Patents by Inventor Klaus Hahn
Klaus Hahn 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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Publication number: 20240049628Abstract: An autonomous lawn mower (100) comprises a mower body (102) having at least one motor (210) arranged to drive a cutting blade (212b) and to propel the mower body (102) on an operating surface via a wheel arrangement. The mower body (102) includes a navigation system (204) arranged to assist a controller (202) to control the operation of the mower body (102) within the predefined operating area (208). The navigation system includes an odometry module (106, 220), a rotatable optical surveying module (222), a sonic obstacle detection module (224), a heat absorbing unit set on the outer surface of the mower body (102) for directing the heat generated within the mower body towards the atmosphere, and a detachable docking module (816) arranged to receive the mower body (102).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2023Publication date: February 15, 2024Inventors: Klaus Hahn, Todd Brandon Rickey, Benjamin Edgar Montgomery
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Patent number: 11832552Abstract: An autonomous lawn mower (100) comprises a mower body (102) having at least one motor (210) arranged to drive a cutting blade (212b) and to propel the mower body (102) on an operating surface via a wheel arrangement. The mower body (102) includes a navigation system (204) arranged to assist a controller (202) to control the operation of the mower body (102) within the predefined operating area (208). The navigation system includes an odometry module (106, 220), a rotatable optical surveying module (222), a sonic obstacle detection module (224), a heat absorbing unit set on the outer surface of the mower body (102) for directing the heat generated within the mower body towards the atmosphere, and a detachable docking module (816) arranged to receive the mower body (102).Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2017Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: TECHTRONIC OUTDOOR PRODUCTS TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDInventors: Klaus Hahn, Todd Brandon Rickey, Benjamin Edgar Montgomery, Nikolai Ensslen, Levent Yildirim
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Method and device for feeding products from a first process to a second process in a packaging plant
Patent number: 11453519Abstract: The invention relates to a method and to a device for feeding products (2) from a first process to a second process in a packaging plant, wherein a buffer device (3) is provided between the first process and the second process, wherein the products (2) from the first process are in each case provided in groups with a variable first placing pattern, the method comprising the following steps: a) detecting the first placing pattern of a group (21, 23) of products (2) to be relocated, b) providing a number of conveying units (33), disposed in the detected first placing pattern, at the receiving position (30) of the buffer device (3), and c) collectively relocating the group (21, 23) of products with the detected placing pattern into the conveying units (33) of the buffer device (3) that are provided at the receiving position (30).Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2019Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: OPTIMA consumer GmbHInventor: Klaus Hahn -
Publication number: 20220219920Abstract: The invention relates to a power supply module (1) for a transport system (2) which comprises a plurality of carriers (20) which are movable along a transport path (22), comprising a carrier interface (10) with at least one carrier coupling element (100) for mechanical coupling to the carrier (20) of the transport system (2), a function interface (12) with at least one electric connection element (120a, 120b, 120c) for a function device operated by electrical energy, and a receiver (14) of a contactless energy transfer device for receiving energy for the function device, said receiver being connected to the at least one connection element (120a, 120b, 120c). The invention also relates to a function unit comprising a power supply module, to a system for constructing a function unit, the use of a power supply module, and to an arrangement comprising a transport path, a movable carrier, and a function unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2020Publication date: July 14, 2022Applicant: OPTIMA consumer GmbHInventor: Klaus Hahn
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Patent number: 11357166Abstract: A system and method for an autonomous lawn mower comprising a mower body having at least one motor arranged to drive a cutting blade and to propel the mower body on an operating surface via a wheel arrangement, wherein the mower body includes a navigation system arranged to assist a controller to control the operation of the mower body within a predefined operating area.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2019Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: TECHTRONIC OUTDOOR PRODUCTS TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDInventors: Klaus Hahn, Todd Brandon Rickey, Benjamin Edgar Montgomery
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METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FEEDING PRODUCTS FROM A FIRST PROCESS TO A SECOND PROCESS IN A PACKAGING PLANT
Publication number: 20210354866Abstract: The invention relates to a method and to a device for feeding products (2) from a first process to a second process in a packaging plant, wherein a buffer device (3) is provided between the first process and the second process, wherein the buffer device (3) has a closed conveying section (32) having a receiving position (30) for receiving products (2) from the first process, and having a transfer position (31) for transferring products (2) to the second process, and a plurality of conveying units (33) which at least in portions along the conveying section (32) can be driven in a mutually independent manner, and wherein the products (2) from the first process are in each case provided in groups with a variable first placing pattern, the method comprising the following steps: a) detecting the first placing pattern of a group (21, 23) of products (2) to be relocated, b) providing a number of conveying units (33), disposed in the detected first placing pattern, at the receiving position (30) of the buffer deviceType: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2019Publication date: November 18, 2021Applicant: OPTIMA consumer GmbHInventor: Klaus Hahn -
