Patents by Inventor Thomas A. Strobel

Thomas A. Strobel 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).

  • Publication number: 20240133150
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an excavator bucket, which can be used both as a front loader bucket and as a backhoe bucket. The excavator bucket comprises a shell delimiting a bucket volume and a retaining device connected to the shell, via which the excavator bucket can be detachably connected to a quick coupling device of an implement. The retaining device comprises a first bolt for establishing a first connection to the quick coupling device and bolt receptacles arranged in a collinear manner to each other for establishing a second connection to the quick coupling device. According to the disclosure, the retaining device further comprises a second bolt, by means of which the first connection to the quick coupling device can be established as an alternative to the first bolt, wherein the second bolt is arranged on a side of the bolt receptacles opposite to the first bolt when viewed from above the retaining device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Florian EGGLE, Florian STROBEL, Thomas ZITTERBART
  • Patent number: 6550231
    Abstract: A harvesting machine such as a self-propelled pick-up chopper including a feeder housing having supplying elements and which can be transferred from a swiveled-in operating position about an axle into a swiveled-up maintenance position. In order to be able to transfer the feeder housing rapidly into the swiveled-up maintenance position, the feeder housing can be swung out of the way forward towards the ground in the driving direction about an essentially horizontal axle aligned transversely to the traveling direction of the machine. The supplying elements of the feeder housing can be driven over a drive shaft having a first portion which can be swiveled in the same direction with the feeder housing and a second portion different than the first portion which can be expanded and contracted telescope-like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignee: Maschinenfabrik Bernard Krone GmbH
    Inventors: Bernard Krone, Karl-Heinz Radke, Thomas Strobel, Dieter Berth
  • Patent number: 6539693
    Abstract: Harvesting machine for picking up and chopping corn, wilted grass, green feed and similar harvested material including a feeding device, a chopping device arranged after the feeding device and a conditioning device for conditioning the harvested material arranged after the chopping device. The conditioning device optionally engages a conveying duct. Mounting and dismantling of the conditioning device is simplified because it is connected on one side to a duct pivotable about an essentially horizontal swiveling axis and on the other side rigidly but detachably to a rigid duct. Preferably, the swiveling axis is situated below the pivotable duct such that the swiveling motion of the pivotable duct is directed downward against the traveling direction of the harvesting machine to thereby enable removal of the conditioning device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: Maschinenfabrik Bernard Krone GmbH
    Inventors: Bernard Krone, Dieter Berth, Thomas Strobel, Karl-Heinz Radke
  • Patent number: 6510679
    Abstract: A harvesting machine, especially a self-propelled pick-up chopper for picking up and chopping corn, wilted grass, green feed and similar harvested material includes a feeding housing, which is disposed ahead of a chopping device and accommodates feeding rollers, which can be driven. In order to have created a harvesting machine, which can be adapted to different use conditions, provisions are made so that more than two pairs of feeding rollers are provided, which are disposed consecutively in the feed-conveying direction and the upper rollers of which in each case can be driven over a common driving mechanism the common driving mechanism for adjusting the height of the upper rollers, having at least one driving element, which passes through the feeding housing and the position of which can be changed, and this driving element and the upper rollers being disposed so that they can be shifted by sliding in each case in guides at the side of the feeding housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Assignee: Maschinenfabrik Bernard Krone GmbH
    Inventors: Bernard Krone, Thomas Strobel
  • Publication number: 20020086637
    Abstract: The invention relates to a combined network system for providing individualized information from a totality of information items for at least one subscriber (3) to the network system by means of a central unit (1) of the network system, the network system exhibiting at least one broadcasting system (2) for transmitting the totality of information items and at least one mobile communication system (6) for transmitting individualized information to the at least one subscriber (3) and for the interaction of the at least one subscriber (3) to the network system with the central unit (1) of the network system. The invention also relates to a method for providing individualized information from a totality of information items for at least one subscriber (3) to a network system by means of a central unit (1) of the network system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2001
    Publication date: July 4, 2002
    Inventors: Gero Baese, Martin Gebler, Sabine Markgraf, Annette Schlossnikel, Thomas Strobel, Juergen Wilde, Andre Fischer, Peter Moritz, Stefan Prange, Arnd Sibila, Christian Von Brockdorff
  • Publication number: 20020087676
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method of charging for a service produced in a communication network, the service and the charging for the service being produced and performed, respectively, by means of application software and/or hardware on a communication unit of a subscriber of the communication network. The invention also provides an application software and/or hardware, which can be integrated into a communication network and by means of which at least one service can be produced and charging for this service produced can be performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2001
    Publication date: July 4, 2002
    Inventors: Gero Baese, Martin Gebler, Sabine Markgraf, Annette Schlossnikel, Thomas Strobel, Juergen Wilde, Andre Fischer, Peter Moritz, Stefan Prange, Arnd Sibila, Christian Von Brockdorff
  • Publication number: 20020082025
    Abstract: A method and device for locating a vehicle is provided. The method of locating a vehicle is made possible according to the invention by means of a vehicle-end position-determining device for determining position data which are transferred to a mobile radio terminal in order to display route instructions to the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2001
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Inventors: Gero Baese, Martin Gebler, Sabine Markgraf, Annette Schlossnikel, Thomas Strobel, Juergen Wilde, Andre Fischer, Peter Moritz, Stefan Prange, Arnd Sibila, Christian Von Brockdorff
  • Publication number: 20020081996
