Patents by Inventor Markus Schmid

Markus Schmid 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: 20260042180
    Abstract: An emergency braking assembly for a motor-driven tool has a holding structure, a braking element movably mounted on the holding structure, and a wire-like actuation element, which has a shape-memory alloy. A first end of the actuation element is attached to the holding structure. A second end of the actuation element is drivingly coupled to the braking element. A method operates the emergency braking assembly. The braking element is set in motion by the actuation element and then a motion coupling between actuation element and braking element is cancelled or terminated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Publication date: February 12, 2026
    Applicant: Festool GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Schmid, Josua Frank, Christian Schock, Kevin Doll
  • Publication number: 20250319624
    Abstract: A blocking element for an emergency brake unit of a sawing device has a circular disc-shaped saw blade. The blocking element has a bearing portion, via which the blocking element is configured to be mounted on the sawing device, a head portion which is designed to engage into the saw blade selectively for braking purposes, and a deformation portion which is located between the bearing portion and the head portion and/or connects the bearing portion and the head portion to one another and which is arcuate and designed to be plastically shortened to brake the saw blade in an arc circumferential direction. A sawing device has a circular disc-shaped saw blade and an emergency brake unit. The emergency brake unit has such a blocking element which is mounted on the sawing device such that it can engage selectively into the saw blade to brake the saw blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Publication date: October 16, 2025
    Applicant: Festool GmbH
    Inventors: Josua Frank, Jonathan Caputo, Michael Majer, Markus Schmid, Christian Schock
  • Publication number: 20250319623
    Abstract: A sawing device has a frame, a circular disc-shaped saw blade mounted rotatably with respect to the frame, and an emergency brake unit. The emergency brake unit has a blocking element, an actuator unit and a control unit. The blocking element has a bearing portion and a head portion designed to engage into the saw blade selectively for braking. The actuator unit is coupled to the blocking element in a normal blocking element position, such that the blocking element engages with the saw blade selectively with the actuator unit. The blocking element can be selectively disassembled from the frame separately from the actuator unit and/or from the control unit. A triggered emergency brake unit of a sawing device ready for operation may be provided. In this regard, a blocking element is disassembled separately from the actuator unit and/or separately from the control unit and an unused blocking element is mounted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Publication date: October 16, 2025
    Applicant: Festool GmbH
    Inventors: Josua Frank, Jonathan Caputo, Michael Majer, Markus Schmid, Christian Schock
  • Publication number: 20250276942
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid composition (1) comprising (A) a mixture comprising N-(n-butyl)thiophosphoric acid triamide (NBPT) and optionally N-(n-propyl)thiophosphoric acid triamide (NPPT); (B) a solvent selected from the group consisting of glycol ether, glycerin ether, and mixtures thereof; and (C) urea, wherein the solid composition (1) is polymer free. Further, the present invention relates to the use of a solvent selected from the group consisting of glycol ether, glycerin ether, C3-C10-alkanediol, carboxylic acid amide, and mixtures thereof for stabilizing at least one (thio)phosphoric acid triamide in a solid composition (1) comprising a mixture (A) comprising the at least one (thio)phosphoric acid triamide, urea, and the solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Publication date: September 4, 2025
    Inventors: Maarten Staal, Markus Schmid, Gregor Pasda, Uwe Thiel, Ulrike Malang, Manuel Knauer
  • Patent number: 12324435
    Abstract: A composition including (a) at least one (thio)phosphoric acid triamide (T), where the (thio)phosphoric acid triamide (T) is one of N-n-butylthiophosphoric acid triamide (NBPT) and N-n-propylthiophosphoric acid triamide (NPPT), and (b) at least one specific herbicide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Barbara Nave, Joachim Dickhaut, Mihiret Tekeste Sisay, Alexander Wissemeier, Wolfram Zerulla, Gregor Pasda, Karl-Heinrich Schneider, Claudia Klodwig, Mark Allan Howard, Laura Ivey Vance, Andrew J. Woodyard, Nicholas T. Fassler, Markus Schmid, James T. Wofford
  • Publication number: 20250162048
    Abstract: Handheld power tools with kickback detection and methods of detecting a kickback condition of a handheld power tool are disclosed herein. The methods move an implement of the handheld power tool within an implement motion plane and detect motion of the handheld power tool. The methods also include determining that the kickback condition exists based, at least in part, on the motion of the handheld power tool. In some embodiments, the handheld power tool is a circular saw that includes a user-actuated assembly. The user-actuated assembly includes a motion sensor, a controller, and a motor. The circular saw also includes a workpiece support and a pivot. The motion sensor is configured to detect acceleration along an acceleration detection axis that extends a threshold pivot axis-acceleration axis distance of at most 4 cm from a pivot axis of the pivot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Publication date: May 22, 2025
    Applicant: Festool GmbH
    Inventors: Dominik Hilpert, Markus Schmid, Harald Ruhland, Stefan Staib, Christian Schock, Markus Wildermuth, Matthias Kübeler
  • Patent number: 12290957
