Patents by Inventor Gerhard Finkbeiner
Gerhard Finkbeiner 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).
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Patent number: 11953883Abstract: The invention relates to a lifting system and a method for controlling the lifting system, as well as a control system for a lifting system of this type in which an evaluation signal and a control signal are transmitted in order to actuate the lifting devices.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2019Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Inventor: Gerhard Finkbeiner
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Patent number: 11655129Abstract: The invention relates to a lifting platform for lifting vehicles, with two base assembly halves (14) with in each case one lifting device (24) arranged on the base assembly half (14), which includes a load arm (25) and a guiding arm (27), which arms, by means of at least one drive, are pivotably transferable out of a starting position arranged on the floor into an operating position (32), and which comprises a carrier (31) in in each case one end region of the lifting device (24), which carrier is mounted pivotably to the load arm (25) via a pivot bolt (54) and is mounted pivotably to the guiding arm (27) via a bearing bolt (63), and each carrier (31) receives at least one support arm (34) arranged pivotably thereon, so that the support arms (34) opposite one another are pivotable in a working space (50) formed at least between the lifting devices (24), wherein an angle of inclination is adjustable between the at least one support arm (34) and the lifting device (24).Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2018Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Inventor: Gerhard Finkbeiner
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Patent number: 11634308Abstract: The invention relates to a lifting platform, in particular moveable lifting platform, for lifting vehicles with two base assembly halves (14), which are respectively firmly arranged to one another with a middle part (15) via a connecting point (45, 46), wherein the middle part (15), with a connecting section (48), is detachably fastened to a lateral surface (49) of a housing (21) of the base assembly half (14) to form the connecting points (45, 46) with, respectively, a lifting device (24) arranged on the base assembly half (14), which device is transferable from a starting position arranged on the base into a working position (32), and which respectively comprises a carrier (31) on an end region of the lifting device (24), and each carrier (31) receives at least one support arm (34), wherein the middle part (15) is connected with the respective housing (21) of the base assembly half (14) with one another and are aligned with respect to each other through a form-fit plug connection (51).Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2018Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Inventor: Gerhard Finkbeiner
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Patent number: 11401143Abstract: The invention relates to a pivot locking device of two bearing elements (102, 103) oriented towards a common axis, in which one or both bearing elements (102, 103) are pivotable about a common pivot axis (22), with a first bearing element (102), which comprises a perforation (104), with a second bearing element (103), which comprises a perforation (106), wherein the first and second bearing elements (102, 103) are oriented in alignment to one another with the perforations (104, 106), with a chamber (124) provided on the first bearing element (102), which chamber comprises a circulatory path for circulatory elements (129) and is open to the second bearing element (103) and, by a connecting surface (118) facing to the chamber (124), is closed on the second bearing element (103), with a plurality of circulatory elements (129) arranged in the chamber (124), with an catch (121) arrangeable on the second bearing element (103), which catch engages into the circulating chamber (124) and is positioned between circulatType: GrantFiled: April 10, 2018Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Inventor: Gerhard Finkbeiner
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Publication number: 20220204322Abstract: A lifting device and to a lifting platform for lifting and lowering vehicles or loads, with a base body and with a support moveable up and down relative to the base body, with a drive device for lifting and lowering the support, wherein a guide is provided on the support, which guide is fixedly connected to the support, and the guide has at least one support arm which is mounted at least on one side so as to be extendable in the horizontal direction through the guide.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2021Publication date: June 30, 2022Inventor: Gerhard FINKBEINER
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Patent number: 11230462Abstract: A lifting platform with two lifting devices distanced from one another and oriented to a common center axis of the lifting platform, with a working space for lifting/lowering vehicles therebetween. Each lifting device includes a vertically movable carrier. Each carrier receives at least two support arms, respectively pivotably-mounted about a pivot-axis on the carrier, the arms being orientable between a starting position parallel to the center axis to a use position in the working space. Each carrier longitudinal axis is parallel to the center axis, and a straight connecting line extends between the at least two pivot axes of each carrier to be oriented in an acute angle to the carrier longitudinal axis, such that two of the opposite pivot axes arranged to the center axis in a mirror-inverted manner have a greater distance to the center axis than the other at least two pivot axes of the carriers.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2018Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Inventor: Gerhard Finkbeiner
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Publication number: 20210318669Abstract: The invention relates to a lifting system and a method for controlling the lifting system, as well as a control system for a lifting system of this type in which an evaluation signal and a control signal are transmitted in order to actuate the lifting devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2019Publication date: October 14, 2021Inventor: Gerhard FINKBEINER