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for providing individualized information from a total quantity of information for at least one subscriber in a network. A total quantity of information is transmitted to the at least one subscriber in the network, the total quantity of information is made accessible to the at least one subscriber in the network, application software and/or hardware is provided for the at least one subscriber in the network for the purpose of individually selecting and storing information from the total quantity of information. In addition, a network system for providing individualized information from a total quantity of information for at least one subscriber in the network system, and an appropriate communication terminal is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2001
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Inventors: Gero Baese, Martin Gebler, Sabine Markgraf, Annette Schlossnikel, Thomas Strobel, Juergen Wilde, Andre Fischer, Peter Moritz, Stefan Prange, Arnd Sibila, Christian Von Brockdorff
  • Publication number: 20020040477
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for radio transmission of data which represents the contents of a television program. The data is transmitted from a television transmitter to a mobile radio terminal 8 of a terminal user 9. The data includes information, for example, text information, which represents the program. The data can be displayed on a display 10 of the terminal 8 or stored in the terminal 8 and displayed as desired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2001
    Publication date: April 4, 2002
    Inventors: Gero Baese, Andre Fischer, Martin Gebler, Sabine Markgraf, Peter Moritz, Stefan Prange, Annette Schlossnikel, Arnd Sibila, Thomas Strobel, Christian Von Brockdorff, Juergen Wilde
  • Publication number: 20010037637
    Abstract: A harvesting machine 1, especially a self-propelled pick-up chopper with a feeder housing 8, which can be driven, has supplying elements 9 and can be transferred from a swiveled-in operating position about an axle 11 into a swiveled-up maintenance position. In order to be able to transfer the feeder housing 8 rapidly into the swiveled-up maintenance position, the feeder housing 8 can be swung out of the way forward towards the ground in the driving direction about an essentially horizontal axle 11, which is aligned transversely to the traveling direction of the machine. The supplying elements 9 of the feeder housing 8 can be driven over a drive shaft 10, which can be swiveled regionally in the same direction with the feeder housing 8 and is constructed telescope-like regionally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2001
    Publication date: November 8, 2001
    Inventors: Bernard Krone, Karl-Heinz Radke, Thomas Strobel, Dieter Berth
  • Publication number: 20010037633
    Abstract: For a harvesting machine, especially a self-propelled pick-up chopper for picking up and chopping corn, wilted grass, green feed and similar harvested material, with a conditioning device (5) for the harvested material, which is disposed after a feeding device (11) and a chopping device (2) and optionally engages a conveying duct or can be removed from this, the mounting and dismantling of the conditioning device (5) is simplified owing to the fact that the conditioning device (5) is connected, on the one hand, with a duct section (3), which can be pivoted about an essentially horizontal swiveling axis and, on the other, rigidly but detachably with a rigid region (8) of the conveying duct. Preferably, the swiveling axis is disposed at the underside of the pivotable duct section (3) in such a manner, that the swiveling motion of the pivotable duct section (3) is directed downward counter to the traveling direction (14) of the harvesting machine for removing the conditioning device (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2001
    Publication date: November 8, 2001
    Inventors: Bernard Krone, Dieter Berth, Thomas Strobel, Karl-Heinz Radke
  • Publication number: 20010037638
    Abstract: A harvesting machine, especially a self-propelled pick-up chopper for picking up and chopping corn, wilted grass, green feed and similar harvested material includes a feeding housing, which is disposed ahead of a chopping device and accommodates feeding rollers, which can be driven. In order to have created a harvesting machine, which can be adapted to different use conditions, provisions are made so that more than two pairs of feeding rollers are provided, which are disposed consecutively in the feed-conveying direction and the upper rollers of which in each case can be driven over a common driving mechanism the common driving mechanism for adjusting the height of the upper rollers, having at least one driving element, which passes through the feeding housing and the position of which can be changed, and this driving element and the upper rollers being disposed so that they can be shifted by sliding in each case in guides at the side of the feeding housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2001
    Publication date: November 8, 2001
    Inventors: Bernard Krone, Thomas Strobel
  • Patent number: 5367795
    Abstract: A shoe and method of forming the same having an upper portion which includes an individualized indicia display area in any one or more of the side quarter panel, tongue, or heel portion of the upper portion of the shoe. The shoe includes an outer covering material in which a window or opening is formed to make visible and accessible an indicia attachment panel underlying the outer covering material. A frame member having substantially the same shape as the window or opening projects from the indicia attachment panel through the window or opening with the outer perimetric edges of the frame member legs closely adjacent the corresponding perimetric edges of the window or opening. An indicia display panel is adhered, preferably by stitching, to the indicia attachment panel with the perimetric edges of the indicia display panel in abutting contact with the inner perimetric edges of the frame member legs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 29, 1994
    Assignee: Gamer Corporation
    Inventors: Donald D. Iverson, Thomas A. Strobel
  • Patent number: 5359790
    Abstract: A shoe and method of forming the same having an upper portion which includes an individualized indicia display area in any one of the side quarter panel, tongue, or heel portion of the upper portion of the shoe. The shoe includes an outer covering material in which a window or opening is formed to make visible and accessible an indicia attachment panel underlying the outer covering material. An indicia display panel is adhered to the indicia attachment panel. The display panel is formed from a plurality of individual indicia or is a unitary panel to which indicia, such as letters, numbers, or emblems, are applied. The purchaser has the ability to individualize the shoe in virtually unlimited manner to include a personalized message or slogan that no other purchaser may have.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 1, 1994
    Assignee: Gamer Corporation
    Inventors: Donald D. Iverson, Thomas A. Strobel