Patents by Inventor Heeb Norbert

Heeb Norbert 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: 9027816
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fastener driving tool comprising a tank (5) for storing a fuel, in particular liquefied petroleum gas, a combustion chamber (2) connected to the tank (5), wherein the combustion chamber (2) has a movable piston for powering a driving plunger, and a metering device (4) arranged between the tank (5) and the combustion chamber (2) wherein a defined quantity of fuel can be transported by means of the metering device (4) from a metering space (12) into the combustion chamber (2), wherein the metering device (4) comprises a thermomechanical element (15) by means of which the defined amount can be varied as a function of a temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Inventors: Tilo Dittrich, Heeb Norbert, Simon Beauvais
  • Publication number: 20120132690
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fastener driving tool comprising a tank (5) for storing a fuel, in particular liquefied petroleum gas, a combustion chamber (2) connected to the tank (5), wherein the combustion chamber (2) has a movable piston for powering a driving plunger, and a metering device (4) arranged between the tank (5) and the combustion chamber (2) wherein a defined quantity of fuel can be transported by means of the metering device (4) from a metering space (12) into the combustion chamber (2), wherein the metering device (4) comprises a thermomechanical element (15) by means of which the defined amount can be varied as a function of a temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Tilo Dittrich, Heeb Norbert, Simon Beauvais
  • Publication number: 20120132689
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fastener driving tool comprising a tank (5) for storing a fuel, in particular liquefied petroleum gas, a combustion chamber (2) connected to the tank (5), wherein the combustion chamber (2) has a movable piston for powering a driving plunger, and a metering device (4) arranged between the tank (5) and the combustion chamber (2) wherein a defined quantity of fuel can be transported by means of the metering device (4) from a metering space (12) into the combustion chamber (2), and wherein the metering device (4) comprises a movable displacement member (16) for ejecting the fuel out of the metering space (12), wherein the movement of the displacement member (16) is supplied by the pressure of the fuel as the energy source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Tilo Dittrich, Thomas Sperrfechter, Heeb Norbert, Peter Stauss
  • Publication number: 20120132688
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fastener driving tool comprising a tank (5) for storing a fuel, in particular liquefied petroleum gas, a combustion chamber (2) connected to the tank (5), wherein the combustion chamber (2) has a movable piston for powering a driving plunger, and a metering device (4) arranged between the tank (5) and the combustion chamber (2) wherein a defined quantity of fuel can be transported by means of the metering device (4) from a metering space (12) into the combustion chamber (2), and wherein the metering device (4) comprises at least one electrically driven valve member (18) wherein the metering space can be cut off from the combustion chamber by the valve member (18), wherein the valve member (18) is constructed as a 3-way valve, in particular with two switching positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Tilo Dittrich, Dierk Tille, Heeb Norbert
  • Publication number: 20120132687
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fastener driving tool comprising a tank (5) for storing a fuel, in particular liquefied petroleum gas, a combustion chamber (2) connected to the tank, wherein the combustion chamber (2) has a movable piston for powering a driving plunger, and a metering device (4) arranged between the tank (5) and the combustion chamber (2), wherein a defined quantity of fuel can be transported by means of the metering device (4) from a metering space (12) into the combustion chamber, wherein the metering device (4) comprises an electric stepper motor (15) by means of which the defined amount can be varied as a function of a temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Tilo Dittrich, Heeb Norbert, Peter Stauss, Simon Beauvais