Hoffman, OH
Alan Rex Hoffman, Chesterland, OH US
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20130318994 | ULTRA-VIOLET FLAME DETECTOR WITH HIGH TEMPERATURE REMOTE SENSING ELEMENT - A flame sensor apparatus is provided including a sensor assembly for sensing characteristics of a flame within a combustion chamber. The flame sensor apparatus further includes an electrical assembly that is electrically remote from the sensor assembly. In addition, a cable assembly extends between the sensor assembly and the electrical assembly. The cable assembly can convey the characteristics of the flame from the photodiode to the electrical assembly. The cable assembly is included as part of a sealed array filled with an inert gas. In addition, a method of sensing characteristics of a flame is also provided. | 12-05-2013 |
Benjamin Robert Hoffman, Beavercreek, OH US
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20150096387 | Low Profile Load Transducer - A load transducer includes a central body portion; a plurality of beams extending outwardly from the central body portion, each of the plurality of beams including an end portion that is supported in a cantilevered manner from the central body portion; and a plurality of load cells, each of the load cells being disposed on one of the beams, the plurality of load cells configured to measure a plurality of force and/or moment components. In addition to being very accurate and reliable, the load transducer has a low profile and small size. This invention is easily manufactured using strain gage technology. | 04-09-2015 |
Douglas Hoffman, Hebron, OH US
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20120135849 | MODULUS, LITHIUM FREE GLASS - An R-glass composition including SiO | 05-31-2012 |
Fred Hoffman, Columbia Station, OH US
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20090056292 | PURGE EXHAUST PROCESSOR - A purge exhaust processor includes an inlet chamber receiving a purge exhaust. A portion of the purge exhaust including at least one of moisture, air, and oil is passed from the inlet chamber to a sump volume. A heat source changes a phase of the moisture from liquid to gas. A wick transfers the oil from the sump volume to an oil collector. | 03-05-2009 |
20100139487 | Purge Exhaust Processor - A purge exhaust processor includes an inlet chamber receiving a purge exhaust. A portion of the purge exhaust including at least one of moisture, air, and oil is passed from the inlet chamber to a sump volume. A heat source changes a phase of the moisture from liquid to gas. A wick transfers the oil from the sump volume to an oil collector. | 06-10-2010 |
Fred W. Hoffman, Columbia Station, OH US
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20080307965 | AIR DRYER WITH OIL REMOVAL FILTER - An air dryer, used in a compressed air system, includes an oil coalescing element for agglomerating oil in compressed air passing through the oil coalescing element in a first direction during a charging cycle and passing through the oil coalescing element in a second direction during a purging cycle. A drying material, which is downstream of the oil coalescing element during the charging cycle and upstream of the oil coalescing element during the purging cycle, reduces moisture in the compressed air during the charging cycle. | 12-18-2008 |
Fred W. Hoffman, Wakeman, OH US
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20110252966 | AIR DRYING ARRANGEMENT - An air drying arrangement for a commercial vehicle is provided having two or more desiccant canisters arranged in parallel on a single air dryer body. The arrangement may include a coupling device that attaches to the body and allows the two or more desiccant containing canisters to mount to the device. The arrangement may be configured to balance the flow of air to each of the desiccant containing canisters when drying air and/or when regenerating the desiccant. | 10-20-2011 |
20130319232 | PURGE EXHAUST PROCESSOR - A purge exhaust processor includes an inlet chamber, a sump chamber, a selectively charged surface in the inlet chamber, and an orifice. The inlet chamber receives purge exhaust including at least one of air, water vapor, oil aerosol, and water aerosol. The selectively charged surface agglomerates at least one of the oil aerosol and water aerosol into a liquid. The orifice is sized for passing the agglomerated liquid from the inlet chamber to the sump chamber. | 12-05-2013 |
20140110999 | Apparatus and Method for Isolating an Intact Portion of a Service Braking Circuit from a Failed Service Brake Wheel End - An apparatus and method for protecting an intact portion of a service brake system from a failed wheel end of a vehicle is provided. A failure in a wheel end is detected by determining an operation state of each of the wheel ends by monitoring parameters including the pressure in a parking brake air supply line. When it is determined that a failed wheel end is present in the service brake system, an antilock braking modulator or a service brake isolation valve is switched to a state in which the failed wheel end is isolated from the rest of the brake system. The service brake of the failed wheel end is disabled, while the service brakes of the other wheel ends are enabled for normal operation including antilock braking. And the parking brake of the failed wheel end is enabled, while the parking brakes of the other wheel ends are disabled to prevent immobilization of the vehicle. | 04-24-2014 |
