Patents by Inventor Hans Burt

Hans Burt 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).

  • Publication number: 20240253913
    Abstract: A tube lifter comprising a lifting tube extending along a lifting tube longitudinal axis, an end effector and a coupling device, by way of the end effector being coupled to the lifting tube, wherein the coupling device has a lifting tube-side first coupling portion and an end effector-side second coupling portion, wherein one of the coupling portions has an insertion portion and the other coupling portion has a receiving portion for receiving the insertion portion, wherein the insertion portion and the receiving portion are designed such that the insertion portion can be inserted into the receiving portion in an insertion direction, and the end effector and the lifting tube can thereby be connected to one another, wherein the insertion portion can be inserted into the receiving portion in different rotary positions about an end effector rotation axis orthogonal to the insertion direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2024
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Applicant: J.Schmalz GmbH
    Inventors: Hans Burt, Fabian Urbschat, Daniel Müller, Arthur Hoppe, Stefan Dreher
  • Publication number: 20240253249
    Abstract: An operating device for a tube lifter which comprises an end effector and a lifting tube, comprising a lifting tube port for fluidic connection to the tube interior of the lifting tube, an end effector coupling for coupling the end effector to the operating device, a valve device for controlling fluidic connections and an operating mechanism for actuating the valve device, wherein the valve device comprises a ventilation valve for ventilating the lifting tube port, wherein the ventilation valve has a valve flap, which is adjustable between an open position and a closed position, wherein the operating mechanism comprises a first operating element and a second operating element, wherein the first and the second operating element are mechanically coupled to the valve flap in such a way that, by actuating the first and/or the second operating element, an opening angle of the valve flap is adjustable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2024
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Applicant: J.Schmalz GmbH
    Inventors: Hans Burt, Daniel Müller, Fabian Urbschat, Stefan Dreher, Arthur Hoppe
  • Patent number: 12030730
    Abstract: A handling device comprising an extending support, comprising a first projection element which is arranged on the support in a rotationally fixed and/or non-displaceable manner and extends in a first projection plane transversely to the support in a first projection direction, comprising a second projection element which is connected to the first projection element via a first joint so as to be pivotable in a second projection plane, comprising a third projection element which is connected to the second projection element via a second joint so as to be pivotable in a third projection plane, wherein, along the support axis, the first projection plane overlies the second projection plane and the second projection plane overlies the third projection plane, wherein the second projection element can be pivoted under the first projection element and the third projection element can be pivoted under the second projection element and the first projection element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: J. Schmalz GmbH
    Inventors: Ernst Thielicke, Steffen Beck, Jonathan Kohler, Hans Burt, Sandro Katz
  • Publication number: 20220332523
    Abstract: A handling device comprising an extending support, comprising a first projection element which is arranged on the support in a rotationally fixed and/or non-displaceable manner and extends in a first projection plane transversely to the support in a first projection direction, comprising a second projection element which is connected to the first projection element via a first joint so as to be pivotable in a second projection plane, comprising a third projection element which is connected to the second projection element via a second joint so as to be pivotable in a third projection plane, wherein, along the support axis, the first projection plane overlies the second projection plane and the second projection plane overlies the third projection plane, wherein the second projection element can be pivoted under the first projection element and the third projection element can be pivoted under the second projection element and the first projection element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: J.Schmalz GmbH
    Inventors: Ernst Thielicke, Steffen Beck, Jonathan Kohler, Hans Burt, Sandro Katz
  • Patent number: 10532469
    Abstract: The invention relates to an operating device for a tube lifter having a suction grip device arranged on one end of the lifting tube, the operating device having a suction port for fluid communication with the suction grip device, a lifting tube port for fluid communication with the tube interior of the lifting tube, and a valve means for controlling the fluid communications, the valve means comprising a blocking member, a ventilation valve and a control valve, the valve means being designed such that the control valve is adjustable independently of the position of the blocking member and the valve means being designed such that when the ventilation valve is shifted into the ventilation position the blocking member always closes off the flow path between the tube interior and the suction grip device. The invention also relates to a tube lifter comprising an operating device of this kind.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: J. Schmalz GmbH
    Inventors: Hans Burt, Jan Gauss
  • Publication number: 20190275684
    Abstract: The invention relates to an operating device for a tube lifter having a suction grip device arranged on one end of the lifting tube, the operating device having a suction port for fluid communication with the suction grip device, a lifting tube port for fluid communication with the tube interior of the lifting tube, and a valve means for controlling the fluid communications, the valve means comprising a blocking member, a ventilation valve and a control valve, the valve means being designed such that the control valve is adjustable independently of the position of the blocking member and the valve means being designed such that when the ventilation valve is shifted into the ventilation position the blocking member always closes off the flow path between the tube interior and the suction grip device. The invention also relates to a tube lifter comprising an operating device of this kind.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: J. Schmalz GmbH
    Inventors: Hans Burt, Jan Gauss
  • Patent number: D736719
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: J. SCHMALZ GMBH
    Inventors: Hans Burt, Denis Keck