Patents by Inventor Ulrich Schiestl

Ulrich Schiestl 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: 20110303726
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the application, a device for driving a fastening element into a substrate has an energy-transfer element for transferring energy to the fastening element. The energy-transfer element can move preferably between a starting position and a setting position, wherein the energy-transfer element is located, before a driving-in procedure, in the starting position and, after the driving-in procedure, in the setting position. According to another aspect of the application, the device comprises a mechanical-energy storage device for storing mechanical energy. The energy-transfer element is then suitable preferably for transferring energy from the mechanical-energy storage device to the fastening element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2011
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Matthias Blessing, Harald Fielitz, Stefan Miescher, Karl Franz, Robert Spasov, Ulrich Schiestl
  • Publication number: 20110303729
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the application, a device for driving a fastening element into a substrate has an energy-transfer element for transferring energy to the fastening element. The energy-transfer element can move preferably between a starting position and a setting position, wherein the energy-transfer element is located, before a driving-in procedure, in the starting position and, after the driving-in procedure, in the setting position. According to another aspect of the application, the device comprises a mechanical-energy storage device for storing mechanical energy. The energy-transfer element is then suitable preferably for transferring energy from the mechanical-energy storage device to the fastening element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2011
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Wolfram Hahn, Ulrich Schiestl
  • Patent number: 7922059
    Abstract: A hand-held drive-in power tool for driving-in fastening elements includes a drive-in ram (13) displaceably arranged in a guide (12), a drive (30) for driving the drive-in ram (13) and having at least one driving spring member (31) for displacing the drive-in ram (13) and formed of a fiber-reinforced plastic material, and a device (70) for preloading the driving spring member (31).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ulrich Schiestl, Walter Odoni, Tilo Dittrich
  • Patent number: 7870988
    Abstract: A hand-held drive-in power tool for driving in fastening elements includes a guide (12) in which a drive-in ram (13) for driving a fastening element is displaceable, and at least one preloaded drive spring (31) for driving the drive-in ram (13), with the drive being preloaded by a tensioning device (70) and further includes a transmission element (33) for transmitting a tensioning force from the tensioning device (70) to the drive spring (31), the transmission element being guided by at least one roller (34) supported on a support element (35) by at least one rolling bearing (40).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ulrich Schiestl, Robert Spasov, Karl Franz
  • Patent number: 7861905
    Abstract: A hand-held drive-in tool (10) has a trigger switch (19) for triggering a drive-in process by drive unit (30) that drives a drive-in ram (13), a press-on feeler (18) which is arranged so as to be displaceable at a muzzle (16), which can detect that the drive-in tool pressed against a workpiece, and which prevents the actuation of a drive-in process in its initial position (41) and enables actuation of its drive-in process in its switching position (43), a component feeler (17) displaceably arranged at the muzzle (16) and capable of being actuated independently from the press-on feeler (18) and preventing actuation of a drive-in process in its initial position (42) and enabling the actuation of the drive-in process in its switching position (44), the component feeler (17) detecting fitting of an auxiliary constructional component (110) to the muzzle (16), with a drive-in process being initiated by the trigger switch (19) only when the component feeler (17) and the press-on feeler (18) are both in their respect
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stefan Miescher, Harald Fielitz, Walter Odoni, Ulrich Schiestl
  • Publication number: 20100224667
    Abstract: A hand-operated drive-in power tool is disclosed. The tool includes a drive-in unit arranged in a housing and control electronics for controlling electrical device functions. At least one cooling element is arranged on the control electronics. The control electronics is furthermore cast with a casting compound, where the cooling element projects at least partially from the casting compound. In addition, the control electronics can be arranged on an end of the handle-side housing section facing away from the drive-in unit between the battery and the handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2010
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Applicant: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ulrich SCHIESTL, Klaus Bertsch
  • Patent number: 7766204
