Patents by Inventor Markus Heckmann

Markus Heckmann 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).

  • Publication number: 20030176147
    Abstract: The invention is based on a hand power tool, in particular a manually operated right angle grinding machine or a manual circular saw, with a driver mechanism (12), which can operatively connect an inserted tool (16) to a drive shaft (18).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2002
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Inventors: Harald Krondorfer, Markus Heckmann
  • Publication number: 20030168994
    Abstract: The invention relates to a novel operating circuit for a low-pressure discharge lamp 1 with early EOL detection via a measurement of the DC voltage between the electrodes 2, 3. In this case, the DC voltage can be modified by an offset voltage 10 such that only one polarity has to be taken into account during measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2003
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Applicant: PATENT-TREUHAND-GESELLSCHAFT FUR ELEKTRISCH GLUHLAMPEN MBH
    Inventors: Martin Grabner, Markus Heckmann
  • Publication number: 20030168995
    Abstract: The invention relates to a novel operating circuit for a low-pressure discharge lamp 1 with early EOL detection via a measurement of the DC voltage between the electrodes 2, 3. In this case, an electrode interrogation can be carried out by checking a respective connection via the electrodes 2, 3 to a respective reference potential.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2003
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Applicant: PATENT-TREUHAND-GESELLSCHAFT FUR ELEKTRISCH GLUHLAMPEN MBH
    Inventors: Martin Grabner, Markus Heckmann
  • Publication number: 20030162487
    Abstract: The invention is based on an insertable tool with a rotationally driven disk-shaped hub (10, 12), to which a grinding means (14) is secured in the radially outer region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2003
    Publication date: August 28, 2003
    Inventors: Harald Krondorfer, Markus Heckmann, Joachim Schadow, Christof Hoelzl, Johann Huber, Wilhelm Schulze
  • Patent number: 6609860
    Abstract: A manual machine tool (10) with a housing (12) that carries an adjustable bit stop (32), particularly on a supplemental handle (28), becomes more convenient and safer to operate because the bit stop (32) can be fixed in positive fashion, particularly in latching fashion, next to the manual machine tool (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2003
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Helmut Wanek, Markus Heckmann
  • Publication number: 20030137256
    Abstract: The invention relates to a ballast for a lamp having an inverter which comprises at least one switch (S1; S2), and having a drive circuit (10) for alternately opening and closing the at least one switch (S1; S2) wherein the drive circuit (10) is designed to drive the at least one switch (S1; S2) alternately at at least two different frequencies (&ohgr;a, &ohgr;b). It also relates to a method for operating a ballast for a lamp having an inverter which comprises at least one switch (S1; S2), and having a drive circuit (10) for alternately opening and closing the at least one switch (S1; S2) wherein the drive circuit drives the at least one switch (S1; S2) alternately at at least two different frequencies (&ohgr;a, &ohgr;b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2003
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Inventors: Olaf Busse, Markus Heckmann, Wolfram Sowa
  • Publication number: 20030129933
    Abstract: The invention is based on a tool receiver for a grinder, in particular for a handheld angle grinder (10), having a carrier device (12, 14, 16, 182, 184, 300), via which an application tool (18, 32, 186, 188) can be actively connected to a drive shaft (54).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2002
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Inventors: Dieter Wendt, Harald Krondorfer, Ralph Dammertz, Markus Heckmann, Joachim Schadow, Thomas Schomisch, Marco Brancato, Christof Hoelzl, Johann Huber, Wilhelm Schulze
  • Publication number: 20030115995
    Abstract: A battery-operated electrical tool (10) is provided with a machine housing (11) that has a longish, substantially rod-shaped housing portion (12) containing an electric drive motor (13) and an end portion (15) on which a terminal connection surface (16) with push-in receptacle (17) for the detachable attachment of a battery packet (14) is provided, which said battery packet is provided with a connection part (18) that comprises a seating surface (19) matched to the connection surface (16) for seating on said connection surface, and comprising a push-in part (20) engaging in the push-in receptacle (17). The end portion (15) is inflected toward one side in relation to the housing portion (12) out of the direction of longitudinal extension. The terminal connection surface (16) of the end portion (15) extends within a plane (21) that is oriented skew in relation to a plane (22) extending substantially perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis (23) of the housing portion (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2002
