Patents by Inventor Robert Laux

Robert Laux 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: 10801167
    Abstract: A hand-guided ground compaction machine, in particular a vibratory tamper or vibration plate compactor, having a superstructure, a drive device arranged on the superstructure and having at least one drive shaft, a substructure having a compaction plate driven by the drive device, and a sensor device comprising an accelerometer for determining the ground stiffness of a ground to be compacted, wherein the sensor device is supplied with electrical power, in particular solely, by a generator driven by the at least one drive shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: BOMAG GMBH
    Inventors: Niels Laugwitz, Robert Laux
  • Patent number: 10745868
    Abstract: A ground compaction roller, in particular a tandem roller or a single-drum roller, having a machine frame, a drive unit, at least one roller drum mounted on the machine frame for rotation about a rotation axis, an exciter device arranged at least partially in the roller drum, and a sensor device for measuring the compaction of a ground achieved by a passage of the ground compaction roller, said sensor device being arranged on the roller drum in the region of the rotation axis and rotating together with the roller drum during operation of the ground compaction roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: BOMAG GMBH
    Inventors: Niels Laugwitz, Robert Laux
  • Patent number: 10731304
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a ground milling machine, in particular a road milling machine, for removing ground material, comprising a machine frame having a chassis, a milling drum supported on a machine frame, and a transport device having at least one conveyor belt, which is configured for conveying removed ground material in a conveying direction away from the milling drum to a discharge point, as well as to a method for operating a ground milling machine. One aspect of the present invention is to provide an electrostatic precipitator, which reduces the dust pollution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: BOMAG GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Laux, Rafael Schomaker, Joachim Ponstein, Matthias Schaaf, Bernd Lubischer
  • Publication number: 20190382966
    Abstract: A ground compaction roller, in particular a tandem roller or a single-drum roller, having a machine frame, a drive unit, at least one roller drum mounted on the machine frame for rotation about a rotation axis, an exciter device arranged at least partially in the roller drum, and a sensor device for measuring the compaction of a ground achieved by a passage of the ground compaction roller, said sensor device being arranged on the roller drum in the region of the rotation axis and rotating together with the roller drum during operation of the ground compaction roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Niels LAUGWITZ, Robert LAUX
  • Publication number: 20190257042
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a ground milling machine, in particular a road milling machine, for removing ground material, comprising a machine frame having a chassis, a milling drum supported on a machine frame, and a transport device having at least one conveyor belt, which is configured for conveying removed ground material in a conveying direction away from the milling drum to a discharge point, as well as to a method for operating a ground milling machine. One aspect of the present invention is to provide an electrostatic precipitator, which reduces the dust pollution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Robert Laux, Rafael Schomaker, Joachim Ponstein, Matthias Schaaf, Bernd Lubischer
  • Publication number: 20190234028
    Abstract: A hand-guided ground compaction machine, in particular a vibratory tamper or vibration plate compactor, having a superstructure, a drive device arranged on the superstructure and having at least one drive shaft, a substructure having a compaction plate driven by the drive device, and a sensor device comprising an accelerometer for determining the ground stiffness of a ground to be compacted, wherein the sensor device is supplied with electrical power, in particular solely, by a generator driven by the at least one drive shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Niels LAUGWITZ, Robert LAUX
  • Patent number: 10301782
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a ground milling machine, in particular a road milling machine, for removing ground material, comprising a machine frame having a chassis, a milling drum supported on a machine frame, and a transport device having at least one conveyor belt, which is configured for conveying removed ground material in a conveying direction away from the milling drum to a discharge point, as well as to a method for operating a ground milling machine. One aspect of the present invention is to provide an electrostatic precipitator, which reduces the dust pollution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: BOMAG GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Laux, Rafael Schomaker, Joachim Ponstein, Matthias Schaaf, Bernd Lubischer
  • Patent number: 10161089
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for dismounting and mounting a milling unit of a center rotor type milling machine, to center rotor type milling machines comprising a mountable and dismountable milling unit, as well as to a transport unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: BOMAG GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Laux, Jonathan Stahl, Michele Orefice, Rafael Schomaker, Joachim Ponstein
  • Patent number: 9864347
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for optimizing an operating function of a ground milling machine by way of the adaptation of operating parameters and to a ground milling machine which is implemented, in particular, for carrying out this method. In an essential aspect an operating parameter of a milling machine is provided starting from a starting value of the operating parameter to optimize an operating function of the ground milling machine in milling operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: BOMAG GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Laux, Marco Reuter
  • Patent number: 9790790
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a chisel device for a ground milling machine, comprising a chisel holder having a mounting orifice and a milling chisel, wherein the milling chisel has a basic body of, in particular, a uniform material and has a shaft and a tool region, said shaft being held, under working conditions, in the mounting orifice while the tool region (P) protrudes, under working conditions, from the chisel holder, wherein said milling chisel has a wear protection cap consisting of carbide and having a tip and a protective jacket, wherein the wear protection cap is positioned on the tool region (P) in such a manner that it covers at least 70% of the external surface of the tool region (P). The present invention also relates to a milling chisel for such a chisel device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: BOMAG GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Laux, Joachim Hermes, Arne Schlichting, Daria Hefter, Monica Wolf, Domenico Muscara, Bernd Raufelder
  • Publication number: 20170284038