    Abstract: A hand-held drive-in tool driving fastening elements (60), e.g., nails in a workpiece (U) includes a magazine (61) projecting sidewise from the muzzle part (15) and having a spring-biased transporting slide (63) for displacing the fastening elements (60) in the magazine guide channel (62), a safety device (25) including a press-on member (14) secured on the tool muzzle part (15) of the tool, and a device (40) actuatable by the press-on member (14) for positioning of the transporting slide (63) and for displacing the transporting slide (63) against a biasing force of the transporting spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Robert Spasov, Matthias Blessing, Hans Gschwend, Ulrich Schiestl
  • Publication number: 20100147919
    Abstract: A hand-held drive-in tool for fastening elements, having a drive system for a drive-in ram that is displaceably guided in a guide, and that has at least one drive spring element for the drive-in ram that is tensionable by a tensioning device, which is designed as a coil spring and defines a spring axis. A force-application element, which has at least one force-application portion, is fixed in torque-transmitting engagement to at least one end of the drive spring element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Ulrich Schiestl
  • Publication number: 20100123432
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a battery charger (30) including a housing (40), having an electronic charging unit (33) and a cradle (31) for a battery pack (10) that has electric counter-contact elements (38) for contact elements (18) of the battery pack (10). The battery charger (30) also has a filling device to fill gas reservoirs such as, for instance, pressure vessels, with gaseous media, said filling device being configured as a compressor to generate compressed air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2009
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Applicant: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Ulrich Schiestl
  • Publication number: 20100124692
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a battery pack (10) having a housing (11) in which battery cells (12) are arranged and having electric contact elements (18) that are arranged on the housing (11). The battery pack also has a gas reservoir (15) and an output port (19) for gas that is connected to the gas reservoir (15) via a pressure line (16). Moreover, the invention relates to a hand-held power tool (30) having at least one electric consumer, having a cradle (31) for a battery pack (10), said cradle (31) comprising electric counter-contact elements (38) for the contact elements (18) of the battery pack (10), and said hand-held power tool having at least one device (35) that uses a gas that is under pressure. A connector (39) for an output port (19) of a gas reservoir (15) of the battery pack (10) is arranged on a cradle (31) of the hand-held power tool (30) for the battery pack (10), whereby said connector (39) is pneumatically connected to the device (35).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2009
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Applicant: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Ulrich Schiestl
  • Patent number: 7694863
    Abstract: A hand-held drive-in tool for driving fastening elements (60) in a workpiece (U) includes a drive-in ram (13) for driving the fastening elements (60) in the workpiece (U), at least one drive spring member (31) for driving the drive-in ram (13), a preloading device (70) for the drive-in ram (13) and the drive spring member (31), a locking device (50) which retains the drive-in ram (13) and the drive spring member (31) in a preloaded position (33) when the locking device is located in its locking position (54), an actuation switch (19), for initiating the drive-in process for displacing the locking device (50), and into a release position (55) thereof, and at least one further switch for displacing the locking device (50) in the release position thereof (55) independent from actuation of the actuation switch (19).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Robert Spasov, Matthias Blessing, Hans Gschwend, Ulrich Schiestl
  • Publication number: 20100001032
    Abstract: A hand-held drive-in tool (10) has a trigger switch (19) for triggering a drive-in process by drive unit (30) that drives a drive-in ram (13), a press-on feeler (18) which is arranged so as to be displaceable at a muzzle (16), which can detect that the drive-in tool pressed against a workpiece, and which prevents the actuation of a drive-in process in its initial position (41) and enables actuation of its drive-in process in its switching position (43), a component feeler (17) displaceably arranged at the muzzle (16) and capable of being actuated independently from the press-on feeler (18) and preventing actuation of a drive-in process in its initial position (42) and enabling the actuation of the drive-in process in its switching position (44), the component feeler (17) detecting fitting of an auxiliary constructional component (110) to the muzzle (16), with a drive-in process being initiated by the trigger switch (19) only when the component feeler (17) and the press-on feeler (18) are both in their respect
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2009
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Inventors: Stefan Miescher, Harald Fielitz, Walter Odoni, Ulrich Schiestl
  • Publication number: 20100003107
    Abstract: A auxiliary constructional component includes a base member (11), a guide section (12) for a fastening element (30) and projecting from the base member (11), and a feeler element (20) displaceably supported on the base member (11) for displacement along an attachment axis (A) defined by a through-opening (13) formed in the guide section (12), having at least one, radially spaced from the through-opening (13), placement surface (21) for a press-on feeler (42) of a setting tool, and projecting in an initial position of the feeler element (20) beyond a side of the base member (11) remote from the guide section (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Inventors: Stefan Miescher, Harald Fielitz, Walter Odoni, Ulrich Schiestl
