Patents by Inventor Gunther Fenske

Gunther Fenske 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).

  • Automatic excavating machine and method of operating the same
    Patent number: 4008921
    Abstract: Mineralogical measurements are performed at a plurality of locations along the face of an excavation to determine the shape of a mineral interface along such face. An interface-shape program is set up in a programmable control arrangement operative for causing an excavating machine to excavate in accordance with the program during at least one working trip. Only after the program has been set up in the control arrangement is the excavating machine caused to perform at least one working trip under the automatic control of the control arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1975
    Date of Patent: February 22, 1977
    Assignee: Ruhrkohle AG
    Inventors: Norbert Czauderna, Gunther Fenske, Karl-Heinz Klimek, Siegfried Lubina, Fritz Malinowski, Bernhard Schonrock