Patents by Inventor Oliver Moll

Oliver Moll 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).

  • Patent number: 11358841
    Abstract: A shut-down buffer for a lifting device, in particular a chain hoist, includes two opposing end surfaces and at least two mutually spaced web elements extending between the end surfaces. The shut-down buffer is defined by the end surfaces, between which a through-opening for passage of a load-bearing element of the lifting device extends through the shut-down buffer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Konecranes Global Corporation
    Inventors: Oliver Moll, Torsten Sattler
  • Publication number: 20210188600
    Abstract: A load-handling crane, and a system and method are provided for operating the load-handling crane having a hoist movable by means of a drive of the crane and a handling device for operating the crane. The handling device is fastened to a liftable and lowerable suspension element of the hoist and having a sensor system for determining an orientation of the suspension element, or of a part fastened to the suspension element, or of the handling device, or of a load-handling attachment. The system further has an operating element that cooperates with the sensor system such that, when the operating element is actuated, a control command for activating the drive is able to be triggered, resulting in the hoist being movable by means of the drive in a direction of travel, with the direction of travel being dependent on an orientation determined by means of the sensor system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Holger Freitag, Giuliano Persico, Oliver Moll
  • Publication number: 20200331731
    Abstract: A shut-down buffer for a lifting device, in particular a chain hoist, includes two opposing end surfaces and at least two mutually spaced web elements extending between the end surfaces. The shut-down buffer is defined by the end surfaces, between which a through-opening for passage of a load-bearing element of the lifting device extends through the shut-down buffer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Oliver Moll, Torsten Sattler
  • Patent number: 10604388
    Abstract: An assembly kit for cable winches, comprising a cable drum, a drive motor, a transmission unit, and a supporting frame, where the assembly kit includes various transmission housing parts for the transmission unit in order to enable the assembly of a cable winch in a C shape or in a quasi-coaxial shape. A method for converting a cable winch, comprising a cable drum, a drive motor, a transmission unit, and a supporting frame, between a C-shape arrangement and a quasi-coaxial-shape arrangement, for which purpose the transmission unit, in the case of the use of different housings, in particular specific housing shells that can be assembled in order to form the different housings, is assembled differently for the C shape or coaxial shape while the same parts, in particular identical shafts, are used within the particular housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Konecranes Global Corporation
    Inventors: Franz Schulte, Thomas Bönker, Oliver Moll, Gereon Imbusch, Ahmet Uzun, Torsten Sattler, Thomas Kohlenberg
  • Patent number: 10597263
    Abstract: A trolley for a lifting device with lifting gear arranged on a support frame and wheels which are mounted on the support frame, via which the trolley can be moved on a support, and at least one first wheel of which is mounted on an axle. The axle can be driven together with the wheel by means of a drive motor. The trolley provides a reliable transmission of drive forces between the wheels and the rail with the drivable first wheel connected to at least one of the other wheels in a driving manner via a flexible drive such that the axle is arranged between the drive motor and the flexible drive and thus the flexible drive is connected downstream of the axle in a driving manner so that the flexible drive can be driven by the axle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Konecranes Global Corporation
    Inventors: Dingyuan Zhao, Liming Wang, Rui Yao, Gereon Imbusch, Oliver Moll, Ahmet Uzun, Franz Schulte
  • Patent number: 10486949
    Abstract: A pulley block for tackles has a pulley surrounded by a covering hood having inlet and outlet openings for a load cable, with a covering element inserted into at least one of the openings and retained by a retaining strip reaching behind an edge of the opening. The covering element has an opening for the load cable that is less than the inlet and outlet opening in the covering hood. The covering element is divided into first and second covering parts such that to mount the covering element on the covering hood with the load cable in a reeved state, the first and second covering parts can be inserted into the inlet and outlet opening via the retaining strips of the first and second covering parts, then reach behind the edge of the inlet and outlet opening, and then be joined to form the covering element in a mounted state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Konecranes Global Corporation
    Inventors: Rui Yao, Franz Schulte, Dingyuan Zhao, Rene Schlieker, Thomas Bönker, Gereon Imbusch, Thomas Kohlenberg, Oliver Moll
  • Patent number: 10399831
