Patents by Inventor Gerhard Eder

Gerhard Eder 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).

  • Passenger transport system and method for operating a passenger transport system
    Patent number: 11970364
    Abstract: A passenger transport system having a conveyor belt is described. The passenger transport system comprises at least one handrail and a fastening device for a protective device in the region of the handrail end curve. A control unit blocks the operation of the passenger transport system in one direction of travel on the basis of a sensor signal, such that, if there is at least one protective device in the region of the handrail end curve, the direction of travel in which the handrail runs into the protective device is blocked. A method for controlling a bidirectional passenger transport system is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Inventio AG
    Inventors: Andreas Drahohs-Föderler, Christoph Eder, Gerhard Stoiber
  • Soil conditioner and a process for its preparation
    Patent number: 5679403
    Abstract: The invention relates to a freely flowable, soil conditioner consisting of a granular perlite with a coating on the externally accessible surface of the perlite grains of unfired clay. The invention also relates to a process for the preparation of the soil conditioner in which a clay slurry is sprayed onto the perlite grains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 21, 1997
    Assignee: Otavi Minen AG
    Inventors: Gerhard Eder, Hans-Joachim Paul
  • Soil conditioner and a process for its preparation
    Patent number: 5578121
    Abstract: The invention relates to a freely flowable, soil conditioner consisting of a granular perlite with a coating on the externally accessible surface of the perlite grains of unfired clay. The invention also relates to a process for the preparation of the soil conditioner in which a clay slurry is sprayed onto the perlite grains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1996
    Assignee: Otavi Minen AG
    Inventors: Gerhard Eder, Hans-Joachim Paul