Patents by Inventor MARTIN FORTHAUS

MARTIN FORTHAUS 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: 20230193680
    Abstract: A leading closing edge safety arrangement for a vertically movable door device having door panel element(s) and a lower door end region. The leading closing edge safety arrangement includes a sensor arrangement for defining an optical signal path, and an optical signal path interrupting element in a first lower end position where the lower door end region contacts a floor surface. The sensor arrangement has a coupling device on each of a left and a right door side region of the lower door end region. The coupling device includes a first coupling device having a transmitter, and a second coupling device having a receiver. The first and/or the second coupling device has, as the optical signal path interrupting element, a switching arrangement with at least one switch to be triggered. The switching arrangement switches the transmitter and/or the receiver current-free at least in the first lower end position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: CEDES AG
    Inventors: Martin Forthaus, Konrad Machill
  • Publication number: 20220219707
    Abstract: A vehicle control assembly for an automatic control of a vehicle in an enclosed spatial field. The enclosed special field includes objects and floor area portions. The vehicle includes a drive device and a vehicle control device which controls the vehicle. The vehicle control assembly includes a navigation system for determining a position of the vehicle in the enclosed spatial field, a room sensor system with at least one 3D sensor assembly which is arranged in the enclosed spatial field, and a room control unit to which each of the room sensor system and the vehicle control device are controllably connected. The room sensor system detects a predeterminable size of each of the vehicle, each of the objects, and each person, respectively. The room control unit associates an at least two-dimensional safety region with the vehicle, with each of the objects, and with each person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: FRABA B.V.
    Inventors: CHRISTIAN LEESER, MARTIN FORTHAUS
  • Publication number: 20220162909
    Abstract: A drive arrangement for a door device which includes a door member. The drive arrangement includes a door shaft, a driven shaft which is operatively connected to the door shaft, a transmission arrangement which drives the door shaft, and at least one electric motor which is coupled to the transmission arrangement to move the door member of the door device from a closed state to an open state and vice versa. The at least one electric motor has at least one eccentric drive shaft. The transmission arrangement includes an eccentric gear transmission which has at least two orbiting toothed disks, each of which have an internal toothing. The at least two orbiting toothed disks are driven by the at least one eccentric drive shaft of the at least one electric motor, and, via the internal toothing, engage with the driven shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: FRABA B.V.
    Inventors: MARTIN FORTHAUS, KONRAD MACHILL
  • Publication number: 20210321808
    Abstract: A receiving assembly for receiving a shipment. The receiving assembly is used in a building opening to provide access to a room of the building. The receiving assembly includes a housing assembly which has a guide assembly, a door member which is movably mounted in the guide assembly, a drive device which drives the door member, a control device which controls the drive device, and a sensor. The housing assembly defines, together with a part of the room, a housing chamber. The sensor cooperates with the control device and exchanges electronic authorization information so that, in a first position of the door member, the building opening is closed, and in a second position of the door member, the building opening is open and the access to the room of the building is closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: FRABA B.V.
    Inventors: CHRISTIAN LEESER, MARTIN FORTHAUS, KONRAD MACHILL
  • Publication number: 20210293631
    Abstract: A maintenance system for a gate device includes a controller, at least one temperature sensor, and an evaluation unit. The controller has a motor control unit which actuates a drive apparatus for driving a gate member, and a non-volatile memory which stores gate data. The gate data is retrievable from the non-volatile memory. The at least one temperature sensor is arranged in a region of the drive apparatus. The at least one temperature sensor continuously transmits a detected temperature as further gate data to the non-volatile memory of the controller. The evaluation unit creates a temperature curve for each of the at least one temperature sensor over a preset operating cycle. A comparison of more than one temperature curve allows a conclusion to be drawn of a need for maintenance of the gate device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: FRABA B.V.
