Patents by Inventor Peter Elsesser

Peter Elsesser 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: 20080277179
    Abstract: An industrial truck T, in particular a counterweighted fork-lift truck, has a vehicle chassis (1) which surrounds an auxiliary equipment compartment C. A step recess (5) forms a section of the boundary of the auxiliary equipment compartment. To simplify the service and maintenance of the industrial truck, the step recess (5) has a service and maintenance opening (5a) which can be closed by a service and maintenance cover (6), through which opening (5a) the auxiliary equipment compartment can be accessed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2008
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: Linde Material Handling GmbH
    Inventor: Peter Elsesser
  • Patent number: 7441494
    Abstract: An industrial truck includes a tiltable lifting mast (1), a first tilting cylinder (2), and a second tilting cylinder (3). The two tilting cylinders (2, 3) are of double-acting design and are connected hydraulically in parallel. Two hydraulic lines (5, 6) are provided for the purpose of supplying hydraulic fluid to the tilting cylinders (2, 3). In order to simplify the design of the industrial truck, according to the invention the hydraulic lines (5, 6) open out at the cylinder base of the first tilting cylinder (2) and/or at a component (joint eye 10) adjacent thereto, the cylinder base and/or the component (joint eye 10) being formed at least partially as a hydraulic distributor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: Linde Material Handling GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Aulbach, Peter Elsesser, Dieter Steigerwald, Walter Stenke
  • Publication number: 20070031230
    Abstract: An industrial truck includes a tiltable lifting mast (1), a first tilting cylinder (2), and a second tilting cylinder (3). The two tilting cylinders (2, 3) are of double-acting design and are connected hydraulically in parallel. Two hydraulic lines (5, 6) are provided for the purpose of supplying hydraulic fluid to the tilting cylinders (2, 3). In order to simplify the design of the industrial truck, according to the invention the hydraulic lines (5, 6) open out at the cylinder base of the first tilting cylinder (2) and/or at a component (joint eye 10) adjacent thereto, the cylinder base and/or the component (joint eye 10) being formed at least partially as a hydraulic distributor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2006
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Applicant: Linde Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Holger Aulbach, Peter Elsesser, Dieter Steigerwald, Walter Stenke