Patents by Inventor Iwan Wolf
Iwan Wolf 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).
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Patent number: 11926029Abstract: An apparatus, comprising a control element, which stops in a stopping position during a recurring sequence of movements, a control device, which is intended for controlling stopping of the control element in the stopping position by at least one control parameter, a detection device for detecting an actual stopping position of the control element at the time of a stopping of the control element, the control device being suitable for forming a difference between the actual stopping position and a desired stopping position of the control element and adapting the control parameter for a subsequent sequence of movements of the control element if the difference exceeds a predetermined desired value.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2019Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Hilti AktiengesellschaftInventors: Iwan Wolf, Wolfgang Beck, Mario Grazioli, Joaquin Herrero Fernandez
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Patent number: 11850715Abstract: A method for operating a driving-in device for fastening elements comprises a motor operating according to a particular pattern when there are no more fastening elements in a magazine of the driving-in device.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2018Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Iwan Wolf, Joaquin Herrero Fernandez, Joerg Stamm, Mario Grazioli
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Publication number: 20220063076Abstract: An apparatus, comprising a control element, which stops in a stopping position during a recurring sequence of movements, a control device, which is intended for controlling stopping of the control element in the stopping position by at least one control parameter, a detection device for detecting an actual stopping position of the control element at the time of a stopping of the control element, the control device being suitable for forming a difference between the actual stopping position and a desired stopping position of the control element and adapting the control parameter for a subsequent sequence of movements of the control element if the difference exceeds a predetermined desired value.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2019Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventors: Iwan WOLF, Wolfgang BECK, Mario GRAZIOLI, Joaquin HERRERO FERNANDEZ
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Publication number: 20210162573Abstract: An apparatus for driving a fastening element into an underlying surface in a driving-in direction is provided, the apparatus having a motor, a support structure that supports the motor, a fan that cools the motor, and one or more damping elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2018Publication date: June 3, 2021Inventors: Iwan WOLF, Dominik SCHMIDT, Mario GRAZIOLI, Kurt BAUERNFEIND
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Publication number: 20200282536Abstract: The invention relates to a fuel-powered setting device for driving securing elements into a substrate, comprising at least one main combustion chamber for a fuel, a drive piston that can be driven out of the main combustion chamber in a setting direction by expandable gases, and a prechamber with which an ignition arrangement is associated and in which a pressure acting on the main combustion chamber can build up prior to a fuel-air mixture being ignited in said main combustion chamber, wherein the prechamber is or can be connected to surroundings of the prechamber via at least one passage opening able to be closed by a control device. To improve the efficiency and/or functionality when driving in securing elements, the control device comprises an electronic control unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2016Publication date: September 10, 2020Inventors: Dominik SCHMIDT, Iwan WOLF, Tilo DITTRICH, Peter BRUGGMUELLER, Norbert HEEB
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Publication number: 20200276692Abstract: The invention relates to a fuel-powered setting device for driving securing elements into a substrate, comprising at least one main combustion chamber for a fuel, a drive piston that can be driven out of the main combustion chamber in a setting direction by means of expandable gases, and a prechamber with which an ignition arrangement is associated and in which a pressure acting on the main combustion chamber can build up prior to a fuel-air mixture being ignited in said main combustion chamber, wherein the prechamber is or can be connected to surroundings of the prechamber via at least one passage opening able to be closed by a control device. To improve efficiency and/or functionality when driving in securing elements, the control device and the main combustion chamber are linked by a control pressure connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2016Publication date: September 3, 2020Inventors: Iwan WOLF, Dominik SCHMIDT, Tilo DITTRICH, Peter BRUGGMUELLER, Norbert HEEB
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Publication number: 20200180130Abstract: An apparatus for driving a fastening element into a substrate, having a trigger switch, which is actuated by a user of the apparatus and, when the trigger switch is actuated, generates a trigger signal, a motion sensor, which generates a wake-up signal when there is a predetermined movement of the apparatus by the user, and an electronic control device, which in an operating mode is suitable for setting the apparatus to a ready-for-driving state, in which a trigger signal of the trigger switch triggers an operation of driving a fastening element into a substrate, and in a standby mode is suitable for receiving a wake-up signal from the motion sensor and, when it receives a wake-up signal, switching from the standby mode to the operating mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2018Publication date: June 11, 2020Inventors: Iwan Wolf, Joaquin Herrero Fernandez
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Publication number: 20200030954Abstract: A method for operating a driving-in device for fastening elements comprises a motor operating according to a particular pattern when there are no more fastening elements in a magazine of the driving-in device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2018Publication date: January 30, 2020Inventors: Iwan WOLF, Joaquin HERRERO FERNANDEZ, Joerg STAMM, Mario GRAZIOLI
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Publication number: 20200030955Abstract: A hand-held tool comprises a housing with a neck-like housing portion and a suspension element with a connection portion for connecting the suspension element to the neck-like housing portion and with a suspension portion for temporarily suspending the tool on a separate object, wherein the connection portion has two spring arms, which enclose the neck-like housing portion on opposite sides in a snap-fit connection in order to connect the suspension element to the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2018Publication date: January 30, 2020Inventors: Emanuel KURTH, Mario GRAZIOLI, Joerg STAMM, Daniel SCHWAB, Iwan WOLF
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Patent number: 10328555Abstract: The invention relates to a device for driving a securing element into a substrate, having a mechanical energy store for storing mechanical energy; an energy transmitting element for transmitting energy from the mechanical energy store to the securing element; an energy transmitting device for transmitting energy from an energy source to the mechanical energy store; a housing with a first and a second housing part, said first housing part being connected to the second housing part in order to form an interior between the first and second housing part, the mechanical energy store being arranged in said interior; and an intermediate element, by means of which the mechanical energy store can be secured to the first housing part at least temporarily while energy is stored in the mechanical energy store.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2014Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Karl Franz, Mario Grazioli, Iwan Wolf
