Patents by Inventor Markus Oesterle

Markus Oesterle 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: 20240081593
    Abstract: A collecting bag is for receiving material to be collected and has a receiving space delimited by a woven-fabric cloth and is delimited by outer edges of the collecting bag. The woven-fabric cloth of the collecting bag is at least partially air-permeable. The receiving space has an inlet opening for a conveying airflow which supplies the material to be collected, and an outlet opening for at least partially discharging the conveying airflow into the environment. The inlet opening is provided on a first edge of the collecting bag, and the emptying opening is provided on a second edge. The first and second edges are opposite one another at a spacing and are interconnected via longitudinal edges of the collecting bag. The outlet opening for at least partially discharging the conveying airflow is disposed in a side wall of the collecting bag, between the emptying opening and the inlet opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Hocquel, Alexander Fuchs, Andreas Rieger, Markus Oesterle, Markus Pfeiffer
  • Patent number: 11806464
    Abstract: A hand-held suction system includes: a hand-held suction device, a tube unit and a bag unit, wherein the tube unit has a suction tube and a tube connecting part, and wherein the bag unit has a collecting bag and a bag connecting part. The tube connecting part and the bag connecting part are designed to form a mechanical connection to one another in order to hold the bag unit by way of the tube unit. The tube connecting part is arranged in such a way on a circumference of the suction tube, in an upper half of the circumference in a circumferential direction, in a correct operating position of the suction system, and the suction system is designed in such a way that the bag unit held by the tube unit extends downwards in the circumferential direction along the suction tube, on the upper half of the circumference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Markus Pfeifer, Jonathan Seiz, Alexander Fuchs, Markus Oesterle
  • Patent number: 11787035
    Abstract: A housing for a work implement has a first housing shell with first outer wall and a second housing shell with second outer wall. The first and second outer walls contact each other along a separation plane. The first housing shell has a first rib extending transversely to the separation plane and projecting past the separation plane into the second housing shell. First measuring points are located in the separation plane. The first rib has a first rib height measured in transverse direction from a first measuring point to a first end of the first rib facing the second housing shell. The second housing shell has a second shell height measured in transverse direction from the same first measuring point to an inner side of the second housing shell. The first measuring points include measuring points where the first rib height is at least 15% of the second shell height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jonathan Seiz, Markus Oesterle, Thomas Haag
  • Patent number: 11738477
    Abstract: A whetting device for a slicer has a whetstone for sharpening a circular blade of the slicer; a hone for deburring the blade; a handle for moving the whetstone or hone toward the blade; a mount fastenable to a stop plate of the slicer, having an insertion apparatus for form-fittingly insertion into the stop plate, a U-shaped plate receptacle which has a gap for introducing the stop plate into the gap when the whetting device is pushed onto the stop plate; a receptacle for engaging around an end of the blade guard ring when the stop plate is a predetermined distance from the circular in the direction of rotation of the blade, and not to engage when shorter than that distance between; and a frame covering a cutting edge of the circular blade and for pivoting the whetting device into a working position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: BIZERBA SE & CO. KG
    Inventors: Marius Oberle, Markus Oesterle, Matthias Kroener, Andreas Goez
  • Patent number: 11642773
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a handheld work apparatus, wherein the work apparatus includes a housing, a drive motor for driving a tool, and a handle disposed on the housing. A contour is provided on the handle and a counter contour is provided on the housing. In the inoperative position of the handle, a minimum friction torque (M1) which acts about the pivot axis is provided between the handle and the housing. In the operative position of the handle, the contour and the counter contour are operatively connected in such a manner that a further friction torque (M2) which acts about the pivot axis is present between the handle and the housing. The further friction torque (M2) in the operative position is greater than the minimum friction torque (M1) in the inoperative position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Lars Bathke, Markus Oesterle, Jonathan Seiz, Verena Mann
  • Publication number: 20220402157
    Abstract: A whetting device for a slicer has a whetstone for sharpening a circular blade of the slicer; a hone for deburring the blade; a handle for moving the whetstone or hone toward the blade; a mount fastenable to a stop plate of the slicer, having an insertion apparatus for form-fittingly insertion into the stop plate, a U-shaped plate receptacle which has a gap for introducing the stop plate into the gap when the whetting device is pushed onto the stop plate; a receptacle for engaging around an end of the blade guard ring when the stop plate is a predetermined distance from the circular in the direction of rotation of the blade, and not to engage when shorter than that distance between; and a frame covering a cutting edge of the circular blade and for pivoting the whetting device into a working position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Marius Oberle, Markus Oesterle, Matthias Kroener, Andreas Goez
  • Patent number: 11498236
