Patents by Inventor Othmar Gerschwiler

Othmar Gerschwiler 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: 8066611
    Abstract: An electrical tool includes a multi-stage gear transmission (10) located in the gear transmission housing (6) and having at least two axially displaceable indexing gear (42a, 42b), a shifting device (12) for shifting the gear transmission from one stage to another stage and having a shifting slide (14) linearly displaceable between different shifting positions, and at least two connection elements (32) for connecting the shifting slide (14) with respective indexing gears (42a, 42b), with the shifting slide (14) having a tracing profile (20) having two control tracks (22, 24), and the connection elements each having a first and second tracing sections (30a, 30b) to which the tracing profile (20) applies a shifting force in stages and which are arranged on opposite sides of a pivot axis (SA) of a respective connection element (32).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: David Spielmann, Othmar Gerschwiler, Armin Breitenmoser, Remo Breitenmoser, legal representative
  • Patent number: 7806200
    Abstract: A power tool includes an output member (8) projecting from the tool housing (4), a drive (6) located in the housing for rotating the output member (8), and a slip clutch (22) for transmitting torque from the drive (6) to the output member (8) and including a plurality of clutch elements (24) retained against rotation relative to the housing (4), a plurality of separate spring elements (28) for adjustable preloading the clutch elements (24) against the counter-clutch elements (51) of the control element (18) for retaining the control element (18) against rotation upon application of the torque thereto until threshold of the torque is reached, and a common support element for supporting the spring elements and movable relative to the housing (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: David Spielmann, Othmar Gerschwiler, Armin Breitenmoser, Remo Breitenmoser, legal representative
  • Patent number: 7793870
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for husking and degerminating grains of maize. The aim of the invention is to provide an efficient and simple degermination of maize. To this end, during a wet degermination process, cleaned maize is wetted, and then husked and degerminated, and directly supplied to the comminution stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Bühler AG
    Inventors: Othmar Gerschwiler, Walter Eugster, Urs Zwahlen
  • Publication number: 20080210450
    Abstract: A power tool includes an output member (8) projecting from the tool housing (4), a drive (6) located in the housing for rotating the output member (8), and a slip clutch (22) for transmitting torque from the drive (6) to the output member (8) and including a plurality of clutch elements (24) retained against rotation relative to the housing (4), a plurality of separate spring elements (28) for adjustable preloading the clutch elements (24) against the counter-clutch elements (51) of the control element (18) for retaining the control element (18) against rotation upon application of the torque thereto until threshold of the torque is reached, and a common support element for supporting the spring elements and movable relative to the housing (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Inventors: David Spielmann, Othmar Gerschwiler, Armin Breitenmoser, Remo Breitenmoser
  • Publication number: 20080098842
    Abstract: An electrical tool includes a multi-stage gear transmission (10) located in the gear transmission housing (6) and having at least two axially displaceable indexing gear (42a, 42b), a shifting device (12) for shifting the gear transmission from one stage to another stage and having a shifting slide (14) linearly displaceable between different shifting positions, and at least two connection elements (32) for connecting the shifting slide (14) with respective indexing gears (42a, 42b), with the shifting slide (14) having a tracing profile (20) having two control tracks (22, 24), and the connection elements each having a first and second tracing sections (30a, 30b) to which the tracing profile (20) applies a shifting force in stages and which are arranged on opposite sides of a pivot axis (SA) of a respective connection element (32).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Inventors: David Spielmann, Othmar Gerschwiler, Armin Breitenmoser, Remo Breitenmoser
  • Publication number: 20060147591
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and installation for cleaning cereal grains, particularly wheat. Cleaned and moistened wheat is moistened once again on the surface thereof, and the outer hulls are removed in a hulling machine (20). Afterwards, the dehulled cereal grains can be ground and polished.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2003
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Inventors: Walter Eugster, Othmar Gerschwiler
  • Publication number: 20060053764
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for husking and degerminating grains of maize. The aim of the invention is to provide an efficient and simple degermination of maize. To this end, during a wet degermination process, cleaned maize is wetted, and then husked and degerminated, and directly supplied to the comminution stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2003
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Inventors: Othmar Gerschwiler, Walter Eugster, Urs Zwahlen
  • Patent number: 6860341
    Abstract: A gear transmission assembly for an electrical power tool includes a housing (6), a multi-stage gear train (1) located in the housing and having a plurality of axially displaceable indexing gears (4a, 4b) associated with respective stages of the gear train (1) and a shift device (2) for shifting the gear train (1) from one stage to another and having a shifting slide (3) displaceable from one shift stage to another, and a plurality of springable shifting stirrups (5a, 5b) connected with the shifting slide (3) and cooperating with respective indexing gears (4a, 4b) for displacing same in response to displacement of the shifting slide (3) between shift stages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: David Spielmann, Othmar Gerschwiler, Armin Breitenmoser, Christian Laube
  • Publication number: 20040020669
    Abstract: A gear transmission assembly for an electrical power tool includes a housing (6), a multi-stage gear train (1) located in the housing and having a plurality of axially displaceable indexing gears (4a, 4b) associated with respective stages of the gear train (1) and a shift device (2) for shifting the gear train (1) from one stage to another and having a shifting slide (3) displaceable from one shift stage to another, and a plurality of springable shifting stirrups (5a, 5b) connected with the shifting slide (3) and cooperating with respective indexing gears (4a, 4b) for displacing same in response to displacement of the shifting slide (3) between shift stages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2003
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Inventors: David Spielmann, Othmar Gerschwiler, Armin Breitenmoser, Christian Laube