Patents by Inventor Manfred Droste

Manfred Droste 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: 11655846
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes an anchor device for receiving and securing a shaft thereto. The device includes an outer housing within which a jaw assembly is secured. The outer housing of the device may in turn be secured to or within a support structure such as a building component. Jaw components of the jaw assembly may be threaded. Furthermore, the jaw assembly has at least two configurations. In a first configuration, at least one jaw component is positioned away from a central shaft axis against the biasing force of a biasing member. A removable or reconfigurable holding member or stop member selectively secures the at least one jaw component in its position. In as second configuration, the holding member is reconfigured by the inserted shaft to trigger movement of the at least one jaw component toward the central shaft axis and into contact with the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: BLACK & DECKER INC.
    Inventors: Manfred Droste, Benjamin Schramm
  • Publication number: 20210131480
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes an anchor device for receiving and securing a shaft thereto. The device includes an outer housing within which a jaw assembly is secured. The outer housing of the device may in turn be secured to or within a support structure such as a building component. Jaw components of the jaw assembly may be threaded. Furthermore, the jaw assembly has at least two configurations. In a first configuration, at least one jaw component is positioned away from a central shaft axis against the biasing force of a biasing member. A removable or reconfigurable holding member or stop member selectively secures the at least one jaw component in its position. In as second configuration, the holding member is reconfigured by the inserted shaft to trigger movement of the at least one jaw component toward the central shaft axis and into contact with the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Manfred DROSTE, Benjamin SCHRAMM
  • Publication number: 20210122005
    Abstract: A pole sander is provided including an elongate body having a first end and a second end, an electric motor, and a sanding head attached via a pivot mechanism to the first end of the elongate body. The sanding head includes a hood including a plate and a peripheral wall formed on the underside of the plate around an edge of the plate; an output spindle that projects from the hood and is rotatably driven by the electric motor around a rotational axis; and a brush ring mounted on the underside of the plate adjacent the edge of the plate inside of the peripheral wall. The brush ring is attached to the plate via a spring comprising at least one of a leaf spring or a wave spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Manfred DROSTE, Benjamin SCHRAMM
  • Publication number: 20210121998
    Abstract: A handheld pole sander is provided including an elongate body having two ends, the elongate body including a first pole and a second pole made partially of electrically conductive material and capable of sliding in and out of each other in a telescopic manner the first pole and second pole are made from electrically conductive material. An electric motor electrically controlled by control electronics is provided, and a sanding head is attached via a pivot mechanism to a first end of the elongate body. At least one seal is located between overlapping parts of the first pole and second pole. The seal includes an electrically conductive material and provides an electrical connection between the first pole and second pole. Alternatively, at least one electrical contact is provided between the first pole and second pole to provide an electrical connection between the first pole and second pole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Manfred DROSTE, Benjamin SCHRAMM
  • Publication number: 20210122001
    Abstract: A pole sander is provided including an elongate body having a first end and a second end and forming a passageway, a sanding head attached via a pivot mechanism to the first end of the elongate body and including an output spindle projecting into a chamber, an electric motor mounted on the sanding head, and a rear housing mounted on or proximate the second end of the elongate body including control electronics therein to control the motor via an electric cable. At least a portion of the electric cable locates against a flexible pipe connecting the passageway to the sanding head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Manfred DROSTE, Benjamin SCHRAMM
  • Publication number: 20210122004
    Abstract: A handheld pole sander is provided including an elongate body having two ends, an electric motor electrically controlled by control electronics, and a sanding head attached via a pivot mechanism to a first end of the elongate body. The sanding head includes a hood and an output spindle projecting from the hood and rotatably driven by the electric motor. At least part of the elongate body includes a heat conductive part being at least partially made of heat conductive material. The control electronics are mounted on the elongate body adjacent to or in direct contact with the heat conductive part of the elongate body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Manfred DROSTE, Benjamin SCHRAMM
  • Publication number: 20210121999
    Abstract: A pole sander is provided including an elongate body including a passageway for passage of air, an electric motor, and a sanding head attached via a pivot mechanism to a first end of the elongate body. The sanding head includes a hood including a plate and a sidewall to form a chamber, an output spindle projecting from the hood and rotatably driven by the electric motor, and a tubular passage including a first end forming an opening and a second end coupled to an aperture formed through the plate. A flexible pipe is disposed between the passageway at the first end of the elongate body and the opening of the tubular passage to fluidly connect the passageway to the chamber. The tubular passage is oriented at least partially around a portion of the output spindle in a turning direction of the output spindle and extending angularly from the plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Manfred DROSTE, Benjamin SCHRAMM
  • Publication number: 20210122000
    Abstract: A pole sander is provided including an elongate body having a longitudinal axis, and a sanding head attached via a pivot mechanism to a first end of the elongate body. The sanding head includes a hood including a plate and a sidewall to form a chamber, an output spindle projecting through the hood into the chamber, and an electric motor mounted on the hood and configured to rotatably drive the output spindle about a rotational axis. The pivot mechanism allows the sanding head to pivot around a pivot axis that intersects the sanding head forward of at least one of a centre of gravity of the sanding head or the rotational axis of the output spindle relative to the elongate body when the longitudinal axis of the elongate body is located parallel to the plane of the plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Manfred DROSTE, Benjamin SCHRAMM
  • Patent number: 10920819
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes an anchor device for receiving and securing a shaft thereto. The device includes an outer housing within which a jaw assembly is secured. The outer housing of the device may in turn be secured to or within a support structure such as a building component. Jaw components of the jaw assembly may be threaded. Furthermore, the jaw assembly has at least two configurations. In a first configuration, at least one jaw component is positioned away from a central shaft axis against the biasing force of a biasing member. A removable or reconfigurable holding member or stop member selectively secures the at least one jaw component in its position. In as second configuration, the holding member is reconfigured by the inserted shaft to trigger movement of the at least one jaw component toward the central shaft axis and into contact with the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: BLACK & DECKER INC.