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a ground milling machine, in particular a road milling machine, for removing ground material, comprising a machine frame having a chassis, a milling drum supported on a machine frame, and a transport device having at least one conveyor belt, which is configured for conveying removed ground material in a conveying direction away from the milling drum to a discharge point, as well as to a method for operating a ground milling machine. One aspect of the present invention is to provide an electrostatic precipitator, which reduces the dust pollution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Robert Laux, Rafael Schomaker, Joachim Ponstein, Matthias Schaaf, Bernd Lubischer
  • Publication number: 20170130407
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for dismounting and mounting a milling unit of a center rotor type milling machine, to center rotor type milling machines comprising a mountable and dismountable milling unit, as well as to a transport unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Robert Laux, Jonathan Stahl, Michele Orefice, Rafael Schomaker, Joachim Ponstein
  • Patent number: 9638112
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and device for controlling a vehicle, more particularly, the power train of a compacting machine for earth moving operations, comprising a hydraulic travel pump and a hydraulic travel motor. Control is effected according to a specified control profile when a specified driving operation is to be carried out in that an adjustment of the travel pump is carried out which is independent of the rotational speed of the internal combustion engine. This makes it possible to retain, on the one hand, the rotational speed of the internal combustion engine in the case of abrupt stops of movement or changes in the direction of movement and, on the other hand, to adapt the rotational speed of the engine in the case of somewhat longer uninterrupted pauses between two changes in the traveling behavior, wherein comparatively large fluctuations in the rotational speed are avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: BOMAG GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Laux, Timo Loew, Manfred Hammes
  • Patent number: 9562334
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for controlling a loading process of a transport vehicle by a milling device in milling operation, a device for implementing this method and a road milling machine or a device for the removal of soil material with such a device. One aspect of the present invention, according to one embodiment, is a sensor device by means of which the position and partially also the fill level of the transport container of the transport vehicle can be determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: BOMAG GmbH
    Inventors: Jörn von der Lippe, Thomas Zahr, Markus Lang, Rafael Schomaker, Filippo Baldassari, Robert Laux
  • Publication number: 20150227120
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for optimizing an operating function of a ground milling machine by way of the adaptation of operating parameters and to a ground milling machine which is implemented, in particular, for carrying out this method. In an essential aspect an operating parameter of a milling machine is provided starting from a starting value of the operating parameter to optimize an operating function of the ground milling machine in milling operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventors: Robert Laux, Marco Reuter
  • Publication number: 20150091365
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a chisel device for a ground milling machine, comprising a chisel holder having a mounting orifice and a milling chisel, wherein the milling chisel has a basic body of, in particular, a uniform material and has a shaft and a tool region, said shaft being held, under working conditions, in the mounting orifice while the tool region (P) protrudes, under working conditions, from the chisel holder, wherein said milling chisel has a wear protection cap consisting of carbide and having a tip and a protective jacket, wherein the wear protection cap is positioned on the tool region (P) in such a manner that it covers at least 70% of the external surface of the tool region (P). The present invention also relates to a milling chisel for such a chisel device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Robert Laux, Joachim Hermes, Arne Schlichting, Daria Hefter, Monica Wolf, Domenico Muscara, Bernd Raufelder
  • Patent number: 8961066
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compacting machine comprising a shaft, an unbalanced mass and a drum, wherein the shaft is connected both to the unbalanced mass and to the drum and is adapted to transfer imbalance forces from the unbalanced mass to the drum, and further wherein the shaft is mounted in a plain bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: BOMAG GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Darscheid, Robert Laux
  • Publication number: 20140257671
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and device for controlling a vehicle, more particularly, the power train of a compacting machine for earth moving operations, comprising a hydraulic travel pump and a hydraulic travel motor. Control is effected according to a specified control profile when a specified driving operation is to be carried out in that an adjustment of the travel pump is carried out which is independent of the rotational speed of the internal combustion engine. This makes it possible to retain, on the one hand, the rotational speed of the internal combustion engine in the case of abrupt stops of movement or changes in the direction of movement and, on the other hand, to adapt the rotational speed of the engine in the case of somewhat longer uninterrupted pauses between two changes in the traveling behavior, wherein comparatively large fluctuations in the rotational speed are avoided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2012
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventors: Robert Laux, Timo Loew, Manfred Hammes
  • Patent number: 8757730
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a monitoring apparatus for a ground processing machine, especially a ground milling machine, with the ground processing machine comprising at least one processing device for mechanically processing a ground surface and/or for applying a ground cover layer, comprising: at least one detection device for contactless detection at least in sections of a condition of the ground surface and/or the ground cover layer as produced by the processing device, and an evaluation device for the automated evaluation of the condition detected by the detection device. The present invention further relates to a ground processing machine, especially a ground milling machine, comprising at least one such monitoring apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: BOMAG GmbH
    Inventors: Steffen Wachsmann, Robert Laux
  • Publication number: 20140161529
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compacting machine comprising a shaft, an unbalanced mass and a drum, wherein the shaft is connected both to the unbalanced mass and to the drum and is adapted to transfer imbalance forces from the unbalanced mass to the drum. The task of providing a compacting machine in which the provision of the unbalanced mass requires less space is achieved in that the shaft is mounted in a plain bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: BOMAG GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Darscheid, Robert Laux