    Abstract: A cable winch having a base frame with at least two base plates, and at least two longitudinal beams for connecting the base plates to each other. One of the base plates is designed such that the longitudinal beams can be installed or removed in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the longitudinal beams through the base plate, with passage openings in the base plate for feeding the longitudinal beams there through, and with one beam end of each of the longitudinal beams inserted into one of the passage openings. A beam end of each of the longitudinal beams is fastened to the base plate in and against the direction of the longitudinal axis of the longitudinal beam by a retaining element that is fastened to an outer face of the base plate, wherein a separate retaining element is provided for each longitudinal beam in order to enable simple assembly, disassembly, or conversion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Konecranes Global Corporation
    Inventors: Oliver Moll, Ahmet Uzun
  • Patent number: 10287440
    Abstract: A steel product may include a metallic anticorrosion coating of an aluminum alloy. So that such a steel product possesses high media resistance, more particularly high acid resistance and corrosion resistance, the steel product may be immersed in a liquid-melt coating bath that includes an aluminum alloy. In addition to Aluminum and unavoidable impurities, the aluminum alloy may include at least one of 0.2-2% by weight Mn or 0.2-7% by weight Mg, 0.5-5% by weight Fe, and at least one of 0.05-0.4% by weight Ti or 0.05-0.4% by weight Zr. A method for producing such steel products may involve providing a steel product in a hot-rolled or cold-rolled state, activating a surface of the steel product to remove passive oxides, and coating the surface-activated steel product by immersion in a liquid-melt coating bath that comprises an aluminum alloy having the aforementioned composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignees: THYSSENKRUPP STEEL EUROPE AG, THYSSENKRUPP AG
    Inventors: Marc Blumenau, Oliver Moll, Michael Peters, Thiemo Wuttke
  • Patent number: 10202264
    Abstract: A cable winch, comprising an electric drive motor, a transmission, and a rotary indicator, where the electric drive motor is coupled to the transmission and the rotary indicator is associated with the electric drive motor and/or the transmission in such a way that the rotary indicator provides a signal for determining the rotational speed of the drive motor and/or of the transmission, with the rotary indicator being arranged between the electric drive motor and the transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Konecranes Global Corporation
    Inventors: Oliver Moll, Giuliano Persico, Holger Freitag
  • Publication number: 20180194600
    Abstract: An assembly kit for cable winches, comprising a cable drum, a drive motor, a transmission unit, and a supporting frame, where the assembly kit includes various transmission housing parts for the transmission unit in order to enable the assembly of a cable winch in a C shape or in a quasi-coaxial shape. A method for converting a cable winch, comprising a cable drum, a drive motor, a transmission unit, and a supporting frame, between a C-shape arrangement and a quasi-coaxial-shape arrangement, for which purpose the transmission unit, in the case of the use of different housings, in particular specific housing shells that can be assembled in order to form the different housings, is assembled differently for the C shape or coaxial shape while the same parts, in particular identical shafts, are used within the particular housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Franz Schulte, Thomas Bönker, Oliver Moll, Gereon Imbusch, Ahmet Uzun, Torsten Sattler, Thomas Kohlenberg
  • Publication number: 20180170727
    Abstract: A pulley block for tackles has a pulley surrounded by a covering hood having inlet and outlet openings for a load cable, with a covering element inserted into at least one of the openings and retained by a retaining strip reaching behind an edge of the opening. The covering element has an opening for the load cable that is less than the inlet and outlet opening in the covering hood. The covering element is divided into first and second covering parts such that to mount the covering element on the covering hood with the load cable in a reeved state, the first and second covering parts can be inserted into the inlet and outlet opening via the retaining strips of the first and second covering parts, then reach behind the edge of the inlet and outlet opening, and then be joined to form the covering element in a mounted state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Rui Yao, Franz Schulte, Dingyuan Zhao, Rene Schlieker, Thomas Bönker, Gereon Imbusch, Thomas Kohlenberg, Oliver Moll
  • Publication number: 20180148305
    Abstract: A cable winch having a base frame with at least two base plates, and at least two longitudinal beams for connecting the base plates to each other. One of the base plates is designed such that the longitudinal beams can be installed or removed in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the longitudinal beams through the base plate, with passage openings in the base plate for feeding the longitudinal beams there through, and with one beam end of each of the longitudinal beams inserted into one of the passage openings. A beam end of each of the longitudinal beams is fastened to the base plate in and against the direction of the longitudinal axis of the longitudinal beam by a retaining element that is fastened to an outer face of the base plate, wherein a separate retaining element is provided for each longitudinal beam in order to enable simple assembly, disassembly, or conversion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Oliver Moll, Ahmet Uzun
  • Publication number: 20180022587
