Patents by Inventor Mario Zahner

Mario Zahner 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: 9782882
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for transmitting energy to a fastener, with a reaction chamber, an energy-transmission element that can move in a fastening direction for transmitting energy released in the reaction chamber to a fastener, a first supply channel opening into the reaction chamber for feeding a first reagent to the reaction chamber, wherein the first supply channel comprises a feeder device with a rotor and a feeder element for feeding the first reagent into the reaction chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Iwan Wolf, Mario Zahner, Rolf Erhardt, Peter Goepfert
  • Patent number: 9782881
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for transmitting energy to a fastener, with a reaction chamber, an energy-transmission element that can move in a fastening direction for transmitting energy released in the reaction chamber to a fastener, a first supply channel opening into the reaction chamber for feeding a first reagent to the reaction chamber, wherein the first supply channel comprises a feeder device for feeding the first reagent into the reaction chamber and a controllable closing device for a time-wise closing of the first supply channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Iwan Wolf, Mario Zahner, Rolf Erhardt
  • Patent number: 8827131
    Abstract: A switching adapter for enabling individual settings with a hand-held setting tool (10) having a magazine (40) for fastening elements (51), and a detection element (31) for detecting presence of a fastening element (51) in a receiving chamber of the setting tool. The adapter (60) includes a retaining section (61) for releasably mounting the switching adapter (60) on the fastening elements magazine (40) of the setting tool (10), and an actuation section (62) that displaces the detection element (31) of the setting tool from its a locking position to its release position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Hilt Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Mario Zahner, Rolf Erhardt
  • Patent number: 8622272
    Abstract: A setting tool for driving fastening element in constructional components includes a setting mechanism having a combustion chamber (111) for generating expanding gases, a piston guide (117) adjoining the combustion chamber (111), a bolt guide (116) adjoining the piston guide (117) in the setting direction (140), and a drive piston (10) displaceable in the piston guide (117). The piston includes a piston head (11) and a piston body (12) connectable along an interface (13) with the piston head (11), the piston head (11) and the piston body (12) having, respectively, in an interface region, at least one stop surface (14) and at least one counter-stop surface (15) formed by surfaces defining essentially complementary tapering regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Peter Hertlein, Stefan Petkov, Mario Zahner
  • Patent number: 8267298
    Abstract: A combustion-engined setting tool for driving fastening elements such as, e.g., nails, bolts, or pins in a workpiece, includes a plate-shaped member (17) axially displaceable in the tool combustion chamber (14), a member (33) for displacing the plate-shaped member (17), a holding device (30) for retaining the plate-shaped member (17) at an axial end (15) of the combustion chamber (14) against action of the displacing member (33), with the holding device (30) having magnetic elements (31) for producing a holding force for retaining the plate-shaped member (17) and a device for overpowering the holding force produced by the magnetic elements (31).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Mario Zahner, Iwan Wolf, Stefan Boenig
  • Publication number: 20110101064
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for transmitting energy to a fastener, with a reaction chamber, an energy-transmission element that can move in a fastening direction for transmitting energy released in the reaction chamber to a fastener, a first supply channel opening into the reaction chamber for feeding a first reagent to the reaction chamber, wherein the first supply channel comprises a feeder device for feeding the first reagent into the reaction chamber and a controllable closing device for a time-wise closing of the first supply channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Iwan Wolf, Mario Zahner, Rolf Erhardt
  • Publication number: 20110068141
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for transmitting energy to a fastener, with a reaction chamber, an energy-transmission element that can move in a fastening direction for transmitting energy released in the reaction chamber to a fastener, a first supply channel opening into the reaction chamber for feeding a first reagent to the reaction chamber, wherein the first supply channel comprises a feeder device with a rotor and a feeder element for feeding the first reagent into the reaction chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Iwan Wolf, Mario Zahner, Rolf Erhardt, Peter Goepfert
  • Publication number: 20100140313
