Patents by Inventor Roland Bohnacker
Roland Bohnacker 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).
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Patent number: 11577941Abstract: The present invention relates to a crane comprising a main boom and a rearwardly directed derrick boom for bracing the main boom, wherein a suspended ballast is directly or indirectly attached to the derrick head via connecting means, wherein at least one luffable, rearwardly aligned ballast adjusting boom is provided, which acts on the connecting means and influences the suspended ballast radius by its luffing angle.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2020Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbHInventors: Stefan Windbacher, Ulrich Wiedemann, Julian Wehrstedt, Roland Bohnacker
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Patent number: 11319195Abstract: The invention relates to a foldable suspended-ballast guide for a crane with suspended ballast, comprising at least two lattice pieces which are pivotally connected to each other by means of at least one swivel joint, and a swivel drive for changing the swivel angle or for changing the ballast radius, wherein the suspended-ballast guide can be arranged on the crane via the first lattice piece, characterized in that the second lattice piece comprises at least one kink joint in order to kink the second lattice piece downwards or backwards in the direction of the crane to reduce the ballast radius.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2020Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: Liebherr Werk Ehingen GmbHInventors: Clemens Norz, Hans Joachim Wenger, Roland Bohnacker, Marcus Jechle
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Patent number: 10934138Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a crawler crane comprising at least one camera system, wherein the camera system is adapted to detect data relating to the relative position of the crawler crane to a suspended ballast and/or to at least one travelable ballast wagon.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2018Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: LIEBHERR-WERK EHINGEN GMBHInventor: Roland Bohnacker
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Publication number: 20200407201Abstract: The present invention relates to a crane comprising a main boom and a rearwardly directed derrick boom for bracing the main boom, wherein a suspended ballast is directly or indirectly attached to the derrick head via connecting means, wherein at least one luffable, rearwardly aligned ballast adjusting boom is provided, which acts on the connecting means and influences the suspended ballast radius by its luffing angle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventors: Stefan Windbacher, Ulrich Wiedemann, Julian Wehrstedt, Roland Bohnacker
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Patent number: 10696524Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the assisted performance of crane movements by a crane with at least two boom elements that are movable relative to one another, whereby an auxiliary control module, after activation by the user, determines at least one target position of the boom system, determines the crane movements necessary for achieving the target position and, after active user confirmation, indirectly or directly activates the specific crane actuators for the performance of the crane movements determined by means of the crane control.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2017Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbHInventors: Roland Bohnacker, Max Kenzelmann
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Patent number: 10683194Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for stabilizing a crane, in particular a crawler crane, in an anchorage position, having at least one load coupled to a first boom of the crane to compensate a first torque introduced into the crane due to wind and having at least two additional supports arranged opposite one another to compensate a second torque introduced into the crane due to wind. The disclosure is furthermore directed to a corresponding additional support and to a crane having a corresponding apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2017Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: LIEBHERR-WERK EHINGEN GMBHInventors: Hans-Dieter Willim, Roland Bohnacker, Markus Zeiler
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Patent number: 9738495Abstract: The present invention relates to a lattice piece for a crane boom comprising at least two lattice piece parts which are separably connected to one another in the longitudinal direction by means of one or more releasable connection points, wherein one or more lattice piece parts have one or more longitudinal tubes at least sectionally in the region of the connection points.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2015Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbHInventors: Roland Bohnacker, Ulrich Wiedemann, Thomas Klaiber
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Patent number: 9637355Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the calculation of relevant data for the operation of at least one crane, particularly of a mobile crane, whereby the system comprises at least one crane, a communication network, as well as a data processing center, whereby, first of all, one or more parameters of the crane are determined on the crane and these are transmitted to the data processing center through the communication network and, in the data processing center, one or more items of data that are relevant for the operation of the crane are computed and/or selected on the basis of the one or more parameters received from the crane and the relevant data computed and/or selected for the operation of the crane is transmitted back to the at least one crane, particularly to its crane control.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2015Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: LIEBHERR-WERK EHINGEN GMBHInventors: Joachim Henkel, Max Kenzelmann, Roland Bohnacker, Oliver Ruoβ
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Publication number: 20160016765Abstract: The present invention relates to a lattice piece for a crane boom comprising at least two lattice piece parts which are separably connected to one another in the longitudinal direction by means of one or more releasable connection points, wherein one or more lattice piece parts have one or more longitudinal tubes at least sectionally in the region of the connection points.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2015Publication date: January 21, 2016Inventors: Roland Bohnacker, Ulrich Wiedemann, Thomas Klaiber
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Publication number: 20150375971Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the calculation of relevant data for the operation of at least one crane, particularly of a mobile crane, whereby the system comprises at least one crane, a communication network, as well as a data processing center, whereby, first of all, one or more parameters of the crane are determined on the crane and these are transmitted to the data processing center through the communication network and, in the data processing center, one or more items of data that are relevant for the operation of the crane are computed and/or selected on the basis of the one or more parameters received from the crane and the relevant data computed and/or selected for the operation of the crane is transmitted back to the at least one crane, particularly to its crane control.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventors: Joachim Henkel, Max Kenzelmann, Roland Bohnacker, Oliver Ruoß