    Abstract: A power tool, in particular a hand-held power tool, including a support section for setting down the power tool on a substrate, in particular on a workpiece and/or a guide element. The power tool has a support detection device and is designed to detect, by the support detection device, a first support state, in which the power tool is supported on the substrate by way of at least one first region of the support surface, and/or a second support state, in which the power tool is not resting on the substrate by way of at least the first region, and to determine an operating state of the power tool on the basis of the detected support state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Festool GmbH
    Inventors: Marc Rusch, Markus Schmid
  • Publication number: 20250026697
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a solvent selected from the group consisting of glycol ether, glycerin ether, and mixtures thereof for stabilizing at least one (thio)phosphoric acid triamide in a fertilizer composition (1) comprising a urea-containing fertilizer (F1) and a urease inhibitor formulation (Ul) comprising a mixture (A) comprising the at least one (thio)phosphoric acid triamide and the solvent (C), wherein the inhibitor formulation (Ul) is polymer free. Further, the present invention relates to a urease inhibitor formulation (Ul) and to a fertilizer composition (1) each comprising at least one (thio)phosphoric acid triamide and specific solvents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Inventors: Maarten Staal, Ulrike Malang, Markus Schmid, Gregor Pasda, Uwe Thiel, Manuel Knauer, Birgit Blanz
  • Patent number: 12128514
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tool apparatus (10) with a drivable tool (1), comprising a shaft (2) which is coupled to the tool (1), further comprising one or plural braking bodies (3) which in particular are arranged distributed around the shaft (2) in the circumferential direction, wherein the tool apparatus (10) is adapted to bring the one or plural braking bodies (3) from a release state into a braking state in the course of a braking procedure, wherein in the braking state the one or the plural braking bodies (3) are in contact with the shaft and thereby exert a braking force upon the shaft (2), so that the shaft (2) and thereby also the tool (1) are braked and wherein in the release state the one or the plural braking bodies (3) are not in contact with the shaft (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Festool GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Schmid, Christian Schock
  • Publication number: 20240317653
    Abstract: A mixture including a cation source and a (thio)phosphoric acid triamide is disclosed. A granule coated with a cation source and including a fertilizer is disclosed. A composition obtainable by specific processes and including a (thio)phosphoric acid triamide, a fertilizer mixture, and a cation source is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Maarten STAAL, Johannes REUVERS, Wolfram ZERULLA, Markus SCHMID, Uwe THIEL
  • Patent number: 12090562
    Abstract: A power tool with a rotatable tool designed as a saw blade or a milling cutter, including a sensor device for detecting a mechanical quantity, the mechanical quantity having a force, an acceleration, a velocity, a deflection, a deformation and/or a mechanical stress, and the mechanical quantity being dependent on a force emanating from the tool, and a control device communicatively coupled to the sensor device, which control device is adapted to recognize a kickback event based on the detected mechanical quantity, where the control device is adapted to selectively determine a first recognition function or a second recognition function different from the first recognition function based on a function determination information, and to perform the recognition of the kickback event based on the detected mechanical quantity using the determined recognition function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: FESTOOL GMBH
    Inventors: Markus Schmid, Marc Rusch
  • Patent number: 12037300
    Abstract: A cation source to prevent decomposition of a (thio)phosphoric acid triamide is disclosed. A method for preventing decomposition of a (thio)phosphoric acid triamide by adding a cation source is disclosed. A mixture comprising a cation source and a (thio)phosphoric acid triamide is disclosed. A granule coated with a cation source and comprising a fertilizer is disclosed. A composition obtainable by specific processes and comprising a (thio)phosphoric acid triamide, a fertilizer mixture, and a cation source is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Maarten Staal, Johannes Reuvers, Wolfram Zerulla, Markus Schmid, Uwe Thiel
  • Patent number: 12038774
    Abstract: Control center for an aerial device, said aerial device comprising a main boom part mounted with a first end on a turret, the main boom part being inclinable around a horizontal axis in a first inclination movement, rotatable around a vertical axis in a rotation movement, and extendable and retractable along its longitudinal extension direction in a first telescopic movement, wherein the control center comprises a first joystick configured for controlling the first inclination movement by tilting the first joystick around a first control axis, controlling the rotation movement by tilting the first joystick around a second control axis perpendicular to the first control axis, and for controlling the first telescopic movement by rotating the first joystick around its stick axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: IVECO MAGIRUS AG
    Inventors: Thomas Maier, Markus Schmid, Roland Mandel, Kristian Karlovic, Philipp Pomiersky, Jens Kraemer
  • Publication number: 20240227045
    Abstract: Circular saws having a blade that moves relative to a stationary base structure during operative use of the circular saws to cut a workpiece and methods of detecting a kickback condition of such circular saws. The circular saws include a base structure, a user-actuated assembly, an attachment structure, and a controller. The attachment structure is configured to permit constrained relative motion between the base structure and the user-actuated assembly in a motion direction and during operative use of the circular saw to cut the workpiece. A motion sensor is configured to generate a motion signal indicative of motion of the user-actuated assembly along the motion direction. The controller is programmed to initiate a kickback response of the circular saw responsive to the motion signal being indicative of a kickback condition of the circular saw.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: Festool GmbH
