Patents by Inventor Martin Heusser

Martin Heusser 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: 20240125396
    Abstract: A valve section for a hydraulic system includes at least a first hydraulic port and a second hydraulic port, a spool, a pressure channel, a collector channel, an inlet pressure compensator disposed between the pressure channel and the spool, and an outlet pressure compensator disposed between the spool and the collector channel. The spool selectively connects the first hydraulic port to the pressure channel and the second hydraulic port to the collector channel or connects the first hydraulic port to the collector channel and the second hydraulic port to the pressure channel. The inlet pressure compensator and the outlet pressure compensator are controllable via a signal pressure device. An external additional force component dependent on an operating state of the hydraulic system acts on the hydraulic port connected to the collector channel on the signal pressure device such that the inlet pressure compensator blocks the pressure channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas WECHSEL, Martin HEUSSER
  • Publication number: 20240044344
    Abstract: A hydraulic valve assembly includes a connection section, a first valve section, at least one second valve section, and a hydraulic pilot control device with a pilot valve device. The first valve section has a first spool piston and a first spool diverter. The second valve section has a second spool piston and a second spool diverter. The first spool diverter and the second spool diverter are each switchable to at least a first spool diverter switching position and a second spool diverter switching position. Pilot pressure is applied in parallel to the first spool diverter and the second spool diverter via the hydraulic pilot control device in a first switching position of the pilot valve device for switching together into the first spool diverter switching position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas WECHSEL, Martin HEUSSER, Jean-Michel SABATIER
  • Patent number: 11815918
    Abstract: A preselection valve is for a hydraulic valve assembly with a switching element, a pressure input line, a first pressure output line and a first load pressure line with a load pressure inlet and output. The switching element is switchable from neutral to a first switching position. The pressure input line is connected to the first pressure output line in the first position. The preselection valve has a second and third load pressure line and a load pressure increasing device. The second load pressure line branches off the pressure input line upstream of the switching element. The load pressure increasing device is connected to the third load pressure line, which connects the pressure increasing device to the first load pressure line. The second load pressure line is connected to the pressure increasing device in the first switching position and the second load pressure line is blocked in the neutral position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: HAWE Hydraulik SE
    Inventors: Thomas Wechsel, Walter Steiler, Martin Heusser
  • Publication number: 20220283597
    Abstract: A preselection valve is for a hydraulic valve assembly with a switching element, a pressure input line, a first pressure output line and a first load pressure line with a load pressure inlet and output. The switching element is switchable from neutral to a first switching position. The pressure input line is connected to the first pressure output line in the first position. The preselection valve has a second and third load pressure line and a load pressure increasing device. The second load pressure line branches off the pressure input line upstream of the switching element. The load pressure increasing device is connected to the third load pressure line, which connects the pressure increasing device to the first load pressure line. The second load pressure line is connected to the pressure increasing device in the first switching position and the second load pressure line is blocked in the neutral position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas Wechsel, Walter Steiler, Martin Heusser
  • Patent number: 10550862
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides, in a first aspect, a pressure-controlled 2-way flow control valve for hydraulic applications, wherein the 2-way flow control valve has applied thereto a first pressure signal in the closing direction of the 2-way flow control valve by means of a first output-side tapping and a second pressure signal in the opening direction by means of an LS pressure reporting duct. A pressure signal corrupting the first or second pressure signal is applied to the 2-way flow control valve in the closing or opening direction by means of a second tapping which is effective at least over part of the control stroke of the 2-way flow control valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: HAWE HYDRAULIK SE
    Inventors: Thomas Wechsel, Martin Heusser
  • Patent number: 9618016
    Abstract: In a solar generator, comprising a reflector and an electrohydraulic sun-position tracking device with at least one hydraulic cylinder and a hydraulic control seat valve, the reflector can be guided via the control seat valve to follow in synchronism with the course of the sun continuously and uninterruptedly. The control seat valve for regulating a pressure medium flow permanently supplied to the hydraulic cylinder comprises a seat surface and a sealing surface permanently pressed against each other with variable contact pressure, with which the pressure medium flow can be generated as controlled leakage. The sealing surface is made of a material that can be deformed by contact pressure. In the control seat valve, the controlled leakage is set in a control position at least substantially without lifting movement exclusively by the relative material deformation of the sealing surface on the seat surface, which deformation is set via the contact pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: HAWE HYDRAULIK SE
    Inventors: Martin Heusser, Markus Imlauer, Andreas Nocker
  • Patent number: 9523604
