Patents by Inventor Thomas Lossow

Thomas Lossow 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).

  • Road finisher having a plurality of control systems with interchangeable control processors
    Patent number: 5908459
    Abstract: The invention relates to a road finisher having traveling gear and a series of units which are used for the consolidation of warm packing material, the finisher having a plurality of control circuits for controlling various functions performed by the machine. Each control circuit includes a replaceable control processor therein, each control processor being adapted to replace any and all other control processors and to perform any and all control functions of any and all other control processors, whereby, when a control processor fails in service, another control processor, which is controlling a less important function, can be substituted therefor to permit continued operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1999
    Assignee: ABG Allgemeine Baumaschinen-Gesellschaft mbH
    Inventors: Maik Rower, Werner Engeln, Thomas Lossow