Patents by Inventor Kai THRON

Kai THRON 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).

  • Cable winch and cable drum
    Patent number: 10556779
    Abstract: A cable winch having a receiving unit for accommodating a cable drum that includes a cable wound about an axis of the cable drum. The receiving unit includes a quick mounting mechanism for attaching the cable drum in a manually detachable manner to the cable winch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: JENOPTIK Advanced Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf Friederichs, Joachim Schmidt, Kai Thron
  • Cable-cutting unit for a cable winch, cable-cutting system for a cable winch and method for operating a cable-cutting unit for a cable winch
    Patent number: 10315895
    Abstract: A cable-cutting unit for a cable winch has at least one cable-cutting device for cutting a cable running through the cable-cutting unit, and also comprises a slide as well as a housing with a cable channel for guiding the cable running through the cable-cutting unit, wherein the cable-cutting device is, or can be, arranged on the slide and the slide is, or can be, arranged on the housing such that it can be displaced, transversely to the cable channel, between a first position and a second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: JENOPTIK Advanced Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf Friederichs, Joachim Schmidt, Kai Thron
  • CABLE WINCH AND CABLE DRUM
    Publication number: 20180215594
    Abstract: A cable winch having a receiving unit for accommodating a cable drum that includes a cable wound about an axis of the cable drum. The receiving unit includes a quick mounting mechanism for attaching the cable drum in a manually detachable manner to the cable winch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: JENOPTIK Advanced Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf FRIEDERICHS, Joachim SCHMIDT, Kai THRON
  • CABLE-CUTTING UNIT FOR A CABLE WINCH, CABLE-CUTTING SYSTEM FOR A CABLE WINCH AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A CABLE-CUTTING UNIT FOR A CABLE WINCH
    Publication number: 20180215593
    Abstract: A cable-cutting unit for a cable winch has at least one cable-cutting device for cutting a cable running through the cable-cutting unit, and also comprises a slide as well as a housing with a cable channel for guiding the cable running through the cable-cutting unit, wherein the cable-cutting device is, or can be, arranged on the slide and the slide is, or can be, arranged on the housing such that it can be displaced, transversely to the cable channel, between a first position and a second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: JENOPTIK Advanced Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf FRIEDERICHS, Joachim SCHMIDT, Kai THRON