20140116534 | HEAT-EXCHANGE DRYER APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD - Various embodiments of a heat-exchange dryer apparatus are disclosed. In one embodiment, a heat-exchange dryer apparatus includes a desiccant cartridge comprising desiccant material, a purge-air reservoir secured to the desiccant cartridge, and a compressed-air conduit disposed inside the purge-air reservoir. In another embodiment, a vehicle air-brake system includes an air compressor, a desiccant cartridge comprising desiccant material, and a heat exchange dryer apparatus disposed between the compressor and the desiccant. The temperature of the compressed air is decreased while the temperature of the purge air is increased and the desiccant adsorbs a greater amount of contaminants form the compressed air for improved drying. | 05-01-2014 |
20150041260 | BRAKING SYSTEM WITH NON-SPRING PARKING BRAKE ACTUATOR - A braking system is provided that enables application and release of a parking brake with fluid control and that also maintains application of the brake during a loss of fluid pressure—all without using springs and using only a single fluid control conduit. The brake actuator for the system includes a housing defining service and parking chambers. A pushrod in the parking chamber is configured for movement with a diaphragm in the chamber. The parking brake is applied by introducing fluid on one side of the diaphragm. A clutch surrounds the pushrod and includes a tooth configured to engage corresponding teeth on the pushrod to hold the position of the pushrod even during a loss of fluid pressure. The clutch is rotated under fluid control to move the clutch tooth into and out of alignment with the teeth on the pushrod to hold and release the parking brake. | 02-12-2015 |
20150251646 | DUAL PURPOSE DRYERS FOR HIGH FLOW - A system and method of controlling an air dryer system having first and second air dryers configured to receive compressed air from a compressor, such as a compressor of a vehicle, including operating the first and second air dryers in a first mode corresponding to a high flow mode wherein the first and second air dryers are connected in parallel with the air compressor, monitoring a condition related to a low compressor output state, and operating the first and second air dryers in a second mode corresponding to a continuous flow mode when the low compressor output state is detected. | 09-10-2015 |
Grant Hoffman, Akron, OH US
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20140276202 | TISSUE SAMPLING DEVICE - A tissue sampling device includes for removing tissue from a target area in the body comprises a shaft having an outer surface. Two first portions and two second portions of the outer surface extend lengthwise of the shaft. Each first portion of the outer surface is associated with a different second portion and is spaced apart from its associated second portion. Each first portion of the outer surface at least partially defines a cutting edge extending in a straight line lengthwise of the shaft. Each first portion of the outer surface and its associated second portion are associated with a tissue-receiving surface extending lengthwise of the shaft. Each tissue-receiving surface defines a depression for receiving a tissue sample removed from the target area by the cutting edge of the associated first portion of the outer surface when the shaft is rotated about its longitudinal axis in the target area. | 09-18-2014 |
Grant T. Hoffman, Akron, OH US
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20150141956 | MULTI-BARREL SYRINGE INJECTION SYSTEM - An injection device for injecting a medicant into a plurality of tissue sites in a patient for a selected treatment is constructed and arranged such that the number of tissue sites is the total number for the selected treatment thereby requiring a single positioning step. The injection device includes a body having a syringe and a control linkage, the syringe including a plurality of barrels, and a cooperating plunger array including a plurality of plungers. Each barrel receives a corresponding plunger. The injection device further includes a plurality of injection needles connected to the syringe wherein one injection needle is connected to each barrel, a multi-lumen tip, a shaft connected to the multi-lumen tip and extending between said multi-lumen tip and said body. The control linkage is connected to each needle so as to move each needle between a deployed injection position and a retracted position. | 05-21-2015 |
James Joseph Hoffman, Cincinnati, OH US
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20100251546 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING PERFORMANCE OF MANAUFACTURING OPERATIONS OR STEPS - A manufacturing system and manufacturing method for adjusting the performance of manufacturing operations or steps in manufacturing components having three-dimensional external structural characteristics. An embodiment of the system broadly comprises: (a) a plurality of manufacturing operations for processing a component having three-dimensional external structural characteristics; (b) at least one analytical device for analyzing at least one characteristic of the component after the performance of one or more manufacturing operations to generate a component data set; (c) at least one data storage device for storing the generated component data sets and for providing at least a relevant portion of accumulated component data; and (d) a communication mechanism for transmitting at least a relevant portion of accumulated component data to one or more manufacturing operations so that the performance thereof can be adjusted in response to the transmitted portion of accumulated component data. An embodiment of the method broadly comprises the following steps: (a) providing a component having three-dimensional external structural characteristics; (b) providing at least a relevant portion of accumulated component data comprising at least two different component data sets; and (c) performing a manufacturing step on the component to provide a processed component, wherein the at least relevant portion of accumulated component data is used to adjust the manner in which the manufacturing step is performed. | 10-07-2010 |