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Patent number: 9120653Abstract: The present invention relates to an angle-related method of monitoring crane safety during the setup procedure of a crane, wherein the crane has a sensor system and a crane control and the crane control receives one or more measured values from the sensor system during the setup procedure and compares the measured value or values received with at least one corresponding limit value and triggers a measure on an exceeding and/or falling below of the limit value or values.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2012Date of Patent: September 1, 2015Assignee: Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbHInventors: Roland Bohnacker, Max Kenzelmann, Helmut Spaeth
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Patent number: 9108827Abstract: A lattice mast crane having a lattice mast boom which can be luffed up in a vertical luffing plane and which comprises a pivotal connection piece, a plurality of lattice pieces releasably connectable to one another, and a head piece, with the lattice mast boom having a two-strand or multi-strand region, wherein at least one side part is releasably arranged at the pivotal connection piece and the two-strand or multi-strand region is arranged directly or indirectly at the pivotal connection piece and/or directly or indirectly at least one side part.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2011Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignee: LIEBHERR-WERK EHINGEN GMBHInventors: Hans-Dieter Willim, Roland Bohnacker
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Patent number: 8943874Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a construction machine having an undercarriage; a superstructure rotatably supported relative to the undercarriage by a revolving roller connection; and a control system, wherein measuring devices are arranged in the revolving roller connection for the force measurement in the directions of pulling and compression, and the control system determines the force in the axis direction of the axis of rotation as well as the torque which is caused by the eccentricity of the force with respect to the axis of rotation from the detected measured values of the measuring devices. From this, improved monitoring of the operational safety and stability of such a construction machine is achieved.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2011Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbHInventors: Thomas Lerner, Roland Bohnacker
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Publication number: 20120312767Abstract: The present invention relates to an angle-related method of monitoring crane safety during the setup procedure of a crane, wherein the crane has a sensor system and a crane control and the crane control receives one or more measured values from the sensor system during the setup procedure and compares the measured value or values received with at least one corresponding limit value and triggers a measure on an exceeding and/or falling below of the limit value or values.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2012Publication date: December 13, 2012Applicant: Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbHInventors: Roland Bohnacker, Max Kenzelman, Helmut Spaeth
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Patent number: 8177081Abstract: This invention relates to a lattice mast crane with a lattice mast boom to be luffed up in a vertical luffing plane, which comprises a pivot piece, a plurality of lattice pieces releasably connectable with each other, and a head piece. In accordance with the invention, the lattice mast boom includes a first and a second region, wherein in the first region the lattice mast boom includes at least two first strands of interconnected first lattice pieces extending in parallel in longitudinal direction of the boom, which are connected with the pivot piece via a lower cross-beam and with the head piece via an upper cross-beam, and wherein in the second region the lattice mast boom only consists of a second strand of interconnected second lattice pieces.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2009Date of Patent: May 15, 2012Assignee: Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbHInventor: Roland Bohnacker
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Publication number: 20120080397Abstract: A lattice mast crane having a lattice mast boom which can be luffed up in a vertical luffing plane and which comprises a pivotal connection piece, a plurality of lattice pieces releasably connectable to one another, and a head piece, with the lattice mast boom having a two-strand or multi-strand region, wherein at least one side part is releasably arranged at the pivotal connection piece and the two-strand or multi-strand region is arranged directly or indirectly at the pivotal connection piece and/or directly or indirectly at least one side part.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2011Publication date: April 5, 2012Applicant: Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbHInventors: Hans-Dieter Willim, Roland Bohnacker
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Publication number: 20110232375Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a construction machine having an undercarriage; a superstructure rotatably supported relative to the undercarriage by a revolving roller connection; and a control system, wherein measuring devices are arranged in the revolving roller connection for the force measurement in the directions of pulling and compression, and the control system determines the force in the axis direction of the axis of rotation as well as the torque which is caused by the eccentricity of the force with respect to the axis of rotation from the detected measured values of the measuring devices. From this, improved monitoring of the operational safety and stability of such a construction machine is achieved.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2011Publication date: September 29, 2011Applicant: LIEBHERR-WERK EHINGEN GMBHInventors: Thomas Lerner, Roland Bohnacker
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Publication number: 20110132860Abstract: The present invention relates to a derrick crane having a main boom and a derrick boom whose tips are connected to one another via a main guying, with the main guying having a luffing rope arrangement of changeable length arranged between the main boom and the derrick boom to change the length of the main guying on the luffing up of the main boom and with at least two additional guying systems being provided which connect the main guying to the main boom, with the at least two additional g having a fixed length.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2010Publication date: June 9, 2011Applicant: Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbHInventors: Roland Bohnacker, Gerold Kranke
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Patent number: D666375Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2010Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbHInventor: Roland Bohnacker
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Patent number: D666784Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2010Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignee: Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbHInventor: Roland Bohnacker