Patents by Inventor Horst Kinkel

Horst Kinkel 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 erecting a bridge superstructure of prestressed concrete and launching girder for performing the same
    Patent number: 4692955
    Abstract: A method is described for the sectional erection of a superstructure of prestressed concrete for a bridge with a launching girder carrying the formwork for the superstructure and being movable from one concreting section to the other. The process is characterized by a movement of the launching girder to the next concreting section while the previously concreted and prestressed superstructure is supported via bearings by the launching girder, which in turn is supported by the bridge supports via further bearings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1987
    Inventor: Horst Kinkel
  • Method for erecting a bridge superstructure of prestressed concrete and launching girder for performing the same
    Patent number: 4660243
    Abstract: A method is described for the sectional erection of a superstructure of prestressed concrete for a bridge with a launching girder carrying the formwork for the superstructure and being movable from one concreting section to the other. The process is characterized by a movement of the launching girder to the next concreting section while the previously concreted and prestressed superstructure is supported via bearings by the launching girder, which in turn is supported by the bridge supports via further bearings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1984
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1987
    Inventor: Horst Kinkel
  • Steel concrete container and a process for erecting the same
    Patent number: 4154029
    Abstract: A steel concrete container with a roof formed as a suspended shell comprising sector-shaped precast, prestressed concrete elements and a reinforced concrete topping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1977
    Date of Patent: May 15, 1979
    Inventors: Horst Kinkel, Hanspeter Harries