Patents by Inventor Thomas Steib

Thomas Steib 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: 11634306
    Abstract: A crane, a construction machine or an industrial truck, with a control station including at least one input means for inputting control commands, a graphical simulation module for calculating a virtual representation of the machine surroundings and/or machine components visible from the control station, such as a boom or a load hook, and a display device for displaying the calculated virtual representation, wherein a movement simulation module is provided for determining movements and/or deformations of the machine components according to the inputted control commands, depending on which the graphical simulation module calculates the virtual representation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Liebherr-Components Biberach GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Palberg, Jürgen Resch, Sven Brandt, Thomas Steib
  • Patent number: 11455905
    Abstract: A simulator for a crane, a construction machine or an industrial truck, with a control station including at least one input means for inputting control commands, a graphical simulation module for calculating a virtual representation of the machine surroundings and/or machine components, such as a boom or a load hook, and a display device for displaying the calculated virtual representation, a movement simulation module being provided for determining movements and/or deformations of the machine components according to the inputted control commands, according to which the graphical simulation module calculates the virtual representation. The control station is movably mounted and can be moved by a drive device according to the movements and/or deformation of the machine components determined by the movement simulation module. The virtual representation generated by the graphical simulation module can be superimposed with a live image provided by a camera and displayed on virtual reality glasses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Liebherr-Werk Biberach GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Steib, Sven Brandt, Michael Palberg, Jürgen Resch
  • Publication number: 20210139293
    Abstract: A crane, a construction machine or an industrial truck, with a control station including at least one input means for inputting control commands, a graphical simulation module for calculating a virtual representation of the machine surroundings and/or machine components visible from the control station, such as a boom or a load hook, and a display device for displaying the calculated virtual representation, wherein a movement simulation module is provided for determining movements and/or deformations of the machine components according to the inputted control commands, depending on which the graphical simulation module calculates the virtual representation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Palberg, Jürgen Resch, Sven Brandt, Thomas Steib
  • Publication number: 20210134175
    Abstract: A simulator for a crane, a construction machine or an industrial truck, with a control station including at least one input means for inputting control commands, a graphical simulation module for calculating a virtual representation of the machine surroundings and/or machine components, such as a boom or a load hook, and a display device for displaying the calculated virtual representation, a movement simulation module being provided for determining movements and/or deformations of the machine components according to the inputted control commands, according to which the graphical simulation module calculates the virtual representation. The control station is movably mounted and can be moved by a drive device according to the movements and/or deformation of the machine components determined by the movement simulation module. The virtual representation generated by the graphical simulation module can be superimposed with a live image provided by a camera and displayed on virtual reality glasses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas Steib, Sven Brandt, Michael Palberg, Jürgen Resch
  • Patent number: 10968082
    Abstract: A crane, a construction machine or an industrial truck, with a control station including at least one input means for inputting control commands, a graphical simulation module for calculating a virtual representation of the machine surroundings and/or machine components visible from the control station, such as a boom or a load hook, and a display device for displaying the calculated virtual representation, wherein a movement simulation module is provided for determining movements and/or deformations of the machine components according to the inputted control commands, depending on which the graphical simulation module calculates the virtual representation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Liebherr-Components Biberach GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Palberg, Jürgen Resch, Sven Brandt, Thomas Steib
  • Patent number: 10909874
    Abstract: The invention relates to a simulator for a crane, a construction machine or an industrial truck, provided with a control station including at least one input means for inputting control commands, a graphical simulation module for calculating a virtual representation of the machine surroundings and/or machine components visible from the control station, such as a boom or a load hook, and a display device for displaying the calculated virtual representation, a movement simulation module being provided for determining movements and/or deformations of the machine components according to the inputted control commands, according to which the graphical simulation module calculates the virtual representation. According to the invention, the control station is movably mounted and can be moved by a drive device according to the movements and/or deformation of the machine components determined by the movement simulation module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Liebherr-Werk Biberach GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Steib, Sven Brandt, Michael Palberg, Jürgen Resch
  • Publication number: 20190019429
    Abstract: A crane, a construction machine or an industrial truck, with a control station including at least one input means for inputting control commands, a graphical simulation module for calculating a virtual representation of the machine surroundings and/or machine components visible from the control station, such as a boom or a load hook, and a display device for displaying the calculated virtual representation, wherein a movement simulation module is provided for determining movements and/or deformations of the machine components according to the inputted control commands, depending on which the graphical simulation module calculates the virtual representation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: Michael Palberg, Jürgen Resch, Sven Brandt, Thomas Steib
  • Publication number: 20190019430
    Abstract: The invention relates to a simulator for a crane, a construction machine or an industrial truck, provided with a control station including at least one input means for inputting control commands, a graphical simulation module for calculating a virtual representation of the machine surroundings and/or machine components visible from the control station, such as a boom or a load hook, and a display device for displaying the calculated virtual representation, a movement simulation module being provided for determining movements and/or deformations of the machine components according to the inputted control commands, according to which the graphical simulation module calculates the virtual representation. According to the invention, the control station is movably mounted and can be moved by a drive device according to the movements and/or deformation of the machine components determined by the movement simulation module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas Steib, Sven Brandt, Michael Palberg, Jürgen Resch
  • Patent number: 5308514
    Abstract: High performance overbased calcium sulfonate greases comprising up to about 28% by weight overbased calcium sulfonate, solid particles of colloidally dispersed calcium carbonate essentially in the form of calcite, a calcium soap of a fatty acid of twelve to twenty-four carbon atoms, and oleaginous vehicle wherein at a concentration of about 28% by weight overbased calcium sulfonate said greases have a worked cone penetration rating of less than about 295.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1994
    Assignee: Witco Corporation
    Inventors: William D. Olson, Ronald J. Muir, Theo I. Eliades, Thomas Steib