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Inventors: Albrecht Hofmann, Harald Krondorfer, Markus Heckmann, Thomas Schomisch
  • Publication number: 20030104773
    Abstract: The invention is based on a grinding machine tool receptacle, in particular for a hand-guided angle grinding machine (10), having a slaving device (12, 14, 16, 300), by way of which an insert tool (18, 32) can be operatively connected to a drive shaft (54).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2002
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Inventors: Harald Krondorfer, Ralph Dammertz, Zaal-Azhar Alias, Markus Heckmann, Joachim Schadow, Thomas Schomisch, Marco Brancato, Christof Hoelzl, Johann Huber, Wilhelm Schulze
  • Publication number: 20020189111
    Abstract: The invention is based on a machine tool receptacle with a slaving device (12, 14, 16, 300), by way of which an insert tool can be operatively connected to a drive shaft (54), wherein the insert tool is operatively connectable to the slaving device (14, 16, 300) via at least one detent element (24, 26, 302), supported movably counter to a spring element (20, 22), which detent element snaps into place in an operating position of the insert tool and fixes the insert tool by positive engagement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2001
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Inventors: Harald Krondorfer, Markus Heckmann, Joachim Schadow
  • Patent number: 6486613
    Abstract: An electronic operating device for discharge lamps is disclosed in which an output terminal is connected via a coupling capacitor (CB) to a reference potential (E). An electric component (VC) which acts as a voltage source is inserted in series with the coupling capacitor (CB) in order to reduce the potential of an output terminal. The electric component (VC) consists in one embodiment of an inductor which is coupled to the lamp inductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Patent-Treuhand-Gesellschaft fuer Elecktrische Gluehlampen mbH
    Inventors: Felix Franck, Markus Heckmann
  • Patent number: 6483256
    Abstract: In order to heat filaments of discharge lamps, use is often made of a filament transformer (L11, L12, L13) in the associated operating devices. Particularly in the case of preheating the filaments, there is then a lack of a sufficiently high inductive component in the load current in order to ensure turn-on relief of the half-bridge switches (S1, S2) for operating devices with a half-bridge circuit. By inserting an air gap into the filament transformer (L11, L12, L13) the switch relief can be effected even in the case of preheating or of a low dimming setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Assignee: Patent-Treuhand-Gesellschaft fuer Elektrische Gluehlampen mbH
    Inventor: Markus Heckmann
  • Publication number: 20020159847
    Abstract: A manual machine tool (10) with a housing (12) that carries an adjustable bit stop (32), particularly on a supplemental handle (28), becomes more convenient and safer to operate because the bit stop (32) can be fixed in positive fashion, particularly in latching fashion, next to the manual machine tool (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2001
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Inventors: Helmut Wanek, Markus Heckmann
  • Publication number: 20020115394
    Abstract: The invention is based on a tool receptacle, in particular for a hand-held angle grinding machine (10) or a circular power saw, having a slaving device (12, 14, 300), by way of which an insert tool (16) can be operatively connected to a drive shaft (18), and having a locking device (20), by way of which, with an actuation button (22), the drive shaft (18) can be locked upon mounting and/or removal of the insert tool (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2002
    Publication date: August 22, 2002
    Inventors: Harald Krondorfer, Markus Heckmann
  • Publication number: 20020047602
    Abstract: An electronic operating device for discharge lamps is disclosed in which an output terminal is connected via a coupling capacitor (CB) to a reference potential (E). An electric component (VC) which acts as a voltage source is inserted in series with the coupling capacitor (CB) in order to reduce the potential of an output terminal. The electric component (VC) consists in one embodiment of an inductor which is coupled to the lamp inductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2001
    Publication date: April 25, 2002
    Inventors: Felix Franck, Markus Heckmann
  • Publication number: 20020047617
    Abstract: In order to heat filaments of discharge lamps, use is often made of a filament transformer (L11, L12, L13) in the associated operating devices. Particularly in the case of preheating the filaments, there is then a lack of a sufficiently high inductive component in the load current in order to ensure turn-on relief of the half-bridge switches (S1, S2) for operating devices with a half-bridge circuit. By inserting an air gap into the filament transformer (L11, L12, L13) the switch relief can be effected even in the case of preheating or of a low dimming setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2001
    Publication date: April 25, 2002
    Inventor: Markus Heckmann