    Abstract: A slicing machine cuts slices of cutting material. The slicing machine has: a machine housing holding a motor and circular blade driven by the motor; a product feed, which feeds the cutting material to the circular blade; a stop plate; and a slidably arranged carriage, which feeds the cutting material to the blade. The blade is mounted directly on a bearing shaft arranged in the drive motor for the circular blade. The drive motor includes at a stator and rotor, which is detachable from the stator. The stator is in the machine housing. The machine housing has an insertion opening where, in the assembled state, the stator is arranged and through which the rotor is at least partially inserted into the stator. The slicing machine has an attachment device comprising at least one fastener that is configured to fasten the rotor and the stator to the machine housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Bizerba SE & Co. KG
    Inventor: Markus Oesterle
  • Publication number: 20220088763
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a handheld work apparatus, wherein the work apparatus includes a housing, a drive motor for driving a tool, and a handle) disposed on the housing. A contour is provided on the handle and a counter contour is provided on the housing. In the inoperative position of the handle, a minimum friction torque (M1) which acts about the pivot axis is provided between the handle and the housing. In the operative position of the handle, the contour and the counter contour are operatively connected in such a manner that a further friction torque (M2) which acts about the pivot axis is present between the handle and the housing. The further friction torque (M2) in the operative position is greater than the minimum friction torque (M1) in the inoperative position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Lars Bathke, Markus Oesterle, Jonathan Seiz, Verena Mann
  • Publication number: 20210379752
    Abstract: A housing for a work implement has a first housing shell with first outer wall and a second housing shell with second outer wall. The first and second outer walls contact each other along a separation plane. The first housing shell has a first rib extending transversely to the separation plane and projecting past the separation plane into the second housing shell. First measuring points are located in the separation plane. The first rib has a first rib height measured in transverse direction from a first measuring point to a first end of the first rib facing the second housing shell. The second housing shell has a second shell height measured in transverse direction from the same first measuring point to an inner side of the second housing shell. The first measuring points include measuring points where the first rib height is at least 15% of the second shell height.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Jonathan Seiz, Markus Oesterle, Thomas Haag
  • Publication number: 20210274725
    Abstract: A hand-held treatment system includes: a hand-held treatment device and at least one attachment, wherein the treatment device has a movable treatment part and an electric drive motor system for moving the treatment part. The electric drive motor system has at least one electrical path with at least one interruption. The at least one attachment has a contact bridge. The treatment device and the at least one attachment are configured for the spatial arrangement of the at least one attachment from a hazard position into a safety position, which is different from the hazard position, on the treatment device such that by the at least one attachment being in the hazard position, the at least one contact bridge does not electrically bridge the at least one interruption, and by the arrangement of the at least one attachment in the safety position, the at least one contact bridge electrically bridges the at least one interruption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Markus OESTERLE, Jonathan SEIZ, Mario KUSCHEWSKI
  • Publication number: 20210275731
    Abstract: A hand-held suction system includes: a hand-held suction device, a tube unit and a bag unit, wherein the tube unit has a suction tube and a tube connecting part, and wherein the bag unit has a collecting bag and a bag connecting part. The tube connecting part and the bag connecting part are designed to form a mechanical connection to one another in order to hold the bag unit by way of the tube unit. The tube connecting part is arranged in such a way on a circumference of the suction tube, in an upper half of the circumference in a circumferential direction, in a correct operating position of the suction system, and the suction system is designed in such a way that the bag unit held by the tube unit extends downwards in the circumferential direction along the suction tube, on the upper half of the circumference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Markus PFEIFER, Jonathan SEIZ, Alexander FUCHS, Markus OESTERLE
  • Patent number: 10973168
    Abstract: A green area maintenance system includes an autonomous mobile green area maintenance robot having a treatment tool and a cutting tool differing from the treatment tool. The robot and the cutting tool are configured to allow fixing of the cutting tool to the robot. The system includes a user control device, and has an autonomous operation mode and a cutting operation mode. In the autonomous operation mode the autonomous mobile green area maintenance robot with its treatment tool operates autonomously and the cutting tool is set out of operation, and in the cutting operation mode the cutting tool is fixed to the green area maintenance robot and operable. The robot with its treatment tool and cutting tool are controlled by a user via the user control device, and an operation mode switching device for switching between the autonomous operation mode and the cutting operation mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Matthias Hans, Georg Heinzelmann, Markus Oesterle, Andreas Totschnig
  • Publication number: 20210008748