    Abstract: The invention concerns a calibration device (40) for a force-measuring device (1), specifically a balance, with an electrically controllable force-generating means (41) designed to be coupled to a force-measuring cell (10) of a force-measuring device (1) in such a way that a predefined force (FC) can be applied to the force-measuring cell (10), so that the latter generates a measuring signal (SF) which correlates to the applied force (FC) and which can be transmitted to a processing unit (60, PU), where it can be processed in reference to the predefined force (FC).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: METTLER-TOLEDO GMBH
    Inventors: George Fankhauser, Markus Uster, Martin Heusser, Ferdinand Schneider
  • Publication number: 20160333898
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides, in a first aspect, a pressure-controlled 2-way flow control valve for hydraulic applications, wherein the 2-way flow control valve has applied thereto a first pressure signal in the closing direction of the 2-way flow control valve by means of a first output-side tapping and a second pressure signal in the opening direction by means of an LS pressure reporting duct. A pressure signal corrupting the first or second pressure signal is applied to the 2-way flow control valve in the closing or opening direction by means of a second tapping which is effective at least over part of the control stroke of the 2-way flow control valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Thomas WECHSEL, Martin HEUSSER
  • Publication number: 20130340744
    Abstract: In a solar generator, comprising a reflector and an electrohydraulic sun-position tracking device with at least one hydraulic cylinder and a hydraulic control seat valve, the reflector can be guided via the control seat valve to follow in synchronism with the course of the sun continuously and uninterruptedly. The control seat valve for regulating a pressure medium flow permanently supplied to the hydraulic cylinder comprises a seat surface and a sealing surface permanently pressed against each other with variable contact pressure, with which the pressure medium flow can be generated as controlled leakage. The sealing surface is made of a material that can be deformed by contact pressure. In the control seat valve, the controlled leakage is set in a control position at least substantially without lifting movement exclusively by the relative material deformation of the sealing surface on the seat surface, which deformation is set via the contact pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventors: Martin Heusser, Markus Imlauer, Andreas Nocker
  • Patent number: 8245507
    Abstract: A hydraulic control device for moving at least one hydraulic consumer comprises at least one supply line, a discharge line or bypass line to which the hydraulic consumer is connected, and at least one pressure source and, optionally, a directional control valve. The line contains a dosing device for measuring a hydraulic medium dose by using a given compressibility of the hydraulic medium. The measured hydraulic medium dose either is supplied from the dosing device into the hydraulic consumer connected downstream or is discharged from the hydraulic consumer connected upstream into the dosing device. The dosing device comprises from upstream to downstream in series first and second blocking members which respectively can be switched into a leakage-free blocking position and into a through flow position, and a dead space between the blocking members. For dosing the hydraulic medium dose the blocking members are switched several times alternatingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: HAWE Hydraulik SE
    Inventors: Martin Heusser, Hilarius Hundschell, Sascha Rumenap
  • Publication number: 20120104294
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hydraulic valve array with a CAN bus circulation valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: HAWE HYDRAULIK SE
    Inventors: Martin Heusser, Peter Scheubert, Jean Michel Sabatier
  • Publication number: 20120010840
    Abstract: The invention concerns a calibration device (40) for a force-measuring device (1), specifically a balance, with an electrically controllable force-generating means (41) designed to be coupled to a force-measuring cell (10) of a force-measuring device (1) in such a way that a predefined force (FC) can be applied to the force-measuring cell (10), so that the latter generates a measuring signal (SF) which correlates to the applied force (FC) and which can be transmitted to a processing unit (60, PU), where it can be processed in reference to the predefined force (FC).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: METTLER-TOLEDO AG
    Inventors: George Fankhauser, Markus Uster, Martin Heusser, Ferdinand Schneider
  • Patent number: 7849687
    Abstract: A solar panel carrier T is provided at a sub-structure U such that it can be rotated and tilted by means of hydrostatic rotation and tilt motors M, M?. In an electrohydraulic adjusting device for the solar panel carrier T a motor pump aggregate 8 is connected to the hydrostatic motors. Within working lines A, B of the tilt hydrostatic motor M at least one tilt control system K is provided, which comprises valve components and a pilot pressure circuit. The tilt control system K comprises pressure actuated blocking valves or load holding valves LHVA, LHVB. For automatically adjusting a protected position S of the carrier T a suction line N is provided at the side of the hydrostatic tilt motor facing to the blocking valves or load holding valves. The suction line N is surveyed by a monitoring solenoid 18 and is opened depending on initial pressure conditions in case of switching off the electric power and/or in case of an electric breakdown.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: HAWE Hydraulik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Martin Heusser, Hilarius Hundschell
  • Publication number: 20090235921
    Abstract: A hydraulic control device for moving at least one hydraulic consumer comprises at least one supply line, a discharge line or bypass line to which the hydraulic consumer is connected, and at least one pressure source and, optionally, a directional control valve. The line contains a dosing device for measuring a hydraulic medium dose by using a given compressibility of the hydraulic medium. The measured hydraulic medium dose either is supplied from the dosing device into the hydraulic consumer connected downstream or is discharged from the hydraulic consumer connected upstream into the dosing device. The dosing device comprises from upstream to downstream in series first and second blocking members which respectively can be switched into a leakage-free blocking position and into a through flow position, and a dead space between the blocking members. For dosing the hydraulic medium dose the blocking members are switched several times alternatingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: HAWE HYDRAULIK SE