Patent number: 11172608Abstract: A system and method for an autonomous lawn mower comprising a mower body having at least one motor arranged to drive a cutting blade and to propel the mower body on an operating surface via a wheel arrangement, wherein the mower body includes a navigation system arranged to assist a controller to control the operation of the mower body within a predefined operating area.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2019Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: TTI (MACAO COMMERCIAL OFFSHORE) LIMITEDInventors: Klaus Hahn, Todd Brandon Rickey, Benjamin Edgar Montgomery
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Patent number: 11172607Abstract: A system and method for an autonomous lawn mower comprising a mower body having at least one motor arranged to drive a cutting blade and to propel the mower body on an operating surface via a wheel arrangement, wherein the mower body includes a navigation system arranged to assist a controller to control the operation of the mower body within a predefined operating area.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2019Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: TTI (MACAO COMMERCIAL OFFSHORE) LIMITEDInventors: Klaus Hahn, Todd Brandon Rickey, Benjamin Edgar Montgomery
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Patent number: 11172605Abstract: An autonomous lawn mower (100) and a system for navigating the same are disclosed. The autonomous lawn mower (100) comprises a mower body (102) having at least one motor (210) arranged to drive a cutting blade (212b) and to propel the mower body (102) on an operating surface via a wheel arrangement. The mower body (102) includes a navigation system (204) arranged to assist a controller (202) to control the operation of the mower body (102) within the predefined operating area (208). The system comprises a plurality of navigation modules (202), each arranged to obtain individual navigation information associated with the navigation of the autonomous mower (100). The navigation modules (202) operate to generate a virtual representation of the operation area (208) of the lawn mower (100) during an initialization mode, and the virtual representation of the operation area (208) is processed with the obtained navigation information during the operation of the lawn mower (100).Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2017Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: TTI (MACAO COMMERCIAL OFFSHORE) LIMITEDInventors: Klaus Hahn, Todd Brandon Rickey, Benjamin Edgar Montgomery, Nikolai Ensslen, Levent Yildirim
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Patent number: 11172609Abstract: A system and method for an autonomous lawn mower comprising a mower body having at least one motor arranged to drive a cutting blade and to propel the mower body on an operating surface via a wheel arrangement, wherein the mower body includes a navigation system arranged to assist a controller to control the operation of the mower body within a predefined operating area.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2019Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: TTI (MACAO COMMERCIAL OFFSHORE) LIMITEDInventors: Klaus Hahn, Todd Brandon Rickey, Benjamin Edgar Montgomery
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Patent number: 11091601Abstract: A system for producing an in-situ foam, which comprises the components from 50 to 98% by weight of one or more inorganic fillers A), from 1 to 48% by weight of one or more water-soluble, cationic polymers B), from 0.5 to 48% by weight of one or more surfactants C), from 0.01 to 5% by weight of one or more crosslinkers D) which are capable of reacting with the polymers B), from 0 to 20% by weight of one or more additives E), where the percentages by weight of the components A) to E) are based on the nonaqueous fraction and the sum of A) to E) is 100% by weight, process for producing an in-situ foam using the components of the system and foaming by means of a gas or a gas mixture and use for thermal insulation and filling of hollow spaces and hollow bodies.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2018Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Kimberly Simancas, Rebekka Von Benten, Hans-Joachim Hähnle, Klaus Hahn, Nikolaus Nestle, Tatiana Ulanova, Jens Assmann
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Patent number: 10513072Abstract: The invention relates to a multiple extrusion press head for producing tread profiles of tyres, comprising: a base body (12) having a first supply opening (22) for connecting a first extruder, a second supply opening (24) for connecting a second extruder, a third supply opening (26) for connecting a third extruder, and a fourth supply opening for connecting a fourth extruder; a first head part (14) which is mounted such that it can swivel in relation to the base body, and which has a receiving means (32) that is open in the direction of the base body (12); a second head part that is mounted such that it can swivel in relation to the base body (12); at least one flow channel insert (18, 20) that is mounted such that it can swivel in relation to the base body (12), wherein the first head part (14) and the second head part (16) can be brought into a closed state, in which the head parts (14, 16) are connected to one another in a pressure-tight manner, and a first flow channel (34), a second flow channel (36), aType: GrantFiled: November 9, 2015Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: KraussMaffei Berstorff GmbHInventors: Klaus Hahn, Harald Hepke