  • Publication number: 20090289094
    Abstract: A hand-held electrically driven drive-in tool for driving fastening elements in a workpiece, includes a drive-in ram (13) displaceable in a guide (12) located in the tool housing (11) and driven by a the drive unit (30), a muzzle part (16) having a bolt guide (17) defining an axis (A) for a fastening element (60) and having a first guide section (117) and a second guide section (217) axially displaceable along the axis (A) relative to the first guide section (117) and disengageable from the first guide section (117), and a press-on switch (29) for generating a press-on signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2009
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Inventors: Ulrich Schiestl, Robert Spasov, Karl Franz, Harald Fielitz
  • Publication number: 20090152321
    Abstract: A hand-held drive-in power tool for driving in fastening includes a drive-in ram (13) displaceable in a guide (13), at least one preloaded drive spring (31); for driving the drive-in ram (13), a tensioning device (70) for preloading the drive spring (31); a transmission element (33) for transmitting a tensioning force from the tensioning device (70) to the drive spring (31) and at least one roller (34) for guiding the transmission element (33) and supported on a support element (35) by at least one rolling bearing (40).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventors: Ulrich Schiestl, Robert Spasov, Karl Franz
  • Patent number: 7543728
    Abstract: A hand-held drive-in tool for driving fastening elements in includes a drive-in ram (13) displaceably supported in the guide (12), a spring member (31) for displacing the drive-in ram (13), a device (70) for preloading the driving spring member (31) and a locking device (50) having a locking position (54) in which the locking device (50) retains the driving spring member (31) in its preloaded position (22) and includes an annular member (49) pivotally arranged on the locking device (50) and rollable off the locking stop (53) provided on the drive-in ram (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Robert Spasov, Matthias Blessing, Hans Gschwend, Ulrich Schiestl
  • Patent number: 7537146
    Abstract: A hand-held drive-in power tool for driving in fastening elements includes a drive-in ram displaceable in a guide located in the tool housing, a drive for driving the drive-in ram and including at least one preloaded drive spring, a tensioning device for preloading the drive spring, and a transmission mechanism arranged between the drive spring and the drive-in ram.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesllschaft
    Inventor: Ulrich Schiestl
  • Patent number: 7520414
    Abstract: A hand-held drive-in tool for driving fastening elements (60) in a workpiece (U) includes a drive-in ram (13) displaceable in a guide (12), a spring (31) for driving the drive-in ram (13), a tensioning device (70) for loading the driving spring (31), a locking device (50) for retaining, in its locking position (54), the driving spring (31) in its loaded position thereof (33), and a sliding nut (78) supported on a threaded spindle (76), which is rotatable by the motor (71) of the tensioning device (70), without a possibility of rotation thereabout but with a possibility of an axial displacement therealong, the sliding nut (78) being axially displaceable, upon actuation of the motor (71) of the tensioning device (70) by a control unit (23) of the drive-in tool (10), from the first end position (83) to the second end position (84) for displacing the driving spring (31) into the loading position (33) of the driving spring (33), and being subsequently displaceable from its second end position (84) into the first e
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Matthias Blessing, Hans Gschwend, Ulrich Schiestl, Robert Spasov
  • Patent number: 7500589
    Abstract: A drive-in tool for driving in fastening elements includes a driving ram (13) displaceable in a guide (12) and driven by a drive flywheel (32), a drive unit (30) having an electric motor (31) for rotating the drive flywheel (32), a drive coupling (35) for connecting a coupling section (15) of the driving ram (13) with the at least one drive flywheel (32), and an acceleration device (40) for accelerating the driving ram (13), together with the coupling section (15) in a direction of the drive flywheel (32).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Iwan Wolf, Ulrich Schiestl
  • Patent number: 7484648
    Abstract: A combustion-engined setting tool for driving fastening elements in a constructional component includes at least one combustion chamber (11) for receiving an oxidant-fuel gas mixture, a piston guide (17) located adjacent to the combustion chamber (11), and in which a drive piston (15) for driving the fastening elements in is displaceable by combustion gases, a ventilator for creating turbulence in the combustion chamber (11), and a compression device (30) for compressing gases fed into the combustion chamber (11) and driven by the ventilator drive (21).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hans Gschwend, Ulrich Schiestl, Nikolaus Hannoschoeck