    Inventors: CHRISTIAN LEESER, MARTIN FORTHAUS, KONRAD MACHILL
  • Patent number: 11088598
    Abstract: An arrangement of a magnet-based rotational angle measuring system on a drive motor housing part. The arrangement includes the drive motor housing part, a drive shaft with a free end which extends out of the drive motor housing part, an exciter unit connected to the free end of the drive shaft to rotate therewith, a stationary sensor unit which cooperates with the exciter unit to detect a rotary movement of the drive shaft, a shielding body arranged between the stationary sensor unit and the drive motor housing part, and an alignment element which directly aligns the stationary sensor unit with respect to the drive motor housing part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: FRABA B.V.
    Inventors: Martin Forthaus, Michael Loeken
  • Patent number: 10605624
    Abstract: A magnet-based angular displacement measuring system for detecting a rotational movement of a driveshaft. The magnet-based angular displacement measuring system includes the driveshaft which includes an axial first shaft end region. The axial first shaft end region includes a magnetically non-conductive material. An exciter unit is rotationally coupled to the axial first shaft end region of the driveshaft. A stationary sensor unit functionally cooperates with the exciter unit to detect a rotational movement of the driveshaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: FRABA B.V.
    Inventor: Martin Forthaus
  • Patent number: 10571300
    Abstract: A magnet-based angular displacement measuring system for detecting a rotational movement of a driveshaft. The magnet-based angular displacement measuring system includes the driveshaft which includes an axial first shaft end region. The axial first shaft end region includes a magnetically non-conductive material. An exciter unit is rotationally coupled to the axial first shaft end region of the driveshaft. A stationary sensor unit functionally cooperates with the exciter unit to detect a rotational movement of the driveshaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: FRABA B.V.
    Inventor: Martin Forthaus
  • Patent number: 10288450
    Abstract: A magnet-based angular displacement measuring system for measuring a rotational movement of a driveshaft. The magnet-based angular displacement measuring system includes a drive shaft comprising a free end. The free end has a coaxial recess so as to form a hollow shaft section. An exciter unit is rotationally coupled to the free end of the drive shaft. A stationary sensor unit functionally cooperates with the exciter unit to measure the rotational movement of the drive shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: FRABA B.V.
    Inventor: Martin Forthaus
  • Publication number: 20190028001
    Abstract: An arrangement of a magnet-based rotational angle measuring system on a drive motor housing part. The arrangement includes the drive motor housing part, a drive shaft with a free end which extends out of the drive motor housing part, an exciter unit connected to the free end of the drive shaft to rotate therewith, a stationary sensor unit which cooperates with the exciter unit to detect a rotary movement of the drive shaft, a shielding body arranged between the stationary sensor unit and the drive motor housing part, and an alignment element which directly aligns the stationary sensor unit with respect to the drive motor housing part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: FRABA B.V.
    Inventors: MARTIN FORTHAUS, MICHAEL LOEKEN
  • Publication number: 20180010926
    Abstract: A magnet-based angular displacement measuring system for measuring a rotational movement of a driveshaft. The magnet-based angular displacement measuring system includes a drive shaft comprising a free end. The free end has a coaxial recess so as to form a hollow shaft section. An exciter unit is rotationally coupled to the free end of the drive shaft. A stationary sensor unit functionally cooperates with the exciter unit to measure the rotational movement of the drive shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Applicant: FRABA B.V.
    Inventor: MARTIN FORTHAUS
  • Publication number: 20180010927
    Abstract: A magnet-based angular displacement measuring system for detecting a rotational movement of a driveshaft. The magnet-based angular displacement measuring system includes the driveshaft which includes an axial first shaft end region. The axial first shaft end region includes a magnetically non-conductive material. An exciter unit is rotationally coupled to the axial first shaft end region of the driveshaft. A stationary sensor unit functionally cooperates with the exciter unit to detect a rotational movement of the driveshaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Applicant: FRABA B.V.
    Inventor: MARTIN FORTHAUS