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Patent number: 10118283Abstract: The invention relates to a hand-held tool for driving fastening elements into a base, the tool having an initiating device, the actuation of which initiates a drive-in action and which can be blocked, depending on at least one state of the tool. In order to further simplify or improve the operation of the hand-held tool, a lifting magnet, associated with the initiating device, can block or enable the actuation of the initiating device.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2013Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: Hilti AktiengesellschaftInventors: Iwan Wolf, Harald Fielitz, Klaus Bertsch
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Patent number: 10046448Abstract: A fastener driving tool comprises a hand-held casing having a movable and drivable energy transmission element including a driving member, wherein the driving member acts to drive a fastener, a locking element, and a sensor member for determining an operational state of the fastener driving tool, wherein a driving process is released only if the operational state prevails, wherein the locking member is arranged in a locking manner in a path of the energy transmission element if the non-operational state prevails, wherein, once a driving process has been triggered, the locking member can stop the energy transmission element.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2013Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: Hilti AktiengesellschaftInventors: Iwan Wolf, Mario Grazioli, Karl Franz, Stefan Miescher
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Patent number: 9782882Abstract: The invention relates to a device for transmitting energy to a fastener, with a reaction chamber, an energy-transmission element that can move in a fastening direction for transmitting energy released in the reaction chamber to a fastener, a first supply channel opening into the reaction chamber for feeding a first reagent to the reaction chamber, wherein the first supply channel comprises a feeder device with a rotor and a feeder element for feeding the first reagent into the reaction chamber.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2010Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Iwan Wolf, Mario Zahner, Rolf Erhardt, Peter Goepfert
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Patent number: 9782881Abstract: The invention relates to a device for transmitting energy to a fastener, with a reaction chamber, an energy-transmission element that can move in a fastening direction for transmitting energy released in the reaction chamber to a fastener, a first supply channel opening into the reaction chamber for feeding a first reagent to the reaction chamber, wherein the first supply channel comprises a feeder device for feeding the first reagent into the reaction chamber and a controllable closing device for a time-wise closing of the first supply channel.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2010Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Iwan Wolf, Mario Zahner, Rolf Erhardt
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Publication number: 20170282341Abstract: The invention relates to a driver device, comprising a rotating motor, a gas spring having an elastically compressible gas volume, and a setting piston, wherein the gas spring can be loaded by the motor by means of a loading mechanism in order to accelerate the setting piston in a driving direction after a release from the loaded state, wherein the gas spring comprises a piston head guided in a gas-tight manner, which is adjoined by a piston rod as a separate component in the driving direction, wherein the piston rod is connected to the piston head by means of a thrust bearing that can be pivoted in several planes.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2015Publication date: October 5, 2017Applicant: HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Iwan WOLF, Karl FRANZ, Mario GRAZIOLI
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Publication number: 20160303723Abstract: The invention relates to a device for driving a securing element into a substrate, having a mechanical energy store for storing mechanical energy; an energy transmitting element for transmitting energy from the mechanical energy store to the securing element; an energy transmitting device for transmitting energy from an energy source to the mechanical energy store; a housing with a first and a second housing part, said first housing part being connected to the second housing part in order to form an interior between the first and second housing part, the mechanical energy store being arranged in said interior; and an intermediate element, by means of which the mechanical energy store can be secured to the first housing part at least temporarily while energy is stored in the mechanical energy store.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2014Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventors: Karl Franz, Mario Grazioli, Iwan Wolf
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Publication number: 20150298307Abstract: The invention relates to a hand-held tool (1) for driving fastening elements (3) into a base (6), said tool having an initiating device (20), the actuation of which initiates a drive-in action and which can be blocked, depending on at least one state of the tool. In order to further simplify or improve the operation of the hand-held tool, a lifting magnet (24) is associated with the initiating device (20), with which lifting magnet (24) the actuation of the initiating device (20) can be blocked or enabled.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2013Publication date: October 22, 2015Inventors: Iwan WOLF, Harald FIELITZ, Klausü BERTSCH
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Publication number: 20150224637Abstract: A fastener driving tool comprises a hand-held casing having a movable and drivable energy transmission element including a driving member, wherein the driving member acts to drive a fastener, a locking element, and a sensor member for determining an operational state of the fastener driving tool, wherein a driving process is released only if the operational state prevails, wherein the locking member is arranged in a locking manner in a path of the energy transmission element if the non-operational state prevails, wherein, once a driving process has been triggered, the locking member can stop the energy transmission element.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2013Publication date: August 13, 2015Inventors: Iwan Wolf, Mario Grazioli, Karl Franz, Stefan Miescher
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Patent number: 8413864Abstract: A combustion-operated setting tool for driving in fastening elements includes a propellant container receptacle (16) for receiving a propellant container (20), a connection element (14) provided in the propellant container receptacle (16) for connection with the propellant container (20), a propellant conduit (15) for connecting the connection element (14) with the tool combustion chamber (12), a metering device (13) for controlling flow of propellant from the connection element (14) to the combustion chamber, and a damping arrangement (30) for damping the metering device (13).Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2008Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Hilti AktiengesellschaftInventor: Iwan Wolf
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Publication number: 20120325887Abstract: The invention concerns a fastener driving tool comprising a drive motor, a gyrating mass, and a rammer head, wherein the gyrating mass above the drive motor can be made to rotate, wherein a spring mechanism can be tensioned by the gyrating mass via a detachable traction, in particular, a frictional locking, wherein the rammer head can be driven in a ramming direction via the tensioned spring mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2012Publication date: December 27, 2012Applicant: Hilti AktiengesellschaftInventor: Iwan WOLF