Patents by Inventor Gerd Friedmann

Gerd Friedmann 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: 7546700
    Abstract: A piste grooming apparatus for a motor vehicle, in particular a track-laying vehicle, includes a cutter support which can be adjusted relative to the motor vehicle about a plurality of axes and which has a cutting shaft arrangement that is arranged rotatably in an impact housing. A smoothing mechanism is arranged—as seen in the forward direction of travel of the motor vehicle—behind the cutting shaft arrangement and is held in an adjustable manner. The impact housing and the cutting shaft arrangement are held on the cutter support in a manner such that they can be adjusted about a pivot axis which—as seen in the forward direction of travel of the motor vehicle—lies behind an axis of rotation of the cutting shaft arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignee: Kaessbohrer Gelaendefahrzeug AG
    Inventors: Scott A. Westmont, Franz Beer, Gerd Friedmann, Hans-Martin Nusser
  • Publication number: 20080184602
    Abstract: A piste grooming apparatus for a motor vehicle, in particular a track-laying vehicle, includes a cutter support which can be adjusted relative to the motor vehicle about a plurality of axes and which has a cutting shaft arrangement that is arranged rotatably in an impact housing. A smoothing mechanism is arranged—as seen in the forward direction of travel of the motor vehicle—behind the cutting shaft arrangement and is held in an adjustable manner. The impact housing and the cutting shaft arrangement are held on the cutter support in a manner such that they can be adjusted about a pivot axis which—as seen in the forward direction of travel of the motor vehicle—lies behind an axis of rotation of the cutting shaft arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2007
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Inventors: Scott A. WESTMONT, Franz BEER, Gerd FRIEDMANN, Hans-Martin NUSSER
  • Patent number: 6481123
    Abstract: The invention relates to a snow grooming device, which can be attached to a tool carrier in the front or back of a snow grooming vehicle and which is provided with a snow conditioning tool that can be coupled to the tool carrier, and with a tiller unit on the same side of the vehicle. To create a better application potential for conditioning the snow base with this snow grooming device, in spite of its simple design and simple operation, it is suggested according to the invention that the tiller unit is designed as an exchangeable adapter separate from the conditioning tool, and that it can be separately coupled to and uncoupled from the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Assignee: Kassbohrer Glandefahrzeug AG
    Inventors: Helmut Kanzler, Gerd Friedmann