    Abstract: A switching adapter for enabling individual settings with a hand-held setting tool (10) includes a retaining section (61) for releasably mounting the switching adapter (60) on the fastening elements magazine (40) of the setting tool (10), and an actuation section (62) for displacing the detection element (31) of the setting tool from its a locking position to its release position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventors: Mario Zahner, Rolf Erhardt
  • Publication number: 20090294506
    Abstract: A setting tool for driving fastening element in constructional components includes a setting mechanism having a combustion chamber (111) for generating expanding gases, a piston guide (117) adjoining the combustion chamber (111), a bolt guide (116) adjoining the piston guide (117) in the setting direction (140), and a drive piston (10) displaceable in the piston guide (117). The piston includes a piston head (11) and a piston body (12) connectable along an interface (13) with the piston head (11), the piston head (11) and the piston body (12) having, respectively, in an interface region, at least one stop surface (14) and at least one counter-stop surface (15) formed by surfaces defining essentially complementary tapering regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: Peter Hertlein, Stefan Petkov, Mario Zahner
  • Patent number: 7318544
    Abstract: A setting tool for driving fastening elements in a constructional component includes a piston guide (11) adjoining the tool combustion chamber (16), a setting piston (20) arranged in the hollow space (12) of the piston guide (12) for an axial displacement therein, a piston stopping element (30) for the setting piston (20) and arranged in an end region (17) of the hollow space (12) remote from the combustion chamber (16), and a device (40) for axially displacing the piston stopping element (30) in the hollow space (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Mario Zahner, Iwan Wolf, Dierk Tille
  • Patent number: 7284511
    Abstract: A combustion-engined setting tool for driving fastening elements in a constructional component end including a combustion chamber (13) for combusting a gas mixture, an inlet/outlet device (40) for opening the combustion chamber (13) in its first position and for closing the combustion chamber (13) in its second position and having a valve element for reversibly displacing the inlet/outlet device (40) between its first and second positions, a locking element (37) for locking the valve element of the inlet/outlet device (40) in the second position of the device, a trigger (30) for actuating the locking element (37), a release switch (22) for triggering ignition in the combustion chamber (13), an electronic control unit (20) for controlling start of the ignition in the combustion chamber (13), and an initialization switch connected with the control unit (20), the control unit (20) initiating the ignition in the combustion chamber (13) when a time period between switching-on of the initialization switch and switc
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Mario Zahner, Peter Stauss, Rolf Erhardt
  • Publication number: 20070240683
    Abstract: A combustion-engined setting tool for driving fastening elements such as, e.g., nails, bolts, or pins in a workpiece, includes a plate-shaped member (17) axially displaceable in the tool combustion chamber (14), a member (33) for displacing the plate-shaped member (17), a holding device (30) for retaining the plate-shaped member (17) at an axial end (15) of the combustion chamber (14) against action of the displacing member (33), with the holding device (30) having magnetic elements (31) for producing a holding force for retaining the plate-shaped member (17) and a device for overpowering the holding force produced by the magnetic elements (31).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventors: Mario Zahner, Iwan Wolf, Stefan Boenig
  • Patent number: 7275673
    Abstract: A combustion-engined setting tool for driving fastening elements in a constructional component, includes a guide cylinder (12), a setting piston (11) displaceable in the guide cylinder (12), a combustion chamber sleeve (15) displaceably arranged at the first axial end (27) of the guide cylinder (12), a press-on element (30) supported at the second axial end (28) of the guide cylinder (12), and a transmission device for connecting the press-on element (30) with the combustion chamber sleeve (15) and formed as a cable drive (20) having a transmission member (21, 121) and at least one deflection roller (24, 124) for the transmission member (21, 121) and supported on the press-on element (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Mario Zahner, Ulrich Rosenbaum, Dierk Tille
  • Patent number: 7246576
    Abstract: A combustion-engined setting tool for driving fastening elements such as, e.g., nails, blots, etc. in constructional components includes a combustion chamber (13) for combusting therein an oxidant-fuel mixture, a turbulence generating element, arranged in the combustion chamber (13) for creating turbulence of the oxidant-fuel mixture, and a drive for at least partially driving the turbulence generating element (32) and including a mechanical device (30) for a pulsed acceleration of the turbulence generating element (32) and which is activated by the actuation switch (35) that actuates the setting process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengsellschaft