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Publication number: 20210087030Abstract: The invention relates to a lifting platform for lifting vehicles, with two base assembly halves (14) with in each case one lifting device (24) arranged on the base assembly half (14), which includes a load arm (25) and a guiding arm (27), which arms, by means of at least one drive, are pivotably transferable out of a starting position arranged on the floor into an operating position (32), and which comprises a carrier (31) in in each case one end region of the lifting device (24), which carrier is mounted pivotably to the load arm (25) via a pivot bolt (54) and is mounted pivotably to the guiding arm (27) via a bearing bolt (63), and each carrier (31) receives at least one support arm (34) arranged pivotably thereon, so that the support arms (34) opposite one another are pivotable in a working space (50) formed at least between the lifting devices (24), wherein an angle of inclination is adjustable between the at least one support arm (34) and the lifting device (24).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2018Publication date: March 25, 2021Inventor: Gerhard FINKBEINER
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Patent number: 10787349Abstract: A lifting device, in particular for lifting and lowering loads, vehicles or similar, having a vertical lifting column, having a support arranged on the lifting column, which is guided by a guide on the lifting column and is able to be driven vertically along the lifting column, having a drive device for lifting and lowering the support and a load receiver arranged on the support, wherein the load receiver is able to be driven over and has a drive-on region, a support region and a drive-off region which are arranged in a row along a mutual axis in the drive-over direction and the load receiver has a holding arm outside of the support region and outside of the drive-over direction of the drive-on region or drive-off region.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2015Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Inventor: Gerhard Finkbeiner
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Patent number: 10781089Abstract: The invention relates to a lifting device, especially a mobile lifting device, for lifting loads, vehicles or the like, said lifting device comprising a lifting column (14), a support (21) which is guided by the lifting column (14) and on which a load carrying means (22) can be arranged, and a drive unit (18) which can be controlled via a control unit (17) and which moves the support (21) up and down in relation to the lifting column (14). The support (21) has a sleeve-type or bullet-type shape and surrounds at least part of the lifting column (14).Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2010Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: Gerhard FinkbeinerInventor: Gerhard Finkbeiner
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Publication number: 20200115204Abstract: The invention relates to a lifting platform, in particular moveable lifting platform, for lifting vehicles with two base assembly halves (14), which are respectively firmly arranged to one another with a middle part (15) via a connecting point (45, 46), wherein the middle part (15), with a connecting section (48), is detachably fastened to a lateral surface (49) of a housing (21) of the base assembly half (14) to form the connecting points (45, 46) with, respectively, a lifting device (24) arranged on the base assembly half (14), which device is transferable from a starting position arranged on the base into a working position (32), and which respectively comprises a carrier (31) on an end region of the lifting device (24), and each carrier (31) receives at least one support arm (34), wherein the middle part (15) is connected with the respective housing (21) of the base assembly half (14) with one another and are aligned with respect to each other through a form-fit plug connection (51).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2018Publication date: April 16, 2020Inventor: Gerhard FINKBEINER
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Publication number: 20200115206Abstract: The invention relates to a pivot locking device of two bearing elements (102, 103) oriented towards a common axis, in which one or both bearing elements (102, 103) are pivotable about a common pivot axis (22), with a first bearing element (102), which comprises a perforation (104), with a second bearing element (103), which comprises a perforation (106), wherein the first and second bearing elements (102, 103) are oriented in alignment to one another with the perforations (104, 106), with a chamber (124) provided on the first bearing element (102), which chamber comprises a circulatory path for circulatory elements (129) and is open to the second bearing element (103) and, by a connecting surface (118) facing to the chamber (124), is closed on the second bearing element (103), with a plurality of circulatory elements (129) arranged in the chamber (124), with an catch (121) arrangeable on the second bearing element (103), which catch engages into the circulating chamber (124) and is positioned between circulatType: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2018Publication date: April 16, 2020Inventor: Gerhard FINKBEINER
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Publication number: 20200115205Abstract: The invention relates to a lifting platform with two lifting devices (24, 70) arranged at a distance from one another, which are oriented to a common longitudinal center axis (16) of the lifting platform (11) and between which a working space (54) for lifting and lowering of vehicles (51) is provided, wherein each lifting device (24, 70) comprises a carrier (31), which is movable up and down and each carrier (31) receives at least two support arms (34), which are respectively mounted pivotably about a pivot axis (43, 44) on the carrier (31), so that these are orientable, in a starting position, parallel to the longitudinal center axis (16) and pivotable into the working space (54) in a use position, wherein each longitudinal axis (42) of the carrier (31) is oriented parallel to the longitudinal center axis (16) and a straight connecting line (45), which extends between the at least two pivot axes (43, 44), which are arranged at a distance to the carrier (31), are oriented in an acute angle a to the longitudinType: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2018Publication date: April 16, 2020Inventor: Gerhard FINKBEINER
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Patent number: 10077178Abstract: The invention relates to a lifting apparatus for lifting and lowering vehicles, loads or the like, with a support (17) which is movable up and down and on which support (17) a load receiving means (18) is provided, wherein the load receiving means (18) has at least one supporting arm (21) which is mounted on the support (17) so as to be pivotable about a pivot axis (22), and with a locking device (37), which locking device (37) fixes the supporting arm (21) in an adjusted position with respect to the support (17), wherein the locking device (37) is released in the lowered state of the support (17) and, when the support (17) is raised, is locked and secures the adjusted pivoted position of the supporting arm (21) with respect to the support (17), wherein the locking device (37) comprises at least one actuable adjusting device (38) which is effective for the positioning of the supporting arm (21) in a pivoted position with respect to the support (17) and is automatically transferable into a locking position andType: GrantFiled: May 26, 2014Date of Patent: September 18, 2018Assignee: Gerhard FinkbeinerInventor: Gerhard Finkbeiner