20120147383 | MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A measurement system comprising a light source unit, a projection unit and an optics unit is disclosed. The light source unit is configured to generate a plurality of modulated phase shifted light beams. The projection unit is configured to reflect the modulated phase shifted light beams onto an object surface. The optics unit is configured to capture the modulated phase shifted light beams from the object surface. The measurement system further comprises a photodetector and a processor. The photodetector is configured to receive the modulated phase shifted light beams from the optics unit to generate electrical signals. The processor is configured to retrieve position information of the object surface based on the electrical signals from the photodetector. A measurement method is also presented. | 06-14-2012 |
20120149281 | DISTANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A distance measurement system comprises an optical distance sensor configured to generate a light beam, a first optical module, and a processor. The first optical module is configured to receive the light beam, and generate and selectively transmit a plurality of light beams having different light channels for projection onto one or more points of an object to generate one or more reflected light beams scattered from the respective one or more points of the object, and capture and transmit the one or more reflected light beams into the optical distance sensor to retrieve a plurality of distance data to the respective one or more points of the object. The processor is configured to process the distance data to determine position information of the respective one or more points of the object. A distance measurement method is also presented. | 06-14-2012 |
John Hoffman, Perrysburg, OH US
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20090184101 | SHEATHED GLOW PLUG - A glow plug which includes an annular metal shell, thermally conductive tubular sheath, central electrode; resistance heating element, and electrically insulating, thermally conductive powder includes a glass seal in sealing engagement with the sheath and the electrode to form a sealed cavity within the sheath. The glass seal may include silicate, borate and borosilicate glasses, and may include one or more transition metal oxides, such as oxides of chromium, cobalt, nickel, iron and copper. The glass may also include a filler, including a ceramic oxide, such as one selected from a group consisting of quartz, eucryptites, leucites, cordierites, beta-spodumene, glass-ceramics, low-expansion glass(CTE<5 ppm/° C.), mullite, zircon, zirconia and alumina. The sealed cavity may house a protective inert gas. The resistance heating element may be formed from a metal selected from a group consisting of tungsten, molybdenum, or alloys containing tungsten, molybdenum, nickel, iron, tantalum, niobium, titanium, vanadium, osmium and chromium. | 07-23-2009 |
John W. Hoffman, Mentor, OH US
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20120313759 | Tracking system for persons and/or objects - An RFID-based tracking system that tracks persons and/or objects of interest without the need for triangulation techniques is disclosed. The system tracks persons and/or objects of interest by utilizing RFID antennas having a relatively small field of view and positioned relative to functional areas of a facility and/or within passageways between functional areas of the facility. The persons and/or objects of interest to be tracked are provided with an RFID tag. The present invention provides the system user with the ability to determine whether the persons and/or objects of interest are present within a particular functional area of the facility regardless of whether the presence of the person and/or object of interest is continuously detected by the system. | 12-13-2012 |
20140210617 | System to facilitate well-being checks - A system for checking the well-being of individuals within an institution is disclosed. The system is comprised of portable wireless devices in the possession of individual(s) who are to perform the well-being checks, a wireless communication network, and a computer device that is connected to the portable wireless devices by the wireless communication network. The computer device executes well-being software and is provided with well-being databases containing the well-being checks to be performed for each person, and has access to a tracking system. The tracking system determines the location of the person on whom such well-being checks are to be performed, the individual performing such well-being checks, and monitors and records whether such well-being checks have been performed. | 07-31-2014 |
20150015407 | Display system for tracking large numbers of persons and/or objects - A display system for tracking large numbers of persons or objects in real-time is disclosed. The display system utilizes a tracking system that employs various types of technologies, such as RFID, to determine the location of the person and/or objects being tracked. The displays of the present invention utilize colors, graphics, and the physical groupings of related data on a display device, usually a computer monitor, to present tracking information in a compact, readily changeable, and easily analyzed format in real-time. | 01-15-2015 |
