELMANN, Martin FAILENSCHMID
  • Publication number: 20210255715
    Abstract: A hand-guided treatment device is configured for use in working positions tilted relative to each other by a tilt angle of at least 45° about a device longitudinal axis. The device has a device housing, a handle operating unit with a handle extending with a main direction component parallel to the device longitudinal axis and a finger-operable operating element within finger reach of the handle, and a display field arranged on an outside of the device housing with at least one optical display element. The display field is arranged offset relative to the operating element in a housing circumferential direction about the device longitudinal axis and extends in the housing circumferential direction over a housing edge and/or with a curved or kinked course.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Fabian GWOSDZ, Georg HEINZELMANN, Alexander TRENN
  • Publication number: 20210151814
    Abstract: A hand-guided, battery-operated working apparatus has an apparatus housing in which is arranged an electric drive motor, a battery tray to accommodate a removable battery pack, and a cooling air guide. The cooling air guide includes an inlet-side air guide portion, which extends from a housing inlet into the battery tray as far as an air outlet from the battery tray, and an outlet-side air guide portion, which leads from the air outlet of the battery tray to the drive motor and, from there, onwards to a housing outlet. The working apparatus has a filter element, which is arranged in the cooling air guide so as to be accessible via the battery tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Georg HEINZELMANN, Martin FAILENSCHMID, Frederik HERRMANN
  • Patent number: 10973168
    Abstract: A green area maintenance system includes an autonomous mobile green area maintenance robot having a treatment tool and a cutting tool differing from the treatment tool. The robot and the cutting tool are configured to allow fixing of the cutting tool to the robot. The system includes a user control device, and has an autonomous operation mode and a cutting operation mode. In the autonomous operation mode the autonomous mobile green area maintenance robot with its treatment tool operates autonomously and the cutting tool is set out of operation, and in the cutting operation mode the cutting tool is fixed to the green area maintenance robot and operable. The robot with its treatment tool and cutting tool are controlled by a user via the user control device, and an operation mode switching device for switching between the autonomous operation mode and the cutting operation mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Matthias Hans, Georg Heinzelmann, Markus Oesterle, Andreas Totschnig
  • Patent number: 10717206
    Abstract: A power saw system has a power saw with housing; guide bar; and saw chain driven about the guide bar by an electric drive motor. A battery is arranged outside of the housing. A power cable is connected with its first end through an electrical connection to the battery and with the second end to the drive motor to supply the drive motor with power. An elastic securing element is connected by a fastening element to the housing. A connecting device connects by a mechanical connection the securing element to an operator of the power saw. The connecting device has an overload protection separating the mechanical connection between securing element and operator when a maximum pulling force is surpassed. Securing element and power cable form a cable assembly. A pull-out force for separating the electrical connection is smaller than the maximum pulling force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Markus Weinig, Harald Mang, Jonas Lank, Georg Heinzelmann, Martin Failenschmid, Benjamin Frey, Simon Jug
  • Publication number: 20190240859
    Abstract: A gardening and/or forestry apparatus has a support element. The support element supports an eyelet. The eyelet is configured to incorporate an apparatus securing element. The gardening and/or forestry apparatus also has an element receiving device. The support element and the element receiving device are configured to receive the support element in the element receiving device either in a first rotational position or in a second rotational position differing from the first rotational position and to secure the support element against rotation by form-fitting to the element receiving device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Bernhard HUBER, Georg HEINZELMANN
  • Publication number: 20190178267
    Abstract: An assembly is for filling a gas tank for a combustion engine from a gas-filled storage bottle via a filling device arranged between the tank and the storage bottle. The tank has at least one fill valve for liquefied gas, a pressure relief valve for gas in the gaseous state, and an extraction valve for liquefied gas. The filling device has a gas connection for the storage bottle and has a fill connection for the fill valve. For filling the tank, the fill valve is connected via the filling device to the storage bottle, such that, when the fill valve is open, liquefied gas flows from the storage bottle via the fill valve into the tank. During the inflow of liquefied gas, the pressure relief valve of the tank is at least intermittently open. A filling level gauge is provided for indicating a predefined filling level in the tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Georg Heinzelmann, Malte Hartmann, Manuel Dangelmeier
  • Publication number: 20180352731
    Abstract: A green area maintenance system, includes: an autonomous mobile green area maintenance robot having a treatment tool, a cutting tool differing from the treatment tool, wherein the green area maintenance robot and the cutting tool are configured to allow fixing of the cutting tool to the green area maintenance robot, a user control device, an autonomous operation mode and a cutting operation mode, wherein in the autonomous operation mode the autonomous mobile green area maintenance robot with its treatment tool operates autonomously and the cutting tool is set out of operation, and wherein in the cutting operation mode the cutting tool is fixed to the green area maintenance robot and operable. The green area maintenance robot with its treatment tool and the cutting tool are controlled by a user via the user control device, and an operation mode switching device for switching between the autonomous operation mode and the cutting operation mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Matthias HANS, Georg HEINZELMANN, Markus OESTERLE, Andreas TOTSCHNIG
  • Patent number: 9642313
    Abstract: A hedge trimmer having a drive motor, a gear mechanism, and a blade arrangement with at least one cutter bar, which is driven in a reciprocating manner by the drive motor via the gear mechanism in a longitudinal direction. The blade arrangement includes a guide mechanism that extends over at least a part of the length of the blade arrangement. The guide mechanism is embodied as a molded part that includes a generally flat fastening portion and a profiled guide portion. The cutter bar is longitudinally movably held on the guide portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
    Inventor: Georg Heinzelmann
  • Patent number: 9636792
    Abstract: A handheld work apparatus has a drive motor for driving a tool, an operating element for operating the drive motor, a first inhibiting unit and a second inhibiting unit. Each inhibiting unit has a disable state and an enable state. The operating element is inhibited for operating the drive motor when at least one of the inhibiting units is in its disable state. The work apparatus further has a locking device which locks the first inhibiting unit in its enable state if the second inhibiting unit is in its enable state. A method for operating the work apparatus provides that the first inhibiting unit is locked in its enable state when the first inhibiting unit and the second inhibiting unit are situated in their enable states at the same time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Markus Mandalka, Georg Heinzelmann, Klaus Kaupp
  • Publication number: 20160144530
    Abstract: A power saw system has a power saw with housing; guide bar; and saw chain driven about the guide bar by an electric drive motor. A battery is arranged outside of the housing. A power cable is connected with its first end through an electrical connection to the battery and with the second end to the drive motor to supply the drive motor with power. An elastic securing element is connected by a fastening element to the housing. A connecting device connects by a mechanical connection the securing element to an operator of the power saw. The connecting device has an overload protection separating the mechanical connection between securing element and operator when a maximum pulling force is surpassed. Securing element and power cable form a cable assembly. A pull-out force for separating the electrical connection is smaller than the maximum pulling force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Markus Weinig, Harald Mang, Jonas Lank, Georg Heinzelmann, Martin Failenschmid, Benjamin Frey, Simon Jug
  • Patent number: 9138884
    Abstract: A handheld work apparatus has an electric drive motor (24) and a power supply unit for the drive motor (24). The power supply unit is arranged in a receptacle (7) of a housing (2) of the work apparatus. The work apparatus has an electronic control (17) and a blower wheel (29) for conveying cooling air. The blower wheel (29) is driven by a drive motor (24). The housing (2) has at least one air inlet opening (10) for cooling air via which the blower wheel (29) draws in a first cooling air flow (22) during operation. A second cooling air flow (23) is drawn into the housing (2) via the receptacle (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Georg Heinzelmann, Gernot Liebhard, Dirk Förstner