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).

  • Publication number: 20240049628
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Klaus Hahn, Todd Brandon Rickey, Benjamin Edgar Montgomery
  • Patent number: 11832552
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: TECHTRONIC OUTDOOR PRODUCTS TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Klaus Hahn, Todd Brandon Rickey, Benjamin Edgar Montgomery, Nikolai Ensslen, Levent Yildirim
  • Patent number: 11453519
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: OPTIMA consumer GmbH
    Inventor: Klaus Hahn
  • Publication number: 20220219920
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: OPTIMA consumer GmbH
    Inventor: Klaus Hahn
  • Patent number: 11357166
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: TECHTRONIC OUTDOOR PRODUCTS TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Klaus Hahn, Todd Brandon Rickey, Benjamin Edgar Montgomery
  • Publication number: 20210354866
    Abstract: 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 device
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: OPTIMA consumer GmbH
    Inventor: Klaus Hahn
  • Patent number: 11172608
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: TTI (MACAO COMMERCIAL OFFSHORE) LIMITED
    Inventors: Klaus Hahn, Todd Brandon Rickey, Benjamin Edgar Montgomery
  • Patent number: 11172607
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: TTI (MACAO COMMERCIAL OFFSHORE) LIMITED
    Inventors: Klaus Hahn, Todd Brandon Rickey, Benjamin Edgar Montgomery
  • Patent number: 11172605
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: TTI (MACAO COMMERCIAL OFFSHORE) LIMITED
    Inventors: Klaus Hahn, Todd Brandon Rickey, Benjamin Edgar Montgomery, Nikolai Ensslen, Levent Yildirim
  • Patent number: 11172609
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: TTI (MACAO COMMERCIAL OFFSHORE) LIMITED
    Inventors: Klaus Hahn, Todd Brandon Rickey, Benjamin Edgar Montgomery
  • Patent number: 11091601
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Kimberly Simancas, Rebekka Von Benten, Hans-Joachim Hähnle, Klaus Hahn, Nikolaus Nestle, Tatiana Ulanova, Jens Assmann
  • Patent number: 10513072
    Abstract: 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), a
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: KraussMaffei Berstorff GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Hahn, Harald Hepke
  • Publication number: 20190327886
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Klaus HAHN, Todd Brandon RICKEY, Benjamin Edgar MONTGOMERY, Nikolai ENSSLEN, Levent YILDIRIM
  • Publication number: 20190258267
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Klaus HAHN, Todd Brandon RICKEY, Benjamin Edgar MONTGOMERY, Nikolai ENSSLEN, Levent YILDIRIM
  • Publication number: 20190216012
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Klaus HAHN, Todd Brandon RICKEY, Benjamin Edgar MONTGOMERY
  • Publication number: 20190216011
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Klaus HAHN, Todd Brandon RICKEY, Benjamin Edgar MONTGOMERY
  • Publication number: 20190216014
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Klaus HAHN, Todd Brandon RICKEY, Benjamin Edgar MONTGOMERY
  • Publication number: 20190208700
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Klaus HAHN, Todd Brandon RICKEY, Benjamin Edgar MONTGOMERY
  • Patent number: 10253150
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Andreas Füssl, Bangaru Dharmapuri Sriramulu Sampath, Maximilian Hofmann, Ingo Bellin, Sameer Nalawade, Klaus Hahn, Andreas Künkel, Robert Loos
  • Publication number: 20180319234
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: MATHIAS L. KLITTICH, GUENTHER WOLF, CHRISTIAN VON HOLST, KLAUS HAHN