Patents by Inventor Peter KLEINHANS

Peter KLEINHANS 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: 11247876
    Abstract: A mobile crane has an undercarriage, a superstructure arranged on the undercarriage, a slewing gear by which the superstructure may be rotated relative to the undercarriage, a slewing gear brake that acts on the slewing gear to brake a rotation of the superstructure, and a jib mounted on the superstructure as to be adjustable in luffing angle and/or in length. The mobile crane additionally contains a dolly coupling arranged on the jib and by which the jib is coupled to a mobile crane dolly during dolly travel with the superstructure in an extended position. The mobile crane further has a sensor interface for connecting a dolly coupling sensor, and a controller that is adapted to ascertain during dolly travel, in dependence on a signal received from the dolly coupling sensor, whether the jib rests on the mobile crane doll, and to activate the slewing gear brake if it does not.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: TADANO FAUN GmbH
    Inventor: Peter Kleinhans
  • Publication number: 20200239286
    Abstract: A mobile crane has an undercarriage, a superstructure arranged on the undercarriage, a slewing gear by which the superstructure may be rotated relative to the undercarriage, a slewing gear brake that acts on the slewing gear to brake a rotation of the superstructure, and a jib mounted on the superstructure as to be adjustable in luffing angle and/or in length. The mobile crane additionally contains a dolly coupling arranged on the jib and by which the jib is coupled to a mobile crane dolly during dolly travel with the superstructure in an extended position. The mobile crane further has a sensor interface for connecting a dolly coupling sensor, and a controller that is adapted to ascertain during dolly travel, in dependence on a signal received from the dolly coupling sensor, whether the jib rests on the mobile crane doll, and to activate the slewing gear brake if it does not.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventor: PETER KLEINHANS
  • Patent number: 9637358
    Abstract: A mobile telescopic crane has a telescopic jib with at least three part-jibs. Each of the part-jibs is constructed from at least two part-jib portions so as to be telescopic in a longitudinal direction. Part-jib portions arranged at a spacing from one another transverse to the longitudinal direction each form a jib portion with at least one flexurally rigid connecting element. Respective adjacent jib portions are mechanically lockable with respect to one another in the longitudinal direction. A construction of this type of the jib means that an increase in the bearing load is easily achieved by increasing the area moment of inertia of the jib.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Tadano Faun GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Knecht, Peter Kleinhans, Tobias Ebinger, Andreas Hofmann, Martin Lottes
  • Patent number: 9376292
    Abstract: A mobile telescopic crane has a telescopic jib with at least four part-jibs. Each of the part-jibs is constructed from at least two part-jib portions so as to be telescopic in a longitudinal direction. Part-jib portions arranged at a spacing from one another transverse to the longitudinal direction each form a jib portion with at least one flexurally rigid connecting element. A construction of this type of the jib means that an increase in the bearing load is easily achieved by increasing the area moment of inertia of the jib.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: TADANO FAUN GMBH
    Inventors: Alexander Knecht, Peter Kleinhans, Tobias Ebinger, Andreas Hofmann, Martin Lottes
  • Publication number: 20150008206
    Abstract: A mobile telescopic crane has a telescopic jib with at least three part-jibs. Each of the part-jibs is constructed from at least two part-jib portions so as to be telescopic in a longitudinal direction. Part-jib portions arranged at a spacing from one another transverse to the longitudinal direction each form a jib portion with at least one flexurally rigid connecting element. Respective adjacent jib portions are mechanically lockable with respect to one another in the longitudinal direction. A construction of this type of the jib means that an increase in the bearing load is easily achieved by increasing the area moment of inertia of the jib.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Alexander Knecht, Peter Kleinhans, Tobias Ebinger, Andreas Hofmann, Martin Lottes
  • Publication number: 20140158657
    Abstract: A mobile telescopic crane has a telescopic jib with at least four part-jibs. Each of the part-jibs is constructed from at least two part-jib portions so as to be telescopic in a longitudinal direction. Part-jib portions arranged at a spacing from one another transverse to the longitudinal direction each form a jib portion with at least one flexurally rigid connecting element. A construction of this type of the jib means that an increase in the bearing load is easily achieved by increasing the area moment of inertia of the jib.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Inventors: Alexander Knecht, Peter Kleinhans, Tobias Ebinger, Andreas Hofmann, Martin Lottes
  • Publication number: 20120330506
    Abstract: A method for determining and detecting end stops of a steering device of a motor vehicle, which has a servomotor, is provided. The method includes determining actual, mechanical end stops of the steering device and establishing software-controlled end stops after the actual, mechanical end stops are determined A motor vehicle comprising a steering device for the wheels of the motor vehicle is also provided. The steering device includes a servomotor and a control unit. The control unit controls the servomotor. The control unit is configured to specify software-controlled end stops for the wheels of the motor vehicle and to determine software-controlled end stops after reaching and determining actual, mechanical end stops of the wheels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Peter KLEINHANS, Matthias REBEL