    Inventors: Manfred Droste, Benjamin Schramm
  • Patent number: 10519648
    Abstract: A base member for cooperating with a support member and at least one fixing member to form an anchor assembly mountable to a form board on which wet concrete may be poured during formation of a concrete substrate. The base member includes: a mounting portion for positioning the anchor assembly on the form board prior to inserting the fixing members into the form board; an aperture having first and second generally opposed ends, the first end being open to facilitate insertion of the support member into the aperture; and a barrier reconfigurable in use from a first configuration, in which the barrier restricts ingress of wet concrete into contact with the support member via the second end of the aperture, to a second configuration in which the barrier allows an object to extend via the second end of the aperture into contact with the support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Black & Decker, Inc.
    Inventors: Philipp Mahrenholtz, Manfred Droste
  • Publication number: 20190194933
    Abstract: A base member for cooperating with a support member and at least one fixing member to form an anchor assembly mountable to a form board on which wet concrete may be poured during formation of a concrete substrate. The base member includes: a mounting portion for positioning the anchor assembly on the form board prior to inserting the fixing members into the form board; an aperture having first and second generally opposed ends, the first end being open to facilitate insertion of the support member into the aperture; and a barrier reconfigurable in use from a first configuration, in which the barrier restricts ingress of wet concrete into contact with the support member via the second end of the aperture, to a second configuration in which the barrier allows an object to extend via the second end of the aperture into contact with the support member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Philipp Mahrenholtz, Manfred Droste
  • Patent number: 10151102
    Abstract: A base member for cooperating with a support member and at least one fixing member to form an anchor assembly mountable to a form board on which wet concrete may be poured during formation of a concrete substrate. The base member includes: a mounting portion for positioning the anchor assembly on the form board prior to inserting the fixing members into the form board; an aperture having first and second generally opposed ends, the first end being open to facilitate insertion of the support member into the aperture; and a barrier reconfigurable in use from a first configuration, in which the barrier restricts ingress of wet concrete into contact with the support member via the second end of the aperture, to a second configuration in which the barrier allows an object to extend via the second end of the aperture into contact with the support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Black & Decker, Inc.
    Inventors: Philipp Mahrenholtz, Manfred Droste
  • Publication number: 20180298938
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes an anchor device for receiving and securing a shaft thereto. The device includes an outer housing within which a jaw assembly is secured. The outer housing of the device may in turn be secured to or within a support structure such as a building component. Jaw components of the jaw assembly may be threaded. Furthermore, the jaw assembly has at least two configurations. In a first configuration, at least one jaw component is positioned away from a central shaft axis against the biasing force of a biasing member. A removable or reconfigurable holding member or stop member selectively secures the at least one jaw component in its position. In as second configuration, the holding member is reconfigured by the inserted shaft to trigger movement of the at least one jaw component toward the central shaft axis and into contact with the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Manfred DROSTE, Benjamin SCHRAMM
  • Publication number: 20170241129
    Abstract: A base member for cooperating with a support member and at least one fixing member to form an anchor assembly mountable to a form board on which wet concrete may be poured during formation of a concrete substrate. The base member includes: a mounting portion for positioning the anchor assembly on the form board prior to inserting the fixing members into the form board; an aperture having first and second generally opposed ends, the first end being open to facilitate insertion of the support member into the aperture; and a barrier reconfigurable in use from a first configuration, in which the barrier restricts ingress of wet concrete into contact with the support member via the second end of the aperture, to a second configuration in which the barrier allows an object to extend via the second end of the aperture into contact with the support member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Philipp Mahrenholtz, Manfred Droste
  • Patent number: 8272134
    Abstract: A power cutter comprising an engine mounted within a housing, a support arm mounted on and projecting forward of the housing and a blade mounting mechanism rotatably mounted on the end of the support arm which is capable of being rotationally driven by the engine. A cutting blade having a circular central hole mounts on and is rotationally driven by the blade mounting mechanism. The blade mounting mechanism comprises a spindle rotatably mounted on the support arm, an adaptor upon which the cutting blade is mounted, and a clamping mechanism capable of axially and angularly locking the cutting blade to the spindle. When the blade is mounted on the adaptor, the central hole of the blade mounts on the corresponding one of a plurality of differently sized radial support surfaces on the adaptor so that the axis of rotation of the blade is substantially co-axial with that of the spindle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Soika, Manfred Droste
