Patents by Inventor Markus Rank

Markus Rank 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: 20260216799
    Abstract: A machine tool with a tool, wherein the tool is connectable with the aid of a tool fitting to the machine tool, the machine tool has a motor for generating a torque, and wherein the torque is transferrable to the tool fitting with the aid of a power train of the machine tool. A play is provided in the power train, wherein a setpoint current for the motor of the machine tool can be specified with a regularly alternating sign, wherein a frequency for the change in the sign of the motor setpoint current lies in a range from 7 to 60 Hertz. A method for operating the machine tool, wherein a motor setpoint current is predetermined with a frequency in a range of 7 to 60 Hertz, so that a torque is transmitted in different directions of rotation from the motor to the tool fitting of the machine tool and a jammed tool can be released from a borehole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2024
    Publication date: July 30, 2026
    Inventors: Goran GOLUBOVIC, Michael WIERER, Markus RANK
  • Publication number: 20260034655
    Abstract: The hand-held power tool (1) includes a housing (8), which has a first housing element (9) and a second housing element (10), wherein the first housing element (9) and the second housing element (10) are decoupled from one another and are movable relative to one another. The hand-held power tool (1) furthermore includes a tool holder (2) and a motor (4) for rotational and/or percussive driving of the tool holder (2). Furthermore, the hand-held power tool (1) has a magnetic field sensor (16) for detecting a spacing (L) between the first housing element (9) and the second housing element (10). Moreover, the hand-held power tool (1) includes a control device (18) for setting a motor speed of the motor (4) in accordance with the detected spacing (L).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2025
    Publication date: February 5, 2026
    Inventors: Steffen Geiger, Christian Augustin, Darko Saric, Markus Rank, Stefan SCHMID, Christian IGLHAUT
  • Publication number: 20210339372
    Abstract: The hand-held power tool (1) includes a housing (8), which has a first housing element (9) and a second housing element (10), wherein the first housing element (9) and the second housing element (10) are decoupled from one another and are movable relative to one another. The hand-held power tool (1) furthermore includes a tool holder (2) and a motor (4) for rotational and/or percussive driving of the tool holder (2). Furthermore, the hand-held power tool (1) has a magnetic field sensor (16) for detecting a spacing (L) between the first housing element (9) and the second housing element (10). Moreover, the hand-held power tool (1) includes a control device (18) for setting a motor speed of the motor (4) in accordance with the detected spacing (L).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Steffen Geiger, Christian Augustin, Darko Saric, Markus Rank, Stefan SCHMID, Christian IGLHAUT