    Abstract: A cable winch, comprising an electric drive motor, a transmission, and a rotary indicator, where the electric drive motor is coupled to the transmission and the rotary indicator is associated with the electric drive motor and/or the transmission in such a way that the rotary indicator provides a signal for determining the rotational speed of the drive motor and/or of the transmission, with the rotary indicator being arranged between the electric drive motor and the transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Oliver Moll, Giulliano Persico, Holger Freitag
  • Publication number: 20170327351
    Abstract: A trolley for a lifting device with lifting gear arranged on a support frame and wheels which are mounted on the support frame, via which the trolley can be moved on a support, and at least one first wheel of which is mounted on an axle. The axle can be driven together with the wheel by means of a drive motor. The trolley provides a reliable transmission of drive forces between the wheels and the rail with the drivable first wheel connected to at least one of the other wheels in a driving manner via a flexible drive such that the axle is arranged between the drive motor and the flexible drive and thus the flexible drive is connected downstream of the axle in a driving manner so that the flexible drive can be driven by the axle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2015
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Dingyuan Zhao, Liming Wang, Rui Yao, Gereon Imbusch, Oliver Moll, Ahmet Uzun, Franz Schulte
  • Publication number: 20170198152
    Abstract: A steel product may include a metallic anticorrosion coating of an aluminum alloy. So that such a steel product possesses high media resistance, more particularly high acid resistance and corrosion resistance, the steel product may be immersed in a liquid-melt coating bath that includes an aluminum alloy. In addition to Aluminum and unavoidable impurities, the aluminum alloy may include at least one of 0.2-2% by weight Mn or 0.2-7% by weight Mg, 0.5-5% by weight Fe, and at least one of 0.05-0.4% by weight Ti or 0.05-0.4% by weight Zr. A method for producing such steel products may involve providing a steel product in a hot-rolled or cold-rolled state, activating a surface of the steel product to remove passive oxides, and coating the surface-activated steel product by immersion in a liquid-melt coating bath that comprises an aluminum alloy having the aforementioned composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicants: ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG, ThyssenKrupp AG
    Inventors: Marc Blumenau, Oliver Moll, Michael Peters, Thiemo Wuttke
  • Publication number: 20170136511
    Abstract: Devices and methods for cleaning a roller of a system for processing strip-type material may involve a suction duct in addition to a nozzle that directs a gas flow onto a surface of the roller. The nozzle and the suction duct may be disposed in a hood that covers part of a circumference of the roller. Further, the nozzle can be disposed at an angle within a range of ±45 degrees with respect to a normal line extending orthogonally from the surface of the roller. Moreover, the nozzle may be spaced less than 50 mm apart from the surface of the roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicants: ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG, ThyssenKrupp AG
    Inventors: Marc Blumenau, Sahin Cengiz, Erhard Klemm, Oliver Moll, Roger Nüssen, Christian Schmidt, Michael Ullmann, Udo Zocher
  • Patent number: 8910923
    Abstract: A chain hoist having an electric drive motor connected to a gearbox by a slip clutch, wherein the slip clutch comprises an enlarged outer surface area in the form of recesses disposed in the outer surface of the slip clutch for improving heat dissipation with the recesses being implemented circumferentially in the form of a thread pitch in the outer surface of the slip clutch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Terex MHPS GmbH
    Inventors: Oliver Moll, Rene Schlieker
  • Publication number: 20130181177
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lifting device for lifting and lowering loads with a toothed belt which is driven by an output gear and which is positively engaged with the output gear in a wrapping region. In order to provide an improved lifting device, multiple guiding rollers are fixed to the lifting device in the wrapping region such that said rollers maintain the positive engagement between the toothed belt and the output gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2011
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: DEMAG CRANES & COMPONENTS GMBH
    Inventor: Oliver Moll
  • Publication number: 20120234643
    Abstract: A chain hoist having an electric drive motor connected to a gearbox by a slip clutch, wherein the slip clutch comprises an enlarged outer surface area in the form of recesses disposed in the outer surface of the slip clutch for improving heat dissipation with the recesses being implemented circumferentially in the form of a thread pitch in the outer surface of the slip clutch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2010
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: DEMAG CRANES & COMPONENTS GMBH
    Inventors: Oliver Moll, Rene Schlieker
  • Patent number: 7739960
    Abstract: A running gear, for example, a single-rail lower-flange running gear for hoisting equipment, includes several wheels running on a rail, at least two of which are arranged one behind the other in the direction of travel of the running gear and adapted to be driven by an electric motor. The driven wheels are joined to at least two shafts, which are oriented coaxially to the axis of rotation of said at least two driven wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Demag Cranes & Components GmbH
    Inventors: Oliver Moll, Klaus Nerger, Udo Gersemsky