Patents by Inventor Michael KARMANN

Michael KARMANN 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: 20240084540
    Abstract: The invention relates to a construction machine for introducing a displacement tube into the ground, wherein the displacement tube comprises a tube base body and, at its lower end, a closure device which comprises at least one closure flap which is adjustable between a closed position, in which the displacement tube is closed downwards by the at least one closure flap, and an open position, in which filling material is discharged from the displacement tube into the ground for forming a filling material column, wherein the construction machine comprises a feed drive for introducing and retracting the displacement tube into and out of the ground, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: BAUER Spezialtiefbau GmbH
    Inventors: Michael SEIFERT, Bernhard KARMANN, Heiko VOIGT, Herbert KARL
  • Patent number: 11420703
    Abstract: A scooter with a footboard providing a contact surface for a user of the scooter, with a front axle including a first front wheel and a second front wheel and a rear axle comprising a first rear wheel and a second rear wheel, and with a steering column for steering at least the front wheels. Inclination of the footboard about a roll axis of the footboard effects a steering angle of the two front wheels in a first direction and, at the same time, a steering angle of the two rear wheels in a second direction opposite the first direction. The disclosure further relates to a method for operating such a scooter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Istvan Virag, Franz Reinwald, Christian Pöppel, Mathias Neumann, Michael Karmann, Sebastian Ordner
  • Publication number: 20210046994
    Abstract: A scooter with a footboard providing a contact surface for a user of the scooter, with a front axle including a first front wheel and a second front wheel and a rear axle comprising a first rear wheel and a second rear wheel, and with a steering column for steering at least the front wheels. Inclination of the footboard about a roll axis of the footboard effects a steering angle of the two front wheels in a first direction and, at the same time, a steering angle of the two rear wheels in a second direction opposite the first direction. The disclosure further relates to a method for operating such a scooter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Istvan VIRAG, Franz REINWALD, Christian PÖPPEL, Mathias NEUMANN, Michael KARMANN, Sebastian ORDNER