Patents by Inventor Helmut Kessler

Helmut Kessler 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: 20240017597
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a fresh air means or device for a driver control panel or for an external control console of a road making machine which is configured in the form of a road finishing machine or a charger vehicle for a road finishing machine. The fresh air means comprises at least one blower unit for generating an air flow, at least one filter unit for filtering the air flow formed by means of the blower unit, and an air discharge unit including at least one air outlet opening for the filtered air flow. Furthermore, fresh air means is designed as a modular attachment apparatus configured to be removably attached to the driver control panel or to the external control console.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: JOSEPH VOEGELE AG
    Inventors: Bernhard ERDTMANN, Stefan WEBER, Helmut KESSLER, Johannes PONTIUS, Jan RIFFEL
  • Publication number: 20240018729
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a blower means or apparatus for a road making machine which is present in the form of a road finishing machine or a charger vehicle for a road finishing machine. The blower means comprises a blower unit for creating an airflow, and an air discharge unit connected with the blower unit, which is designed to form an air barrier from the airflow created by means of the blower unit at a control station of the road making machine for an operator positioned therein. The blower means is designed as a modular attachment apparatus configured to be removably attached to the control station of the road making machine. The disclosure furthermore relates to the use of a blower means designed as a modular attachment apparatus at a road making machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: JOSEPH VOEGELE AG
    Inventors: Stefan WEBER, Bernhard ERDTMANN, Johannes PONTIUS, Helmut KESSLER, Jan RIFFEL
  • Publication number: 20220372715
    Abstract: The disclosure refers to a road construction machine, adapted in particular in the form of a road paver or a feeder vehicle for a road paver. According to the disclosure, the road construction machine comprises a first and/or a second air barrier device adapted to shield a driver and/or an operator of the road construction machine. Furthermore, the disclosure refers to a corresponding method for generating an air flow during operation of a road construction machine in order to shield a driver and/or an operator from vapors and/or aerosols rising during operation of the road construction machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: JOSEPH VOEGELE AG
    Inventors: Klaus OETTINGER, Bastian FLEISCHER, Tobias BOELLERT, Daniel DRAXLER, Ingo HERZBERG, Maximilian THEOBALD, Thomas SEITHER, Frank GRIMM, Helmut KESSLER, Johannes PONTIUS, Stefan WEBER, Bernhard ERDTMANN
  • Patent number: 8814466
    Abstract: The invention relates to a charging vehicle (1) for conveying road-surfacing mix to a road-finishing machine, wherein the charging vehicle (1) comprises a conveyor assembly (5) and a machine drive (6). The invention is characterized in that the machine drive (6) is arranged on the charging vehicle (1) laterally offset with respect to the conveyor assembly device (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Joseph Vogele AG
    Inventors: Martin Buschmann, Steffen Fickeisen, Tobias Elser, Helmut Kessler
  • Publication number: 20130121765
    Abstract: The invention relates to a charging vehicle (1) for conveying road-surfacing mix to a road-finishing machine, wherein the charging vehicle (1) comprises a conveyor assembly (5) and a machine drive (6). The invention is characterized in that the machine drive (6) is arranged on the charging vehicle (1) laterally offset with respect to the conveyor assembly device (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: JOSEPH VOGELE AG
    Inventors: Martin Buschmann, Steffen Fickeisen, Tobias Elser, Helmut Kessler
  • Publication number: 20130051961
    Abstract: The invention relates to a construction machine having a drive, which can be operated by means of a fuel, a material transport device, and a heating device for heating the material transport device and/or the material transported on the material transport device. The heating device is a radiant heater, which can be operated with the same fuel as the drive of the construction machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: JOSEPH VOGELE AG
    Inventors: Michael Diesner, Helmut Kessler, Steffen Fickeisen