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).
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Patent number: 11634306Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 19, 2021Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: Liebherr-Components Biberach GmbHInventors: Michael Palberg, Jürgen Resch, Sven Brandt, Thomas Steib
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Patent number: 11455905Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 15, 2021Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: Liebherr-Werk Biberach GmbHInventors: Thomas Steib, Sven Brandt, Michael Palberg, Jürgen Resch
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Publication number: 20210139293Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2021Publication date: May 13, 2021Inventors: Michael Palberg, Jürgen Resch, Sven Brandt, Thomas Steib
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Publication number: 20210134175Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2021Publication date: May 6, 2021Inventors: Thomas Steib, Sven Brandt, Michael Palberg, Jürgen Resch
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Patent number: 10968082Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 10, 2017Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Liebherr-Components Biberach GmbHInventors: Michael Palberg, Jürgen Resch, Sven Brandt, Thomas Steib
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Patent number: 10909874Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 11, 2017Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: Liebherr-Werk Biberach GmbHInventors: Thomas Steib, Sven Brandt, Michael Palberg, Jürgen Resch
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Publication number: 20190019429Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2017Publication date: January 17, 2019Inventors: Michael Palberg, Jürgen Resch, Sven Brandt, Thomas Steib
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Publication number: 20190019430Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2017Publication date: January 17, 2019Inventors: Thomas Steib, Sven Brandt, Michael Palberg, Jürgen Resch
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Patent number: 5308514Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 3, 1993Date of Patent: May 3, 1994Assignee: Witco CorporationInventors: William D. Olson, Ronald J. Muir, Theo I. Eliades, Thomas Steib