    Inventors: Ulrich Schiestl, Iwan Wolf, Mario Zahner, Hans Gschwend, Stefan Petkov, Peter Hertlein, Ulrich Rosenbaum
  • Publication number: 20070119897
    Abstract: A propellant container for a hand-held setting tool includes a valve outlet (23) for delivery of propellant, and a terminal element (24) provided at an end region (29) of the propellant container (20) remote from the valve outlet (23) and having a locking member (25) for securing the propellant container (20) in a propellant container receptacle (16) of the setting tool (10) and having a terminal element (14) for the valve outlet (23) of the propellant container (20), and a counter-locking element (35) provided in an end region (39) of the propellant container receptacle (16) adjoining the receiving opening (19) and cooperating with the locking member (25) of the propellant container (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2006
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Inventors: Stefan Boenig, Ulrich Rosenbaum, Mario Zahner, Iwan Wolf
  • Publication number: 20070101954
    Abstract: A combustion-engined setting tool for driving fastening elements in a constructional component end including a combustion chamber (13) for combusting a gas mixture, an inlet/outlet device (40) for opening the combustion chamber (13) in its first position and for closing the combustion chamber (13) in its second position and having a valve element for reversibly displacing the inlet/outlet device (40) between its first and second positions, a locking element (37) for locking the valve element of the inlet/outlet device (40) in the second position of the device, a trigger (30) for actuating the locking element (37), a release switch (22) for triggering ignition in the combustion chamber (13), an electronic control unit (20) for controlling start of the ignition in the combustion chamber (13), and an initialization switch connected with the control unit (20), the control unit (20) initiating the ignition in the combustion chamber (13) when a time period between switching-on of the initialization switch and switc
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2006
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Inventors: Mario Zahner, Peter Stauss, Rolf Erhardt
  • Patent number: 7178487
    Abstract: A combustion-engined setting tool for driving fastening elements in constructional components includes a combustion chamber (14) for combusting therein a full gas-oxidant mixture, at least one guide element (20) arranged coaxially with a longitudinal axis (34) of the combustion chamber (14) for supporting axially displaceable wall (17) of the combustion chamber (14) for an axial displacement along the guide element (20) which is pivotally supported in a drag bearing (22), and a guide cylinder (12) adjoining the combustion chamber (14) in which a setting piston (11) is arranged for an axial displacement therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Mario Zahner, Stefan Petkov, Iwan Wolf
  • Patent number: 7174862
    Abstract: A combustion-engined setting tool (10) for driving in fastening elements such as bolts, nails, and the like in a constructional components includes an inlet/outlet valve arrangement (20) that connects the combustion chamber (13) of the setting tool (10), which is filled with an air-fuel mixture, with at least two tool openings (33, 34), has an inlet (21) connectable with a first tool opening (33) and an outlet (22) connectable with the second tool opening (34).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Peter Hertlein, Iwan Wolf, Mario Zahner
  • Publication number: 20060175374
    Abstract: A combustion-engined setting tool for driving fastening elements in a constructional component, includes a guide cylinder (12), a setting piston (11) displaceable in the guide cylinder (12), a combustion chamber sleeve (15) displaceably arranged at the first axial end (27) of the guide cylinder (12), a press-on element (30) supported at the second axial end (28) of the guide cylinder (12), and a transmission device for connecting the press-on element (30) with the combustion chamber sleeve (15) and formed as a cable drive (20) having a transmission member (21, 121) and at least one deflection roller (24, 124) for the transmission member (21, 121) and supported on the press-on element (30).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2006
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Inventors: Mario Zahner, Ulrich Rosenbaum, Dierk Tille
  • Publication number: 20060065219
    Abstract: A combustion-engined setting tool (10) for driving in fastening elements such as bolts, nails, and the like in a constructional components includes an inlet/outlet valve arrangement (20) that connects the combustion chamber (13) of the setting tool (10), which is filled with an air-fuel mixture, with at least two tool openings (33, 34), has an inlet (21) connectable with a first tool opening (33) and an outlet (22) connectable with the second tool opening (34).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2005
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Inventors: Peter Hertlein, Iwan Wolf, Mario Zahner