    Inventors: Martin Heusser, Hilarius Hundschell, Sascha Rumenap
  • Publication number: 20080264363
    Abstract: A solar panel carrier T is provided at a sub-structure U such that it can be rotated and tilted by means of hydrostatic rotation and tilt motors M, M?. In an electrohydraulic adjusting device for the solar panel carrier T a motor pump aggregate 8 is connected to the hydrostatic motors. Within working lines A, B of the tilt hydrostatic motor M at least one tilt control system K is provided, which comprises valve components and a pilot pressure circuit. The tilt control system K comprises pressure actuated blocking valves or load holding valves LHVA, LHVB. For automatically adjusting a protected position S of the carrier T a suction line N is provided at the side of the hydrostatic tilt motor facing to the blocking valves or load holding valves. The suction line N is surveyed by a monitoring solenoid 18 and is opened depending on initial pressure conditions in case of switching off the electric power and/or in case of an electric breakdown.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Inventors: Martin Heusser, Hilarius Hundschell
  • Patent number: 7320335
    Abstract: A electrohydraulic control device H for the direction control of a hydro-motor, particularly for working pressures u to more than about 450 bar in a portable working device, comprises working lines A, B and a pressure line P and a respective load holding valve LA, LB in each working line A, B which load holding valve is switched from a load holding position for the respective working line to open to a return system R when a main directional solenoid seat valve VA, VB is in a switching position connecting the pressure source P with the respective other working line, and a circulation switching assembly U effective between the pressure source P and the return system R when the working lines A, B are separated from the pressure source P contains as the respective load holding valve LA, LB a 2/2-directional solenoid seat valve which selectively and electrically is switched open towards the return system R for, by intention, relieving the working pressure from the associated working line A, B.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2008
    Assignee: HAWE Hydraulik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Martin Heusser, Georg Neumair
  • Publication number: 20050199295
    Abstract: A electrohydraulic control device H for the direction control of a hydro-motor, particularly for working pressures u to more than about 450 bar in a portable working device, comprises working lines A, B and a pressure line P and a respective load holding valve LA, LB in each working line A, B which load holding valve is switched from a load holding position for the respective working line to open to a return system R when a main directional solenoid seat valve VA, VB is in a switching position connecting the pressure source P with the respective other working line, and a circulation switching assembly U effective between the pressure source P and the return system R when the working lines A, B are separated from the pressure source P contains as the respective load holding valve LA, LB a 2/2-directional solenoid seat valve which selectively and electrically is switched open towards the return system R for, by intention, relieving the working pressure from the associated working line A, B.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2005
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Inventors: Martin Heusser, Georg Neumair
  • Patent number: 6837045
    Abstract: In an electrohydraulic lifting control device (S) for stacker trucks, which comprises, for lifting control, an electrically operable three-way flow regulator (R1) in a lifting branch (1) between a pressure source (P) and a hydraulic cylinder (Z) as well as, for lowering control, an electrically operable two-way flow regulator (R2) in a lowering branch (2) which branches off from the lifting branch (1) and leads to the reservoir, a redundancy switching element (A) is provided, which is actively electrically operable between closed and open positions, said redundancy switching element (A) being provided between the control pressure circuit of the two-way flow regulator (R2) and/or the control pressure circuit of the three-way flow regulator (R1) and the reservoir (T).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Assignee: Hawe Hydraulik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Martin Heusser
  • Patent number: 6761186
    Abstract: A seated-type valve S provided for the double-acted cylinder Z of an electric disconnector TS, comprises a housing G containing a slider closure element 7 and a separating actuating force generator C1 and a switch-on actuating force generator C2 for the slider closure element 7, respectively. At least the separating actuating force generator C1 is equipped with a piston D1 contained in an interior bore 23 of the slider closure element 7, which piston D1 abuts in the housing G without generating lateral forces for the slider element 7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2004
    Assignee: Heilmeier & Weinlein Fabrik f. Oel-Hydraulik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Martin Heusser, Georg Jemuller
  • Patent number: 6739129
    Abstract: An electromotor M of a electrohydraulic motor pump aggregate G drives at least one pump stage P, P1, P3. An attached element C is inserted between at least one pressure side port of the pump stage, a return line 13, and at least one consumer port A, B, 5, 6. A multiways control valve 3 is installed between the consumer port and the pressure side port. A pressure limiting valve R1, R2 constructed as a seated valve is installed between the consumer port A, B, 5, 6 and the return line 13. The motor pump aggregate G has an automatic hydraulic pressure relieving device D for relieving the system pressure whenever the electromotor M is switched off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: Heilmeier & Weinlein Fabrik F. Oel-Hydraulik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Martin Heusser, Gerhard Lörner