Patents by Inventor Gerd Schaff

Gerd Schaff 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).

  • Drive system for a door
    Patent number: 8479446
    Abstract: The invention relates to a drive system for a gate, the gate panel thereof being guided in a guide rail on each side. A carriage is guided in one of the guide rails, and a pusher arm is joined with a hinge to the carriage and the upper edge of the gate panel. A motor is supported on the pusher arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Sommer Antriebs-und Funktechnik GmbH
    Inventor: Gerd Schaff
  • OPERATING MECHANISM FOR PARKING BRAKE
    Publication number: 20110088328
    Abstract: The invention relates to a drive system for a door, the door leaf of which is guided at the sides in respective guide tracks. A carriage that is guided along a guide track is connected to the door leaf. The carriage contains an intergrated drive with an autonomous power supply. The drive can be charged at a stationary charging station a wireless power supply unit. A safety device is connected via a wireless signal transmission path to a control unit that is allocated to the drive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2009
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: Sommer Antriebs- und Funktechnik GmbH
    Inventor: Gerd Schaff