Patents by Inventor Klaus Schiffmann

Klaus Schiffmann 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).

  • Boom of a laying mechanism and method of moving the boom into a vehicle transport position
    Patent number: 8256052
    Abstract: Boom of a laying mechanism of a bridge laying vehicle, the laying mechanism being composed of a placement arm and the boom. The boom includes a base member that can be fixedly secured to the vehicle by at least one securement device. A jib, especially with locking elements for locking a bridge element in place, is moveable relative to the base member. A pivot member is pivotably disposed on the base member, and the jib is pivotably disposed on the pivot member. Pursuant to the method for moving the boom into a vehicle transport position, the jib is pivoted about a pivot axis in the forward direction of travel by raising the pivot axis of the jib.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Lutz Hanselmann, Michael Wagner, Uwe Beitz, Klaus Schiffmann
  • Boom of a Laying Mechanism and Method of Moving the Boom into a Vehicle Transport Position
    Publication number: 20090194499
    Abstract: Boom of a laying mechanism of a bridge laying vehicle, the laying mechanism being composed of a placement arm and the boom. The boom includes a base member that can be fixedly secured to the vehicle by at least one securement device. A jib, especially with locking elements for locking a bridge element in place, is moveable relative to the base member. A pivot member is pivotably disposed on the base member, and the jib is pivotably disposed on the pivot member. Pursuant to the method for moving the boom into a vehicle transport position, the jib is pivoted about a pivot axis in the forward direction of travel by raising the pivot axis of the jib.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2009
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Inventors: Lutz Hanselmann, Michael Wagner, Uwe Beitz, Klaus Schiffmann