    Inventors: Maximilian Markus Schlögel, Markus Schmid, Markus Wildermuth, Josua Frank, Dominik Hilpert
  • Publication number: 20240131605
    Abstract: Circular saws having a blade that moves relative to a stationary base structure during operative use of the circular saws to cut a workpiece and methods of detecting a kickback condition of such circular saws. The circular saws include a base structure, a user-actuated assembly, an attachment structure, and a controller. The attachment structure is configured to permit constrained relative motion between the base structure and the user-actuated assembly in a motion direction and during operative use of the circular saw to cut the workpiece. A motion sensor is configured to generate a motion signal indicative of motion of the user-actuated assembly along the motion direction. The controller is programmed to initiate a kickback response of the circular saw responsive to the motion signal being indicative of a kickback condition of the circular saw.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: Festool GmbH
    Inventors: Maximilian Markus Schlögel, Markus Schmid, Markus Wildermuth, Josua Frank, Dominik Hilpert
  • Publication number: 20240123650
    Abstract: Handheld power tools with kickback detection and methods of detecting a kickback condition of a handheld power tool are disclosed herein. The methods include moving an implement of the handheld power tool within an implement motion plane and in detecting motion of the handheld power tool. The methods also include determining that the kickback condition exists based, at least in part, on the motion of the handheld power tool. In some embodiments, the handheld power tool is a circular saw that includes a user-actuated assembly. The user-actuated assembly includes a motion sensor, a controller, and a motor. The circular saw also includes a workpiece support and a pivot. The motion sensor is configured to detect acceleration along an acceleration detection axis that extends a threshold pivot axis-acceleration axis distance of at most 4 cm from a pivot axis of the pivot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Festool GmbH
    Inventors: Dominik Hilpert, Markus Schmid, Harald Ruhland, Stefan Staib, Christian Schock, Markus Wildermuth, Matthias Kübeler
  • Publication number: 20230278251
    Abstract: Safety brakes for circular saw blades, circular saws that include the safety brakes, and methods of operating circular saws are disclosed herein. The safety brakes include a sensor assembly, a brake assembly, and an actuator assembly. The sensor assembly is configured to detect an actuation parameter and to generate a trigger signal responsive to detection of the actuation parameter. The brake assembly includes a brake cam and a brake pad. The brake cam is configured to selectively transition between a disengaged configuration and an engaged configuration and is configured to operatively engage a planar side surface of the circular saw blade. The brake pad includes a pad friction material and is positioned such that the pad friction material faces toward the brake cam. The actuator assembly is configured to selectively transition the brake cam from the disengaged configuration to the engaged configuration responsive to receipt of the trigger signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Jeremy Burke, Christian Schock, Markus Schmid, Matthias Dennis Kübeler, Felix Theurer
  • Patent number: 11723715
    Abstract: A branch of an instrument comprising a metal part, which is embodied in one piece seamlessly, which comprises the electrode support as well as the electrode plate and connection webs. Preferably, this metal part is produced in an additive production method, for example selective laser melting (SLM). The branches are suitable for instruments for open surgery as well as for laparoscopic and flexible endoscopic instruments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: ERBE ELEKTROMEDIZIN GMBH
    Inventors: Volker Mayer, Achim Brodbeck, Markus Schmid
  • Patent number: 11701723
    Abstract: A power tool with a rotatable tool designed as a saw blade or a milling cutter, including a sensor device for detecting a mechanical quantity, the mechanical quantity having a force, an acceleration, a velocity, a deflection, a deformation and/or a mechanical stress, and the mechanical quantity being dependent on a force emanating from the tool, and a control device communicatively coupled to the sensor device, which control device is adapted to recognize a kickback event based on the detected mechanical quantity, where the control device is adapted to selectively determine a first recognition function or a second recognition function different from the first recognition function based on a function determination information, and to perform the recognition of the kickback event based on the detected mechanical quantity using the determined recognition function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: FESTOOL GMBH
    Inventors: Markus Schmid, Marc Rusch
  • Patent number: 11697200
    Abstract: A power tool, including a support structure, a pivot bearing arranged on the support structure, a shaft mounted on the support structure via the pivot bearing, a rotatable tool coupled to the shaft, in particular a saw blade, milling cutter or grinding wheel, a strain gauge arrangement for detecting a mechanical quantity which depends on a force emanating from the tool, and a control device which is adapted to recognize an event and/or a state of the power tool according to the detected mechanical quantity. The strain gauge arrangement is arranged on a stationary structure section coupled in a force-transmitting manner to the pivot bearing and is not arranged on the pivot bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: FESTOOL GMBH
    Inventors: Marc Rusch, Markus Schmid