Patents by Inventor Ulrich Rosenbaum

Ulrich Rosenbaum 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: 20040182337
    Abstract: A combustion-engined setting tool for driving in fastening elements includes a combustion chamber (22), a drive piston (8) displaceable in a piston guide (5), which adjoins the combustion chamber, in a setting direction upon combustion of a fuel gas in the combustion chamber (22), a metering chamber (49) for metering a predetermined amount of the fuel gas to the combustion chamber (22), a pressure control valve (53) connected with the metering chamber (49) for adjusting an amount of the fuel gas metered by metering chamber (49), and an ignition device (15) for igniting the fuel gas in the combustion chamber (22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2003
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Inventors: Ulrich Schiestl, Ulrich Rosenbaum, Hans Gschwend
  • Patent number: 6783049
    Abstract: A fluid-fuel operated setting tool for driving in fastening elements includes a housing (11) with a combustion chamber provided therein for combusting fluid fuel, with a released energy of combustion of the fluid being used for driving in a fastening element, and a reservoir (20, 20′, 20″) for storing the fluid fuel and attached to the tool housing and having, in a direction parallel to its longitudinal axis (22), a jacket (21) shape and habit of which are defined by inscribed and circumscribing envelope circles (211, 212), with the cricumscribing envelope circle having a size of its circumference greater than the size of the circumference of the insribed envelope circle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Ulrich Rosenbaum
  • Patent number: 6779958
    Abstract: A fastening element having a stem provided, at its opposite ends, with a head and a tip, respectively, and a separate cover element releasably arrangeable on the head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Ulrich Rosenbaum
  • Publication number: 20040134961
    Abstract: A combustion-engined setting tool for driving fastening elements, such as nails, bolts, and the like in an object includes a combustion chamber (11), a piston guide (17) adjoining the combustion chamber (11), a drive piston (15) arranged in the piston guide (17) and displaceable in a setting direction under action of expanding gases produced in the combustion chamber (11) upon combustion of fuel, and an electrically driven device (5) for pre-compressing oxidation medium necessary for effecting a combustion process in the combustion chamber (11) and/or the fuel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Inventors: Iwan Wolf, Ulrich Rosenbaum, Ulrich Schiestl, Hans Gschwend, Nikolaus Hannoschoeck
  • Publication number: 20040134960
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an internal combustion-operated setting tool for driving fastener elements such as nails, bolts, pins into a substrate, having a fuel source, with a fuel feed line from a fuel source to a combustion chamber and having at least one dosing device (30), which is arranged between the fuel source and the combustion chamber. For improving such setting tools, a displacement body (50) is arranged in a chamber in the dosing device (30) for forcing fuel out of the chamber, whose displacement volume can be adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Inventors: Ulrich Schiestl, Ulrich Rosenbaum, Iwan Wolf, Hans Gschwend, Peter Hertlein
  • Publication number: 20040112309
    Abstract: A combustion-engined setting tool for driving fastening elements in a constructional component includes a combustion chamber (13) connected with a fuel source (11) by a fuel conduit (12), at least one metering device (30) arranged in the fuel conduit (12) for metering out a predetermined amount of fuel in form of a n-number of discrete separate portions, with a preset volume of a separate portions remaining constants, and a control device (30).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2003
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventors: Walter Odoni, Mario Grazioli, Ulrich Rosenbaum, Hans Gschwend, Ulrich Schiestl
  • Publication number: 20040079302
    Abstract: An internal combustion-engined setting tool includes a drive piston (15) displaceably supported in the piston guide (17) and displaceable in a setting direction (4) by expandable gases produced in the main combustion chamber (11) of the tool and pre-chamber (20) for generating pressure that is transmitted to the main combustion chamber (11) before the ignition (19) of the air-fuel mixture in the main combustion chamber takes place, with the pre-chamber (20) being formed by space a within the piston guide (17) beneath a bottom of the drive piston (15) remote from the main combustion chamber (11), when the drive piston occupies its initial position, and with the pre-chamber (20) being connected with the main combustion chamber (11) by a transfer guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2003
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Inventors: Iwan Wolf, Ulrich Schiestl, Ulrich Rosenbaum, Hans Gschwend
