Patents by Inventor Hans-Peter Uffmann

Hans-Peter Uffmann 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).

  • METHOD FOR MONITORING OVERBURDEN WHEN ADVANCE WORKING IN THE GROUND, AND ADVANCE- WORKING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20240418072
    Abstract: A method for monitoring overburden during excavation in soil, in which the soil pressure exerted by the soil (10) on an excavation device driven through the soil (10) is monitored by means of a pressure control element (5) extended from the circumference (3) of the driving device. An excavation device for carrying out the method has a pressure control element (5) which is arranged on the circumference (3) of the excavation device and can be extended beyond the circumference (3) of the excavation device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventor: Hans-Peter UFFMANN
  • Trench supporting assembly
    Patent number: 5052862
    Abstract: The trench assembly comprises shoring plates supporting the side walls of the trench, vertical posts holding the shoring plates and at least one spindle or shore for the support of two oppositely located posts, the plates, include respective front sides pressed against the associated posts and curved in the vertical plane so that they can roll on the posts when the assembly is lowered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1991
    Assignee: Krings Verbau GmbH
    Inventor: Hans-Peter Uffmann