Patents by Inventor Gerhard Kaufmann

Gerhard Kaufmann 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: 10889954
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for controlling a vibrating pile driver when driving a pile element (4) into a ground (6), wherein the vibrating pile driver includes a vibration unit (2) connected with the same and is attached to a carrier machine (5, 1), the method comprising the following steps: detecting at least one first status parameter of the carrier machine (5, 1) and detecting at least one second status parameter of the vibration unit (2). The method is characterized in that with reference to the at least one first status parameter and the at least one second status parameter a statistical ground model is generated, and individual operating parameters of the carrier machine (5, 1) and the vibration unit (2) are adapted to the statistical ground model, in order to optimize the energy consumption and/or an advance rate when driving in the pile element (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Liebherr-Werk Nenzing GmbH
    Inventors: Patrick Jussel, Gerhard Kaufmann, Andreas Schwarzhans
  • Publication number: 20160369471
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for controlling a vibrating pile driver when driving a pile element (4) into a ground (6), wherein the vibrating pile driver includes a vibration unit (2) connected with the same and is attached to a carrier machine (5, 1), the method comprising the following steps: detecting at least one first status parameter of the carrier machine (5, 1) and detecting at least one second status parameter of the vibration unit (2). The method is characterized in that with reference to the at least one first status parameter and the at least one second status parameter a statistical ground model is generated, and individual operating parameters of the carrier machine (5, 1) and the vibration unit (2) are adapted to the statistical ground model, in order to optimize the energy consumption and/or an advance rate when driving in the pile element (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Patrick Jussel, Gerhard Kaufmann, Andreas Schwarzhans
  • Patent number: 8783568
    Abstract: Telescopic sight, in particular for a handgun, comprising an optical lens system which is integrated in an essentially elongated outer tube which preferably has a circular cross section and can be fitted to the handgun or the like, which optical lens system is terminated by an eyepiece at an end facing the shooter's eye when the gun is being used, and by an objective at its opposite end, and has, between the eyepiece and the objective, at least one image plane lying in the optical beam path of light beams passing through the eyepiece and the objective, wherein a graticule structure lying in the beam path is arranged in the or at least one of the image planes, characterized in that the graticule structure comprises a virtual image of a graticule arranged outside the beam path, said virtual image being projected into the (respective) image plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Inventor: Gerhard Kaufmann
  • Publication number: 20110017824
    Abstract: Telescopic sight, in particular for a handgun, comprising an optical lens system which is integrated in an essentially elongated outer tube which preferably has a circular cross section and can be fitted to the handgun or the like, which optical lens system is terminated by an eyepiece at an end facing the shooter's eye when the gun is being used, and by an objective at its opposite end, and has, between the eyepiece and the objective, at least one image plane lying in the optical beam path of light beams passing through the eyepiece and the objective, wherein a graticule structure lying in the beam path is arranged in the or at least one of the image planes, characterized in that the graticule structure comprises a virtual image of a graticule smiled outside the beam path, said virtual image being projected into the (respective) image plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2007
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Inventor: Gerhard Kaufmann
  • Patent number: 6698406
    Abstract: A pressure sensor (40) is mounted in an internal combustion engine (1) for determining induction pipe pressure (P) in a connecting line (30) between the induction pipe (5) and the fuel pressure regulator (35). When checking the exhaust gas recirculation valve (20), induction pipe pressure (P) rises. Said change in pressure is safely and reliably recorded independently of actuation of other pneumatic consumers (vacuum power booster).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Audi AG
    Inventors: Gerhard Fabritius, Gerhard Kaufmann
  • Patent number: 4417610
    Abstract: A system for dispensing a viscid medium from a supply medium flow to a number of receptacles, with the system including a filling station and a distributor having an inlet for a pressurized supply medium flow and a number of outlets individually connected to a series of dispenser openings located in the filling station. A support is provided for sequentially moving consecutive groups of receptacles through the filling station to align a single receptacle of each group with the respective dispenser openings. An outlet valve arrangement is located in a path of the medium flow upstream of the dispenser openings. A valve control is operable to repeatingly open and close the outlet valve arrangement to allow concurrent medium outlet from the dispenser openings during an opening time interval corresponding to a predetermined medium volume being dispensed for a required filling of the receptacles of the respective consecutive groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1981
    Date of Patent: November 29, 1983
    Assignee: O.G. Hoyer A/S
    Inventors: Ejvind Waldstrom, Gerhard Kaufmann