  • Patent number: 6722548
    Abstract: A combustion-engined setting tool for driving fastening elements in a constructional components includes at least one mechanically controlled valve (14) arranged in a feeding conduit (12) that connects a reservoir (11) with an oxidation agent or fuel with the tool combustion chamber (13), a switch element (15) for time-delayed opening of the mechanically controlled valve (14) upon being actuated, and at least one normally open, electronically controlled valve (24) likewise arranged in the feeding conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2004
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Walter Odoni, Ulrich Rosenbaum, Hans Gschwend, Ulrich Schiestl
  • Publication number: 20040056063
    Abstract: A hand-guided working tool such as a fuel-driven setting tool (10) for driving fastening elements such as nails, bolts, pins and the like into a substrate. The setting tool (10) has a voltage source for supplying an electrical circuit onto the working tool (10) promising electrical consumers (12, 13, 21, 50). The voltage source is formed by at least one capacitor (31) arranged on the working tool, which is connected on the discharge side with the electrical circuit comprising the electrical consumers (12, 13, 21, 50) to make quick charging of the voltage source on the working tool (10) possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2003
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Inventors: Ulrich Rosenbaum, Ulrich Schiestl, Hans Gschwend, Iwan Wolf, Nikolaus Hannoschock, Peter Hertlein
  • Patent number: 6681955
    Abstract: A device for storing and control delivery of a pressurized product in which the valve (3) that connects the outer and inner containers, has a housing connecting the outer and inner containers (1), a piston (11), and a sealing region which is formed a stop surface (19) provided on the outer container (1) and facing in a direction opposite to a delivery direction of the pressurized product (16), a sealing surface (12) provided on the valve piston (11) and facing in the delivery direction, and a valve sealing ring (14) located between the stop surface (19) of the outer container and the sealing surface (12) of the valve piston (11), with the valve sealing region being arranged in an interior of the inner container (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Ulrich Rosenbaum
  • Patent number: 6666366
    Abstract: A portable, internal combustion-engined setting tool for driving in fastening elements and including a drive piston (8), 34 a combustion chamber 1 having an inlet/outlet valve 34, located adjacent to the piston (8) and in which a fuel gas mixture is ignited for generating pressure for driving the piston (8), a locking/unlocking device (54) for closing and opening the outlet valve (34), respectively, a sensing device (55) for retaining the locking/unlocking device (54) in a locking position and having a member that is pressed against a circumference of the piston rod (10) for retaining the locking/unlocking device (54) in the locking position, and an element for positioning the member relative to the piston rod 10, when the piston (8) is not in its initial position, so that the member does not apply to the locking/unlocking device (54) a force acting in a locking direction of the locking/unlocking device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ulrich Rosenbaum, Roman Bächtold
  • Publication number: 20030218042
    Abstract: A combustion-engined setting tool for driving fastening elements in a constructional components includes at least one mechanically controlled valve (14) arranged in a feeding conduit (12) that connects a reservoir (11) with an oxidation agent or fuel with the tool combustion chamber (13), a switch element (15) for time-delayed opening of the mechanically controlled valve (14) upon being actuated, and at least one normally open, electronically controlled valve (24) likewise arranged in the feeding conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2003
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Inventors: Walter Odoni, Ulrich Rosenbaum, Hans Gschwend, Ulrich Schiestl
  • Publication number: 20030218027
    Abstract: A pressure container with an outer container (20) and a constantly deformable or compressible inner container is arranged within the outer container (20), whose container wall is constructed of a metallic foil. A fill material chamber (11) for fill material (12) is arranged in the inner container (10) and in the outer container (20), a propellant chamber (21) is formed for propellant (22, 23), which are separated from one another in a fluid- and/or gas-tight manner. The pressure container is furthermore provided with a cover part (25) for sealing the containers (10, 20), on which a valve part (30) is arranged for dispensing fill material (12) from the fill material chamber (11) to the outside. For improving the pressure container it is proposed that a compensation body (41) be provided in the inner container (10) for the purpose of compensating volume variations in the fill material chamber (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2003
