Patents by Inventor Reinhardt Krämer

Reinhardt Krämer 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: 10974931
    Abstract: A run-in guide rail for escalators or moving walkways. The run-in guide rail is configured to support a step chain with buffer rollers arranged internally and track rollers arranged externally during the run-in into a sprocket. The run-in guide rail has a first support surface for supporting the buffer rollers and a second support surface, arranged alongside the first support surface, for supporting the buffer rollers. In addition, a passenger conveyance device comprising step chains, sprockets and at least one aforementioned run-in guide rail is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: TK Elevator Innovation and Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Reinhardt Krämer, Gerrit Brand
  • Publication number: 20200325004
    Abstract: A run-in guide rail for escalators or moving walkways. The run-in guide rail is configured to support a step chain with buffer rollers arranged internally and track rollers arranged externally during the run-in into a sprocket. The run-in guide rail has a first support surface for supporting the buffer rollers and a second support surface, arranged alongside the first support surface, for supporting the buffer rollers. In addition, a passenger conveyance device comprising step chains, sprockets and at least one aforementioned run-in guide rail is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: thyssenkrupp Elevator AG
    Inventors: Reinhardt Krämer, Gerrit Brand
  • Patent number: 10364129
    Abstract: A transporting apparatus such as an escalator or a moving walkway may include a truss. A first support angle may be disposed at a first end of the truss, and a second support angle may be disposed at a second end of the truss. The first support angle may be fitted on a building via a fixed bearing. The first support angle may have a hole, and a first fixing element fastened on the building may pass through the hole. The second support angle may be fitted on the building via a floating bearing. The second support angle may have a slot, and a second fixing element fastened on the building may pass through the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignees: THYSSENKRUPP ELEVATOR AG, THYSSENKRUPP AG
    Inventors: Patrick Landsbeck, Covadonga Fernández González, Reinhardt Krämer
  • Publication number: 20180208440
    Abstract: A transporting apparatus such as an escalator or a moving walkway may include a truss. A first support angle may be disposed at a first end of the truss, and a second support angle may be disposed at a second end of the truss. The first support angle may be fitted on a building via a fixed bearing. The first support angle may have a hole, and a first fixing element fastened on the building may pass through the hole. The second support angle may be fitted on the building via a floating bearing. The second support angle may have a slot, and a second fixing element fastened on the building may pass through the slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Applicants: THYSSENKRUPP ELEVATOR AG, thyssenkrupp AG
    Inventors: Patrick LANDSBECK, Covadonga FERNÁNDEZ GONZÁLEZ, Reinhardt KRÄMER
  • Patent number: 9845223
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transporting apparatus for transporting people, characterized by at least one structure-borne-sound-transmission region, which is acted on directly or indirectly by a structure-borne-sound transducer which is intended to generate vibrations which, when the structure-borne-sound-transmission region is touched by a person, are transmitted as structure-borne sound via the person's body and are audible to the person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: ThyssenKrupp Elevator AG
    Inventors: Reinhardt Krämer, Julius Schlattmann
  • Publication number: 20170001836
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transporting apparatus for transporting people, directly or indirectly by a structure-borne-sound transducer which is intended to generate vibrations which, when the structure-borne-sound-transmission region is touched by a person, are transmitted as structure-borne sound via the person's body and are audible to the person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Reinhardt Krämer, Julius Schlattmann