Patents by Inventor Peter KORTMANN

Peter KORTMANN 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).

  • Control switch for operating a hoist or crane
    Patent number: 11661318
    Abstract: A control switch for operating, preferably in single-hand operation, a hoist or crane, having a device for manual actuation, preferably single-finger actuation, with a base element, which is preferably designed as a housing, and a control lever which can be pivoted relative to the base element and which can be pivoted by means of a pivot movement triggered by means of manual actuation, preferably single-finger actuation, from an unpivoted base position into an actuation position that is pivoted in relation to the base position, in order thereby to bring about a predefined movement of the hoist or crane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Konecranes Global Corporation
    Inventors: Frederick Woidneck, Wolfgang Krebs, Giuliano Persico, Peter Kortmann
  • CONTROL SWITCH FOR OPERATING A HOIST OR CRANE
    Publication number: 20220340397
    Abstract: A control switch for operating, preferably in single-hand operation, a hoist or crane, having a device for manual actuation, preferably single-finger actuation, with a base element, which is preferably designed as a housing, and a control lever which can be pivoted relative to the base element and which can be pivoted by means of a pivot movement triggered by means of manual actuation, preferably single-finger actuation, from an unpivoted base position into an actuation position that is pivoted in relation to the base position, in order thereby to bring about a predefined movement of the hoist or crane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Frederick WOIDNECK, Wolfgang KREBS, Giuliano PERSICO, Peter KORTMANN