Patents by Inventor Reinhold Fuessinger

Reinhold Fuessinger 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: 7062811
    Abstract: A collapsible bridge has two track girders constructed as truss girders with a triangular cross-section. A chord profile is provided at each triangulation point and two corners of the triangular cross-section are situated at the same level with the third corner situated above the corner. A pair of truss planes are formed from diagonal struts, a lower chord and an upper chord, with lower and upper truss nodes respectively being formed at connection points of two diagonal struts and a lower chord and an upper chord respectively. The two track girders are force-lockingly connected by transverse girders. Roadway planks are provided which are aligned in the longitudinal direction of the bridge and are force-lockingly connected with the transverse girders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: Eurobridge Mobile Bruecken GmbH
    Inventors: Reinhold Fuessinger, Walter Steppacher
  • Patent number: 7017219
    Abstract: A dismountable bridge, having two track carriers which, viewed in the longitudinal direction of the bridge, are divided into several identical modules, in which case the two track carriers are each spanned by a vault and are suspended at the latter. The vaults are divided into several modules in the longitudinal direction of the bridge and are adapted in their modular division to the modular division of the track carriers. The vaults and the track carriers are equipped at their ends with end pieces. The modules of the vaults have mutually identical constructions and the end pieces of the vaults are connected in a torque-resistant manner with the end pieces of the respective track carriers. The end pieces are constructed such that they are capable of compensating the length differences between the track carriers and the vaults in the case of different bridge lengths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: Eurobridge Mobile Bruecken GmbH
    Inventors: Reinhold Fuessinger, Werner Duerr
  • Patent number: 6918152
    Abstract: A collapsible bridge and laying method for a collapsible bridge where bridge girders are pushed over an obstacle by way of a laying beam positioned in front of the obstacle to be bridged. Rollers and roller carriers carrying the rollers are fastened to the bridge girders, the rollers running in rails arranged on the laying beam. During the laying operation, the rollers with the pertaining roller carrier leaving the rail of the laying beam are removed from the bridge girder and are mounted again at a different point of the bridge girder which is momentarily situated in front of the entry into the rail of the laying beam. This process of using and removing the rollers from the bridge girder is repeated during laying of the bridge. The bridge girder can include a plurality of detachably connectible bridge girder sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Assignee: Eurobridge Mobile Bruecken GmbH
    Inventors: Reinhold Fuessinger, Werner Duerr
  • Publication number: 20040231074
    Abstract: A dismountable bridge, having two track carriers which, viewed in the longitudinal direction of the bridge, are divided into several identical modules, in which case the two track carriers are each spanned by a vault and are suspended at the latter. The vaults are divided into several modules in the longitudinal direction of the bridge and are adapted in their modular division to the modular division of the track carriers. The vaults and the track carriers are equipped at their ends with end pieces. The modules of the vaults have mutually identical constructions and the end pieces of the vaults are connected in a torque-resistant manner with the end pieces of the respective track carriers. The end pieces are constructed such that they are capable of compensating the length differences between the track carriers and the vaults in the case of different bridge lengths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Applicant: Dornier GmbH
    Inventors: Reinhold Fuessinger, Werner Duerr
  • Publication number: 20040123406
    Abstract: A collapsible bridge has two track girders constructed as truss girders with a triangular cross-section. A chord profile is provided at each triangulation point and two corners of the triangular cross-section are situated at the same level with the third corner situated above the corner. A pair of truss planes are formed from diagonal struts, a lower chord and an upper chord, with lower and upper truss nodes respectively being formed at connection points of two diagonal struts and a lower chord and an upper chord respectively. The two track girders are force-lockingly connected by transverse girders. Roadway planks are provided which are aligned in the longitudinal direction of the bridge and are force-lockingly connected with the transverse girders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2003
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Inventors: Reinhold Fuessinger, Walter Steppacher
  • Publication number: 20040111815
    Abstract: A collapsible bridge and laying method for a collapsible bridge is provided where bridge girders are pushed over an obstacle by way of a laying beam positioned in front of the obstacle to be bridged. Rollers and roller carriers carrying the rollers are fastened to the bridge girders, the rollers running in rails arranged on the laying beam. During the laying operation, the rollers with the pertaining roller carrier leaving the rail of the laying beam are removed from the bridge girder and are mounted again at a different point of the bridge girder which is momentarily situated in front of the entry into the rail of the laying beam. This process of using and removing the rollers from the bridge girder is repeated during laying of the bridge. The bridge girder can include a plurality of detachably connectible bridge girder sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2003
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventors: Reinhold Fuessinger, Werner Duerr
  • Patent number: 6446292
    Abstract: A lightweight mobile bridge has upper belts and/or lower belts made of composite fiber materials. The belts provide for longitudinal tensile support for vertically extending side walls formed with shear ribs made of metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2002
    Assignee: Dornier GmbH
    Inventors: Reinhold Fuessinger, Friedrich Graf
  • Patent number: 6374445
    Abstract: Tension rod for use as a chord for bridges, having a middle part consisting of fiber composite material and having ends consisting of metallic material. The middle and end parts are connected by a glued tapered overlap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignee: Dornier GmbH
    Inventors: Reinhold Fuessinger, Friedrich Graf
  • Patent number: 5519909
    Abstract: A trough bridge is provided with a plane roadway and upward extending side walls. Top chords are arranged on the upper ends of the side walls. The bridge can be divided along the roadway into an arbitrary number of modules, the length of which may be adapted to the available transport length. The individual bridge modules may be nested in each other for transport such that a stack with a very small transport height results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1996
    Assignee: Dornier GmbH
    Inventor: Reinhold Fuessinger