    Abstract: A slicing machine cuts slices of cutting material. The slicing machine has: a machine housing holding a motor and circular blade driven by the motor; a product feed, which feeds the cutting material to the circular blade; a stop plate; and a slidably arranged carriage, which feeds the cutting material to the blade. The blade is mounted directly on a bearing shaft arranged in the drive motor for the circular blade. The drive motor includes at a stator and rotor, which is detachable from the stator. The stator is in the machine housing. The machine housing has an insertion opening where, in the assembled state, the stator is arranged and through which the rotor is at least partially inserted into the stator. The slicing machine has an attachment device comprising at least one fastener that is configured to fasten the rotor and the stator to the machine housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventor: Markus Oesterle
  • Patent number: 10874969
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for cleaning a filter of a vacuum cleaning apparatus, wherein in operation of the vacuum cleaning apparatus the filter has suction air flowing therethrough, said suction air being generated by a fan, the method including measuring a first pressure at an inflow section of the filter, measuring a second pressure at an outflow section of the filter, determining a pressure drop at the filter as a pressure difference between the first pressure and the second pressure, determining a quantity characterizing a volume flow of the suction air in the outflow section of the filter, determining, from the pressure difference and the quantity that characterizes the volume flow, a quantity characterizing a flow resistance of the filter, and initiating a filter cleaning operation in dependence upon the determined quantity that characterizes the flow resistance of the filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Alfred Kärcher SE & Co. KG
    Inventors: Maic Hensel, Markus Oesterle
  • Publication number: 20190075990
    Abstract: The invention relates to an operating device for controlling, in particular for activating and deactivating, a cleaning device and/or an energy supply device of a cleaning appliance that can be carried on the back, which operating device includes a control signal generating device for producing control signals for controlling the cleaning device and/or the energy supply device and a signal transmission device for transmitting the control signals, wherein the control signal generating device includes at least one first switch member for activating and deactivating the cleaning device, wherein the operating device includes at least one second switch member for activating and deactivating at least one mode of operation of the cleaning device and wherein the at least one first switch member and the at least one second switch member are constructed in a haptically distinguishable manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Zheyi Jin, Britt Wirbel, Timo Schoenemann, Markus Oesterle
  • Publication number: 20180352731
    Abstract: A green area maintenance system, includes: an autonomous mobile green area maintenance robot having a treatment tool, a cutting tool differing from the treatment tool, wherein the green area maintenance robot and the cutting tool are configured to allow fixing of the cutting tool to the green area maintenance robot, a user control device, an autonomous operation mode and a cutting operation mode, wherein in the autonomous operation mode the autonomous mobile green area maintenance robot with its treatment tool operates autonomously and the cutting tool is set out of operation, and wherein in the cutting operation mode the cutting tool is fixed to the green area maintenance robot and operable. The green area maintenance robot with its treatment tool and the cutting tool are controlled by a user via the user control device, and an operation mode switching device for switching between the autonomous operation mode and the cutting operation mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Matthias HANS, Georg HEINZELMANN, Markus OESTERLE, Andreas TOTSCHNIG
  • Publication number: 20170001136
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for cleaning a filter of a vacuum cleaning apparatus, wherein in operation of the vacuum cleaning apparatus the filter has suction air flowing therethrough, said suction air being generated by a fan, the method including measuring a first pressure at an inflow section of the filter, measuring a second pressure at an outflow section of the filter, determining a pressure drop at the filter as a pressure difference between the first pressure and the second pressure, determining a quantity characterizing a volume flow of the suction air in the outflow section of the filter, determining, from the pressure difference and the quantity that characterizes the volume flow, a quantity characterizing a flow resistance of the filter, and initiating a filter cleaning operation in dependence upon the determined quantity that characterizes the flow resistance of the filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Maic Hensel, Markus Oesterle
  • Patent number: 8256528
    Abstract: A damper for mounting between a power tool, having an axis of vibration, and a handle. The damper includes a damping arrangement for damping impacts and a spacer. The spacer is dimensioned so that, when the damper is mounted to the power tool, a ratio of a first distance between the axis of vibration and the handle to a second distance between the axis of vibration and the damping arrangement is at least 2:1. Further, a handle having such a damper for a power tool, as well as the corresponding power tool having such a handle, are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: AEG Electric Tools GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Oesterle, Thomas Robieu
  • Publication number: 20090283283
    Abstract: A damper for mounting between a power tool, having an axis of vibration, and a handle. The damper includes a damping arrangement for damping impacts and a spacer. The spacer is dimensioned so that, when the damper is mounted to the power tool, a ratio of a first distance between the axis of vibration and the handle to a second distance between the axis of vibration and the damping arrangement is at least 2:1. Further, a handle having such a damper for a power tool, as well as the corresponding power tool having such a handle, are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2009
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Applicant: AEG Electric Tools GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Oesterle, Thomas Robieu