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Patent number: 10076931Abstract: The invention relates to a lifting device for lifting loads, vehicles, or the like, comprising a mobile base frame (12); a lifting column (14) provided on the base frame (12); a support (15), said lifting column (14) and support (15) being guided by a guide (45); a load receiving means (20) which is arranged on the support (15) and by means of which a load receiving region (21) is determined, said base frame (12) having at least three support points outside of the load receiving region (21) of the load receiving means (20); and a drive unit which can be controlled by a controller and which moves the support (14) up and down relative to the lifting column (14). The lifting column (14) is arranged on the base frame (12) eccentrically to the load receiving region (21) and in a rotated manner relative to a longitudinal side of the load receiving region (20).Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2013Date of Patent: September 18, 2018Assignee: Gerhard FinkbeinerInventor: Gerhard Finkbeiner
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Patent number: 10000367Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a lift system (19, 20, 21) that has at least two single-post lifts (11, 22-28), each of which comprises a control unit and a load receiving means (15), each control unit having a transmitter and a receiver. The method has the following steps: selecting a specified number of single-post lifts (11, 22-28) in order to form the lift system (19, 20, 21), starting up the single-post lifts (11, 22-28), and configuring the single-post lifts (11, 22-28) so as to form the lift system (19, 20, 21) by establishing a radio connection between the control units of the single-post lifts (11, 22-28) on a radio channel.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2013Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Inventor: Gerhard Finkbeiner
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Patent number: 9714160Abstract: A lifting apparatus for lifting and lowering vehicles or the like, including a support which is movable up and down and on which a load receiver is provided, the load receiver having at least one supporting arm. An articulated connection is formed between the supporting arm and an add-on part and once the add-on part is oriented in an angular position with respect to the supporting arm, the add-on part and the supporting arm are mountable and fixable with respect to each other by a toothed element, a blocking element and a lock pin.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2014Date of Patent: July 25, 2017Assignee: Gerhard FinkbeinerInventor: Gerhard Finkbeiner
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Patent number: 9701526Abstract: The invention relates to a lifting apparatus (11) for lifting and lowering vehicles, with a support (17) which is movable up and down and on which at least one length-adjustable supporting arm (21) is mounted on a lower section (19) of the support (17) so as to be pivotable about a pivot axis (22), and a free end of the supporting arm (21) is movable under the vehicle to the support point of the vehicle, wherein the length-adjustable supporting arm (21) has a supporting arm body (52) which extendably accommodates at least one supporting arm piece (58, 59) forming an extension, wherein the section (19) of the support (17) comprises an upper and lower support section (48, 49), with respect to which the supporting arm body (52) is mounted rotatably by means of a pivoting arrangement (50) which is formed by an upper and lower pivot bearing (55, 70) which opens up an interior space of the supporting arm body (52) for at least one supporting arm piece (58, 59) which is positionable therein.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2014Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Inventor: Gerhard Finkbeiner
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Publication number: 20160145085Abstract: The invention relates to a lifting apparatus (11) for lifting and lowering vehicles, with a support (17) which is movable up and down and on which at least one length-adjustable supporting arm (21) is mounted on a lower section (19) of the support (17) so as to be pivotable about a pivot axis (22), and a free end of the supporting arm (21) is movable under the vehicle to the support point of the vehicle, wherein the length-adjustable supporting arm (21) has a supporting arm body (52) which extendably accommodates at least one supporting arm piece (58, 59) forming an extension, wherein the section (19) of the support (17) comprises an upper and lower support section (48, 49), with respect to which the supporting arm body (52) is mounted rotatably by means of a pivoting arrangement (50) which is formed by an upper and lower pivot bearing (55, 70) which opens up an interior space of the supporting arm body (52) for at least one supporting arm piece (58, 59) which is positionable therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2014Publication date: May 26, 2016Inventor: Gerhard FINKBEINER
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Publication number: 20160137470Abstract: The invention relates to a lifting apparatus for lifting and lowering vehicles, loads or the like, with a support (17) which is movable up and down and on which support (17) a load receiving means (18) is provided, wherein the load receiving means (18) has at least one supporting arm (21) which is mounted on the support (17) so as to be pivotable about a pivot axis (22), and with a locking device (37), which locking device (37) fixes the supporting arm (21) in an adjusted position with respect to the support (17), wherein the locking device (37) is released in the lowered state of the support (17) and, when the support (17) is raised, is locked and secures the adjusted pivoted position of the supporting arm (21) with respect to the support (17), wherein the locking device (37) comprises at least one actuable adjusting device (38) which is effective for the positioning of the supporting arm (21) in a pivoted position with respect to the support (17) and is automatically transferable into a locking position andType: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2014Publication date: May 19, 2016Inventor: Gerhard FINKBEINER