Patents by Inventor Manfred Osterle

Manfred Osterle 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: 8051778
    Abstract: A chair for a chair lift has seats with a seat surface and a safety bar that extends transversely over the seats and can be pivoted from an open position into a closed position. Securing parts, in particular protective panels, are arranged on the safety bar and, in the closed position of the safety bar, extend in the direction toward the center of the front edge of the respective seat surface. The securing parts have a first section which is adjacent to the safety bar and is oriented toward the front edge, and a second end section which is oriented at an angle of less than 180° to the first section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Innova Patent GmbH
    Inventor: Manfred Österle
  • Publication number: 20100089277
    Abstract: A chair for a chair lift has seats with a seat surface and a safety bar that extends transversely over the seats and can be pivoted from an open position into a closed position. Securing parts, in particular protective panels, are arranged on the safety bar and, in the closed position of the safety bar, extend in the direction toward the center of the front edge of the respective seat surface. The securing parts have a first section which is adjacent to the safety bar and is oriented toward the front edge, and a second end section which is oriented at an angle of less than 180° to the first section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: Innova Patent GmbH
    Inventor: Manfred Õsterle
  • Patent number: 7690313
    Abstract: A chairlift has chairs for conveying persons. The chairs may be detachably fastened to a haulage and conveying cable. A closing bar can be moved from a closed position into an open position and is mechanically connected by way of a Bowden cable or the like to a lever which interacts with rails that are arranged at the entry and exit of a station of the cableway system. In order to check whether the closing bar is completely opened or closed, a sensor for detecting the position of the actuating device is arranged in the region of the end of the rails as viewed in the conveying direction of the cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Innova Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Josef Sutter, Manfred Österle, Herbert Schwendinger
  • Publication number: 20070095244
    Abstract: A chairlift has chairs for conveying persons. The chairs may be detachably fastened to a haulage and conveying cable. A closing bar can be moved from a closed position into an open position and is mechanically connected by way of a Bowden cable or the like to a lever which interacts with rails that are arranged at the entry and exit of a station of the cableway system. In order to check whether the closing bar is completely opened or closed, a sensor for detecting the position of the actuating device is arranged in the region of the end of the rails as viewed in the conveying direction of the cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2006
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Inventors: Josef Sutter, Manfred Osterle, Herbert Schwendinger
  • Patent number: 6520573
    Abstract: A chair for a cableway system has a load-bearing framework on which seat surfaces are fastened, a load-bearing bar with a top end at which a clamping apparatus for coupling to a supporting and haulage cable and running rollers are attached. Side panels or the like are disposed at the two lateral ends of the chair. A closure bar and, if appropriate, a covering hood, can be pivoted about spindles which are aligned at least approximately horizontally in the operating position of the chair. The closure bar and/or the covering hood can be pivoted from the open positions into the closed positions counter to the action of at least one adjusting spring. At least one of the side panels or the like is formed with a cavity in which at least one adjusting spring is arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Assignee: Innova Patent GmbH
    Inventor: Manfred Österle
  • Publication number: 20020043828
    Abstract: The chair for a cableway system has a load-bearing framework on which seat surfaces are fastened, a load-bearing bar with a top end at which a clamping apparatus for coupling to a supporting and haulage cable and running rollers are attached. Side panels or the like are disposed at the two lateral ends of the chair. A closure bar and, if appropriate, a covering hood, can be pivoted about spindles which are aligned at least approximately horizontally in the operating position of the chair. The closure bar and/or the covering hood can be pivoted from the open positions into the closed positions counter to the action of at least one adjusting spring. At least one of the side panels or the like is formed with a cavity in which the at least one adjusting spring is arranged. The adjusting spring is articulated, on the one hand, on the load-bearing framework and, on the other hand, on the closure bar and/or on the covering hood.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2001
    Publication date: April 18, 2002
    Inventor: Manfred Osterle
  • Patent number: D627995
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Innova Patent GmbH
    Inventor: Manfred Österle