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Inventors: Ulrich Schiestl, Hans Gschwend, Iwan Wolf, Andreas Klima, Thomas Granacher, Walter Odoni, Ulrich Rosenbaum
  • Publication number: 20030147722
    Abstract: A fastening element having a stem provided, at its opposite ends, with a head and a tip, respectively, and a separate cover element releasably arrangeable on the head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2003
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Inventor: Ulrich Rosenbaum
  • Publication number: 20030116605
    Abstract: A fluid-fuel-operated setting tool for driving in fastening elements and including comprising a housing (11) with a combustion chamber provided therein for combusting fluid fuel, with a released energy of combustion of the fluid being used for driving in a fastening element, and a reservoir (20, 20′, 22″) for storing the fluid fuel and attached to the tool housing and having, in a direction parallel to its longitudinal axis (22), a jacket (21) shape and habit of which are defined by inscribed and circumscribing, substantially similar, substantially circular envelopes (211, 212), with the circumscribing envelope having a size of the circumference of its envelope greater than the size of the circumference of the inscribed envelope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2002
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Inventor: Ulrich Rosenbaum
  • Publication number: 20030029898
    Abstract: A portable, internal combustion-engined setting tool for driving in fastening elements and including a drive piston (8), 34 a combustion chamber 1 having an inlet/outlet valve 34, located adjacent to the piston (8) and in which a fuel gas mixture is ignited for generating pressure for driving the piston (8), a locking/unlocking device (54) for closing and opening the outlet valve (34), respectively, a sensing device (55) for retaining the locking/unlocking device (54) in a locking position and having a member that is pressed against a circumference of the piston rod (10) for retaining the locking/unlocking device (54) in the locking position, and an element for positioning the member relative to the piston rod 10, when the piston (8) is not in its initial position, so that the member does not apply to the locking/unlocking device (54) a force acting in a locking direction of the locking/unlocking device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2002
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Inventors: Ulrich Rosenbaum, Roman Bachtold
  • Publication number: 20020179636
    Abstract: A device for storing and control delivery of a pressurized product in which the valve (3) that connects the outer and inner containers, has a housing connecting the outer and inner containers (1), a piston (11), and a sealing region which is formed a stop surface (19) provided on the outer container (1) and facing in a direction opposite to a delivery direction of the pressurized product (16), a sealing surface (12) provided on the valve piston (11) and facing in the delivery direction, and a valve sealing ring (14) located between the stop surface (19) of the outer container and the sealing surface (12) of the valve piston (11), with the valve sealing region being arranged in an interior of the inner container (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2002
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Inventor: Ulrich Rosenbaum
  • Publication number: 20020050505
    Abstract: A driving piston for a high pressure gas-driven setting tool and including a sealing portion (1); and a shaft portion (2) adjoining the sealing portion (1) in the setting direction of the setting tool and having a diameter smaller than a diameter of the sealing portion (1), the shaft portion (2) being formed of a second section (4) adjoining the sealing portion (1) and a first section (3) adjoining the second section (4) and having a compression resistance greater than a compression resistance of the second section (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2001
    Publication date: May 2, 2002
    Inventor: Ulrich Rosenbaum
  • Publication number: 20020005010
    Abstract: A fuel gas is described for tools, operated by internal combustion, especially for setting devices for fostering elements, based on combustible gases containing a fragrance or a mixture all fragrances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2001
    Publication date: January 17, 2002
    Inventor: Ulrich Rosenbaum
  • Patent number: 6044972
    Abstract: A nail magazine including a plurality of guide sleeves (2) for receiving each a nail-shaped fastening element (1) and arranged next to each other in a spaced relationship toward each other, forming a row of guide sleeves (2), with each guide sleeve (2) having two end regions (E.sub.1, E.sub.2) and central region (Z) having a radial extent smaller than a radial extent of both end regions (E.sub.1, E.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2000
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Gunter Rohrmoser, Ulrich Rosenbaum