  • Patent number: 7705497
    Abstract: A power tool cooling system comprises a cooling fan disposed on a motor in a position between the upper field coil and the lower commutator. A transmission housing encapsulates the transmission mechanism. During operation, the fan is driven by the motor and draws air axially through the motor and expels the air radially outwardly through holes in the outer housing of the motor. This causes air to be drawn in through the air vents formed on the top of a tool housing, in the side of the housing and between the housing and a battery pack. The cool air flows outside of the transmission housing, but inside the tool housing such that air does not pass through the transmission mechanism. A plurality of motor openings are also formed in the outer housing of the motor to enable cool air to pass into the motor to cool the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Klaus-Dieter Arich, Erhard Benner, Manfred Droste, Uwe Nemetz, Martin Soika, Michael Kunz
  • Publication number: 20090007440
    Abstract: A power cutter comprising: a housing 2; an engine 24 mounted within the housing 2; a support arm 7 mounted on the housing and which projects forward of the housing; a blade mounting mechanism 70,90, 86, 92 rotatably mounted on the end of the support arm and which is capable of being rotationally driven by the engine 24 when the engine is running; a liquid fuel aeration mechanism 126 to generate aerated fuel for the engine; an air intake 314 for the provision of air for the liquid fuel aeration device 126; an air filtration mechanism 316 to filter the air drawn in from the air intake for the liquid fuel aeration mechanism; a fuel tank 124 for providing fuel to the liquid fuel aeration mechanism; and an exhaust 146 through which the exhaust gases generated by the operation of the engine are expelled; wherein the air filtration mechanism comprises an air filter 320 comprising a plurality of pleats which hang substantially vertically downwardly when the power cutter is in its standard orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2008
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Applicant: BLACK AND DECKER INC.
    Inventors: Martin SOIKA, Manfred DROSTE
  • Publication number: 20090007435
    Abstract: A power cutter comprising: a housing 2; an engine 24 mounted within the housing 2; a support arm 7 mounted on the housing and which projects forward of the housing; a blade mounting mechanism rotatably mounted on the end of the support arm and which is capable of being rotationally driven by the engine 24 when the engine is running; a cutting blade having a circular central hole and which mounts on and is rotationally driven by the blade mounting mechanism; a liquid fuel aeration mechanism 126 to generate aerated fuel for the engine; an air intake 314 for the provision of air for the liquid fuel aeration device 126; an air filtration mechanism 316 to filter the air drawn in from the air intake for the liquid fuel aeration mechanism; a fuel tank 124 for providing fuel to the liquid fuel aeration mechanism; and an exhaust 146 through which the exhaust gases generated by the operation of the engine are expelled; wherein the blade mounting mechanism comprises: a spindle 70 rotatably mounted on the support arm and
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Applicant: BLACK AND DECKER INC.
    Inventor: Manfred DROSTE
  • Patent number: 7331408
    Abstract: A transmission housing for a hammer drill comprises two clamshell halves and that mate to define a first transmission housing chamber and a second transmission housing chamber disposed on either side of a ball bearing race. The first and second transmission housing chambers are interconnected by channels. The rear end of a hollow piston, a cylindrical bearing, a crank pin and a crank plate are disposed in the first transmission housing chamber, and a spindle is disposed in the second transmission housing chamber. Overflow channels and allow movement of air between the first and second transmission housing chambers to reduce compression of air iduring reciprocation of the hollow piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Klaus-Dieter Arich, Erhard Benner, Manfred Droste, Uwe Nemetz, Martin Soika, Michael Kunz
  • Patent number: 7296635
    Abstract: An electrically hammer comprising a hollow spindle, a piston, and an intermediate shaft. A wobble drive arrangement includes a wobble sleeve rotatably mounted on the intermediate shaft. A mode change element is selectively engageable, by movement along the intermediate shaft, with a set of drive teeth provided on the intermediate shaft and a set of driven teeth provided on the wobble sleeve. When the mode change element is engaged with both sets of teeth it transmits rotary drive from the intermediate shaft to the wobble sleeve so that the wobble sleeve arrangement reciprocatingly drives the piston. A mode change ring is formed integrally with an axial stop surface and the axial stop surface is engageable with a cooperating end stop surface formed integrally with one of the intermediate shaft and the wobble sleeve to limit the movement of the mode change element along the intermediate shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventor: Manfred Droste