Patents by Inventor Josef Hofer

Josef Hofer 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: 10828874
    Abstract: The invention relates to a composite board composed of wood material, comprising a middle layer composed of plywood, wherein the middle layer is connected to at least one outer layer composed of fiberboard. In order to provide an economically producible composite board having improved strength properties, an artificial resin-impregnated paper according to the invention is arranged between the middle layer and the outer layer. The invention further relates to a method for producing the composite board composed of wood material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: SWISS KRONO TEC AG
    Inventors: Roger Braun, Josef Hofer
  • Patent number: 10307994
    Abstract: A composite board composed of wood material with a middle layer (4) made of chipboard, wherein the middle layer is connected to at least one outer layer (2, 6) composed of fiberboard, wherein an artificial-resin-impregnated paper (3, 5 ) is arranged between the middle layer and the outer layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Swiss Krono Tec AG
    Inventor: Josef Hofer
  • Publication number: 20190047263
    Abstract: The invention relates to a composite board composed of wood material, comprising a middle layer composed of plywood, wherein the middle layer is connected to at least one outer layer composed of fiberboard. In order to provide an economically producible composite board having improved strength properties, an artificial resin-impregnated paper according to the invention is arranged between the middle layer and the outer layer. The invention further relates to a method for producing the composite board composed of wood material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: SWISS KRONO TEC AG
    Inventors: Roger Braun, Josef Hofer
  • Publication number: 20180186126
    Abstract: A composite board composed of wood material with a middle layer (4) made of chipboard, wherein the middle layer is connected to at least one outer layer (2, 6) composed of fiberboard, wherein an artificial-resin-impregnated paper (3, 5) is arranged between the middle layer and the outer layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: Swiss Krono Tec AG
    Inventor: Josef HOFER
  • Patent number: 8418752
    Abstract: A plate heat exchanger with a plurality of separating walls stacked one above the other, which alternatingly define a first and second flow space for a first and second medium, includes at least one turbulence generator being positioned in at least one flow space, which comprises a plate with a number of parallel-running band-like rows of alternating elevations and depressions mutually connected by bridges, where the elevations and depressions of each row are shifted with respect to each immediately adjacent row, and where each row is provided with at least one transition area for the medium to pass to the immediately adjacent row, such that the depressions of each row are flow-connected with the immediately adjacent elevations of at least one immediately adjacent row.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Mahle International GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Otahal, Josef Hofer
  • Publication number: 20090095456
    Abstract: A plate heat exchanger with a plurality of separating walls stacked one above the other, which alternatingly define a first and second flow space for a first and second medium, comprises at least one turbulence generator being positioned in at least one flow space, which comprises a plate with a number of parallel-running band-like rows of alternating elevations and depressions mutually connected by bridges, where the elevations and depressions of each row are shifted with respect to each immediately adjacent row, and where each row is provided with at least one transition area for the medium to pass to the immediately adjacent row, such that the depressions of each row are flow-connected with the immediately adjacent elevations of at least one immediately adjacent row.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Inventors: Klaus Otahal, Josef Hofer
  • Patent number: 7055233
    Abstract: For assigning a tool to a workpiece conveyed on an assembly line, at least one transmitter is arranged in the area of an assembly line, and a receiver is arranged on the tool. An analyzing unit determines the distance of the tool from each transmitter, based on the transit times of at least one received signal, and an indicating device emits positions information regarding workpieces on the assembly line. An assignment unit assigns a tool or a tool position to a workpiece, based on at least one distance of the tool from the transmitter, and on the workpiece positions. The arrangement of the transmitters and receivers can also be interchanged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
    Inventors: Josef Hofer, Robert Donharl