Patents by Inventor Thomas Herse

Thomas Herse 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: 11459217
    Abstract: A rotary tower crane with a tower, which carries a jib and a counterjib, with a jib stay being guided from a tower top to the jib and to the counterjib. The jib stay tensions only an inner jib portion, the length of which is less than 40% of the total length of the jib, and an outer portion, the length of which is more than 60% of the total length of the jib, forms an untensioned bending beam jib which includes at least one jib piece which tapers in height and which is adjoined on the inner side by at least one jib part of greater height and on the outer side by a jib piece of smaller height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Inventor: Thomas Herse
  • Patent number: 10843908
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tower crane with a crane tower and a jib mounted thereon as well as a counter-jib, wherein the length of the counter-jib is defined by the number of the counterweights received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: LIEBHERR-WERK BIBERACH GMBH
    Inventor: Thomas Herse
  • Publication number: 20200361753
    Abstract: A rotary tower crane with a tower, which carries a jib and a counterjib, with a jib stay being guided from a tower top to the jib and to the counterjib. The jib stay tensions only an inner jib portion, the length of which is less than 40% of the total length of the jib, and an outer portion, the length of which is more than 60% of the total length of the jib, forms an untensioned bending beam jib which includes at least one jib piece which tapers in height and which is adjoined on the inner side by at least one jib part of greater height and on the outer side by a jib piece of smaller height.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventor: Thomas Herse
  • Publication number: 20180273353
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tower crane with a crane tower and a jib mounted thereon as well as a counter-jib, wherein the length of the counter-jib is defined by the number of the counterweights received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventor: Thomas HERSE
  • Patent number: 10023443
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tower crane comprising a tower of at least one tower element, in particular a lattice piece, and a structural guying device having at least one guying rod for the horizontal anchorage of the tower at a structure. In accordance with the invention, the tower has a vertically adjustable guide frame, wherein at least one positioning rope is adjustably fastened to the guide frame. The invention furthermore relates to a method of mounting a wind turbine rotor blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Liebherr-Werk Biberach GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Herse, Norbert Stanger, Christoph Eiwan
  • Publication number: 20160229671
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tower crane comprising a tower of at least one tower element, in particular a lattice piece, and a structural guying device having at least one guying rod for the horizontal anchorage of the tower at a structure. In accordance with the invention, the tower has a vertically adjustable guide frame, wherein at least one positioning rope is adjustably fastened to the guide frame. The invention furthermore relates to a method of mounting a wind turbine rotor blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Thomas HERSE, Norbert STANGER, Christoph EIWAN
  • Patent number: 9403665
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a tower crane with a tower of at least one tower element, in particular lattice piece, and a structural guying with at least one guy rod for the horizontal anchorage of the tower at a structure, wherein the at least one guy rod of the structural guying is attached or attachable to an attachment point of the tower element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Liebherr-Werk Biberach GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas Herse
  • Patent number: 9327944
    Abstract: An apparatus (1) for assembling or dismantling a crane has a coupling unit (11) for coupling with a tower part (3). The coupling unit (11) can be moved into a latching position or into an unlatching position. The coupling unit (11) furthermore has counterweights (110) for setting a center of gravity of the crane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Liebherr-Werk Biberach GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Strahle, Thomas Herse
  • Publication number: 20140333079
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus (1) for assembling or dismantling a crane. The apparatus has a coupling unit (11) for coupling with a tower part (3). The coupling unit (11) can be moved into a latching position or into an unlatching position. The coupling unit furthermore has counterweights for setting a center of gravity of the crane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2012
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Alexander Strahle, Thomas Herse
  • Publication number: 20140076835
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a tower crane with a tower of at least one tower element, in particular lattice piece, and a structural guying with at least one guy rod for the horizontal anchorage of the tower at a structure, wherein the at least one guy rod of the structural guying is attached or attachable to an attachment point of the tower element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: Liebherr-Werk Biberach GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas Herse
  • Publication number: 20100084358
    Abstract: The invention relates to a jib boom rotating tower crane, wherein the counterweight/pinnacle system is divided into three trellises, a rotating frame trellis, a counterweight trellis, and a pinnacle trellis, wherein the counterweight trellis has a common side with each of the pinnacle trellis and the rotating frame trellis. The pinnacle trellis preferably comprises a beam to which a pulley block with a reeved lull cable can be attached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2008
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Inventors: Thomas Herse, Ulrich Dörzbach
  • Patent number: D1019048
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Inventors: Florian Franzesko, Thomas Herse, Julian Birkle