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Publication number: 20190327886Abstract: An autonomous lawn mower (100) and a system for navigating the same are disclosed. The autonomous lawn mower (100) comprises a mower body (102) having at least one motor (210) arranged to drive a cutting blade (212b) and to propel the mower body (102) on an operating surface via a wheel arrangement. The mower body (102) includes a navigation system (204) arranged to assist a controller (202) to control the operation of the mower body (102) within the predefined operating area (208). The system comprises a plurality of navigation modules (202), each arranged to obtain individual navigation information associated with the navigation of the autonomous mower (100). The navigation modules (202) operate to generate a virtual representation of the operation area (208) of the lawn mower (100) during an initialization mode, and the virtual representation of the operation area (208) is processed with the obtained navigation information during the operation of the lawn mower (100).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2017Publication date: October 31, 2019Inventors: Klaus HAHN, Todd Brandon RICKEY, Benjamin Edgar MONTGOMERY, Nikolai ENSSLEN, Levent YILDIRIM
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Publication number: 20190258267Abstract: An autonomous lawn mower (100) comprises a mower body (102) having at least one motor (210) arranged to drive a cutting blade (212b) and to propel the mower body (102) on an operating surface via a wheel arrangement. The mower body (102) includes a navigation system (204) arranged to assist a controller (202) to control the operation of the mower body (102) within the predefined operating area (208). The navigation system includes an odometry module (106, 220), a rotatable optical surveying module (222), a sonic obstacle detection module (224), a heat absorbing unit set on the outer surface of the mower body (102) for directing the heat generated within the mower body towards the atmosphere, and a detachable docking module (816) arranged to receive the mower body (102).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2017Publication date: August 22, 2019Inventors: Klaus HAHN, Todd Brandon RICKEY, Benjamin Edgar MONTGOMERY, Nikolai ENSSLEN, Levent YILDIRIM
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Publication number: 20190216012Abstract: A system and method for an autonomous lawn mower comprising a mower body having at least one motor arranged to drive a cutting blade and to propel the mower body on an operating surface via a wheel arrangement, wherein the mower body includes a navigation system arranged to assist a controller to control the operation of the mower body within a predefined operating area.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2019Publication date: July 18, 2019Inventors: Klaus HAHN, Todd Brandon RICKEY, Benjamin Edgar MONTGOMERY
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Publication number: 20190216011Abstract: A system and method for an autonomous lawn mower comprising a mower body having at least one motor arranged to drive a cutting blade and to propel the mower body on an operating surface via a wheel arrangement, wherein the mower body includes a navigation system arranged to assist a controller to control the operation of the mower body within a predefined operating area.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2019Publication date: July 18, 2019Inventors: Klaus HAHN, Todd Brandon RICKEY, Benjamin Edgar MONTGOMERY
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Publication number: 20190216014Abstract: A system and method for an autonomous lawn mower comprising a mower body having at least one motor arranged to drive a cutting blade and to propel the mower body on an operating surface via a wheel arrangement, wherein the mower body includes a navigation system arranged to assist a controller to control the operation of the mower body within a predefined operating area.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2019Publication date: July 18, 2019Inventors: Klaus HAHN, Todd Brandon RICKEY, Benjamin Edgar MONTGOMERY
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Publication number: 20190208700Abstract: A system and method for an autonomous lawn mower comprising a mower body having at least one motor arranged to drive a cutting blade and to propel the mower body on an operating surface via a wheel arrangement, wherein the mower body includes a navigation system arranged to assist a controller to control the operation of the mower body within a predefined operating area.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2019Publication date: July 11, 2019Inventors: Klaus HAHN, Todd Brandon RICKEY, Benjamin Edgar MONTGOMERY
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Patent number: 10253150Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing expandable pelletized material which comprises polylactic acid which comprises the following steps: a) melting and incorporation by mixing of polylactic acid, one or more further polymers, a diepoxide or polyepoxide, and one or more additives, b) incorporation by mixing of an organic blowing agent into the polymer melt by means of a static or dynamic mixer at a temperature of at least 140° C., c) discharging through a die plate with holes, the diameter of which at the exit from the die is at most 1.5 mm, and d) pelletizing the melt comprising blowing agent directly downstream of the die plate, and under water, at a pressure in the range from 1 to 20 bar. The invention further relates to expandable pelletized material which comprises polylactic acid and which is obtainable by said process.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2015Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Andreas Füssl, Bangaru Dharmapuri Sriramulu Sampath, Maximilian Hofmann, Ingo Bellin, Sameer Nalawade, Klaus Hahn, Andreas Künkel, Robert Loos
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Publication number: 20180319234Abstract: A spring strut for a vehicle suspension system includes a spring cylinder defining a cylinder chamber and a spring piston longitudinally displaceable in the spring cylinder. The spring piston subdivides the cylinder chamber into a first and a second outer working chamber. The spring cylinder includes an inner plunger which subdivides a piston chamber formed by the spring piston into a first and a second inner working chamber. The first inner working chamber is simultaneously formed by subdividing the cylinder chamber by means of the spring piston.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2018Publication date: November 8, 2018Inventors: MATHIAS L. KLITTICH, GUENTHER WOLF, CHRISTIAN VON HOLST, KLAUS HAHN