Patents by Inventor Manfred Wittenstein

Manfred Wittenstein 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: 7484435
    Abstract: In the case of a transmission, in particular a single- or multi-stage epicyclic transmission, with a drive shaft/hub mounted in a core housing of a core transmission and a single- or multi-stage transmission stage(s) adjoining thereto, it is intended that a housing which can be selected as desired and/or an output unit which can be selected as desired can be connected to the core transmission, in particular the transmission stage thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: Wittenstein AG
    Inventor: Manfred Wittenstein
  • Patent number: 7296647
    Abstract: A transport drive, in particular for stage elements, fork-lift vehicles and moving platforms (R), comprising at least one element which is driven or may be driven, integrated in a base region of the stage element (R), whereby the at least one element for raising and lowering the stage element (R) may be driven on a foundation into the stage element (R).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignee: Wittenstein AG
    Inventor: Manfred Wittenstein
  • Patent number: 7094178
    Abstract: A drive control for controlling a gear system which is connected to a motor. The drive control comprises one or several sensors for detecting operationally specific parameters of the gear system, and a decentralized sensor evaluation unit. The sensor or each sensor is connected to the decentralized sensor evaluation unit for separate evaluation of information provided by the sensor or sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Assignee: Wittenstein AG
    Inventors: Manfred Wittenstein, Thomas Bayer
  • Patent number: 7063706
    Abstract: A distraction device for moving a one-part or two-part or separated bone apart in order to extend or bridge a bone gap. The device is optionally provided in the form of an intramedullary pin, which can be inserted into a medullary space of a bone and which has at least two elements that can be axially moved in relation to one another. The first element is joined to the second element via at least one detent device for securing a distraction movement, and a pushing module for distracting the first element is assigned to the second element and is joined to the second element in a manner that enables it to be locked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: Wittenstein AG
    Inventor: Manfred Wittenstein
  • Publication number: 20060096412
    Abstract: In the case of a transmission, in particular a single- or multi-stage epicyclic transmission, with a drive shaft/hub mounted in a core housing of a core transmission and a single- or multi-stage transmission stage(s) adjoining thereto, it is intended that a housing which can be selected as desired and/or an output unit which can be selected as desired can be connected to the core transmission, in particular the transmission stage thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2005
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Inventor: Manfred Wittenstein
  • Publication number: 20060053965
    Abstract: A system which is used to produce gearboxes and consists of various components (M, AM, A1, A2, A3, Han, Hab, AE) The components (M, AM, A1, A2, A3, Han, Hab, AE) can be combined in a modular manner in order to form different gearboxes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2003
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Applicant: WITTENSTEIN AG
    Inventors: Manfred Wittenstein, Thomas Bayer
  • Publication number: 20060035745
    Abstract: A system which is used to produce gearboxes and consists of various components (M, AM, A1, A2, A3, Han, Hab, AE). A SP kinematics or TP kinematics gearbox can be produced by mounting a different assembly of the component (Han) and the components (Hab) and (A2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2003
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Applicant: WITENSTEIN AG
    Inventors: Manfred Wittenstein, Thomas Bayer
  • Publication number: 20050230189
    Abstract: A transport drive, in particular for stage elements, fork-lift vehicles and moving platforms (R), comprising at least one element which is driven or may be driven, integrated in a base region of the stage element (R), whereby the at least one element for raising and lowering the stage element (R) may be driven on a foundation into the stage element (R).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2002
    Publication date: October 20, 2005
    Inventor: Manfred Wittenstein
  • Publication number: 20050010233
    Abstract: A distraction device for moving a one-part or two-part or separated bone apart in order to extend or bridge a bone gap. The device is optionally provided in the form of an intramedullary pin, which can be inserted into a medullary space of a bone and which has at least two elements that can be axially moved in relation to one another. The first element is joined to the second element via at least one detent device for securing a distraction movement, and a pushing module for distracting the first element is assigned to the second element and is joined to the second element in a manner that enables it to be locked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2002
    Publication date: January 13, 2005
    Inventor: Manfred Wittenstein
  • Publication number: 20040210352
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for optimizing the design of motor drive sections with the aid of a computer which is provided with storage means and which is used to calculate the parameters of drive components using a predefinable set of data which represents the load to which the drive components are subjected. The invention is characterised in that the set of data used to calculate the parameters is automatically determined, taking into account real load data which is collected by corresponding sensors on installed and operational drive sections and which is electrically transferred to the computer unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2004
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventors: Thomas Bayer, Manfred Wittenstein
  • Patent number: 6777834
    Abstract: A lift/swivel drive comprising a working element which can traverse rotationally and linearly in relation to a housing element. In order to displace the working element in a controllable linear and rotative manner in relation to the housing element, at least one linear motor and at least one rotative motor are assigned to the working element and/or the housing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignee: Wittenstein GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Manfred Wittenstein, Thomas Bayer
  • Publication number: 20040152561
    Abstract: A drive control for controlling a gear system which is connected to a motor. The drive control comprises one or several sensors for detecting operationally specific parameters of the gear system, and a decentralized sensor evaluation unit. The sensor or each sensor is connected to the decentralized sensor evaluation unit for separate evaluation of information provided by the sensor or sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2003
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Inventors: Manfred Wittenstein, Thomas Beyer
  • Patent number: 6705817
    Abstract: A method for loading an aircraft (R) with shipping containers (3), the latter being passed on conveyor members (13) into the interior of the aircraft (R) and rotated there in a loading area (8), the position of the shipping container (3) in the loading area (8) is determined and the conveyor members (13) are operated via a control system in accordance with the determined position to rotate the shipping container (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2004
    Assignee: Wittenstein GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Manfred Wittenstein, Ken Smith, Hans-Hermann Spohr
  • Publication number: 20040023623
    Abstract: A device for controlling, regulating an/or putting an active implant, especially a distraction device, into operation which can be implanted together with a receiver and to which data and/or power can be provided from the exterior via a transmitter. The device is further characterized in that the receiver can be directly placed on the implant in such a manner that it can be detached, or it can be linked with the implant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2003
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Inventors: Roman Stauch, Manfred Wittenstein
  • Publication number: 20030172764
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lift/swivel drive comprising a working element (2) which can traverse rotationally and linearly in relation to a housing element (1). In order to displace the working element in a controllable linear and rotative manner in relation to the housing element (1), at least one linear motor (5) and at least one rotative motor (7) are assigned to the working element (2) and/or the housing element (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2003
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Inventors: Manfred Wittenstein, Thomas Bayer
  • Patent number: D514607
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2006
    Assignee: Wittenstein AG
    Inventor: Manfred Wittenstein
  • Patent number: D519865
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: Wittenstein AG
    Inventor: Manfred Wittenstein
  • Patent number: D549259
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: Wittenstein AG
    Inventor: Manfred Wittenstein
  • Patent number: D497374
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Assignee: Wittenstein AG
    Inventor: Manfred Wittenstein
  • Patent number: D604347
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Wittenstein AG
    Inventor: Manfred Wittenstein