John W. Hoffman, New Albany, OH US
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20150361653 | BUILDING INSULATION SYSTEM - Insulated building wrap for use on a building wall includes fiberglass insulation laminated to a building wrap material. A building wall that includes the building wrap includes framing studs, an interior wallboard secured to the framing studs, cavity insulation between pairs of the framing studs, exterior sheathing secured to the framing studs, the insulated building wrap, and a decorative external fascia disposed over the insulated building wrap. | 12-17-2015 |
John W. Hoffman, Perrysburg, OH US
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20080284305 | SMALL-DIAMETER SPARK PLUG WITH RESISTIVE SEAL - A spark plug ( | 11-20-2008 |
20100043208 | METHOD FOR FORMING LAYERED HEATING ELEMENT FOR GLOW PLUG - A monolithic, multi-layer heating element forms the high temperature tip of a glow plug assembly. The heating element includes a conductive core which is surrounded by an insulator layer, which in turn supports a resistive layer. An optional conductive jacket can surround the resistive layer. These layered components are pre-formed in prior operations and then assembled one into the other to form a precursor structure. The precursor structure is transferred to a die, where it is compressed to form a so-called green part having dimensional attributes proportional to the finished heating element. The individual layers remain substantially intact, with some boundary layer mixing possible to enhance material-to-material bonding. The green part is sintered to bond to various materials together into an essentially solid mass. Various finishing operations may be required, following which the heating element is assembled to form a glow plug. | 02-25-2010 |
20100175655 | IGNITER SYSTEM FOR IGNITING FUEL - This invention provides a corona discharge fuel igniter system and methods for igniting fuel in an internal combustion engine. A ceramic dielectric material is provided that significantly increases the efficiency of corona discharge to ignite the fuel in an internal combustion engine. | 07-15-2010 |
20100201245 | SPARK PLUG HAVING A PLASTIC UPPER INSULATOR AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION - A spark plug and method of construction thereof is provided. The spark plug includes a metal shell having a through cavity, a lower insulator and a plastic upper insulator. The lower insulator is received in the through cavity and has a through passage with a center electrode received therein. A ground electrode is operatively attached to the shell in spaced relation from the ground electrode to provide a spark gap. The plastic upper insulator has a distal end received in the through cavity of the shell and a terminal end extending axially outwardly from the shell. The upper insulator has a through passage extending between the terminal end and the distal end. An elongate conductive member is received in the through passage of the upper insulator and is configured for electrical communication with the center electrode. | 08-12-2010 |
20110298164 | SMALL-DIAMETER SPARK PLUG WITH RESISTIVE SEAL - A spark plug ( | 12-08-2011 |
John William Hoffman, Perrysburg, OH US
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20110177932 | CERAMIC WITH IMPROVED HIGH TEMPERATURE ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES FOR USE AS A SPARK PLUG INSULATOR - An insulator including alumina in an amount between about 90 and about 99% by weight and an oxide mixture or glass mixture including Boron Oxide, Phosphorus Oxide, or both Boron and Phosphorus Oxide. | 07-21-2011 |
John William Hoffman, New Albany, OH US
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20120192824 | CORONA IGNITER HAVING IMPROVED GAP CONTROL - A corona igniter | 08-02-2012 |
20150247270 | INSULATION PAD FOR PIPES AND VESSELS - An insulation pad includes a binderless pack of glass fibers and an envelope around the binderless pack of glass fibers. The glass fibers are mechanically entangled by needling such that the binderless pack has a density of from 4.5 to 5.5 pounds per cubic foot. The insulation pad is used to insulate pipes and vessels. | 09-03-2015 |
Joseph E. Hoffman, Twinsburg, OH US
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20090236106 | LAWN AERATING DEVICE - In accordance with the present invention an aerating device for attachment to a self-propelled lawnmower is provided. The device comprises a frame having a proximal end, a distal end, and a pair of sides extending between the proximal end and the distal end. An axle is mounted to the frame and extends between the sides of the frame. At least one tine assembly is mounted to the axle for rotation about a tine axis extending longitudinally through the axle. A platform is secured to the frame and extends outwardly from one of the proximal and distal ends of the frame for supporting an operator. | 09-24-2009 |
20100263889 | LAWN AERATING DEVICE - An aerating device for attachment to a self-propelled lawnmower is disclosed. The device comprises a frame having a proximal end, a distal end, and a pair of sides extending between the proximal end and the distal end. An axle is mounted to the frame and extends between the sides of the frame. At least one tine assembly is mounted to the axle for rotation about a tine axis extending longitudinally through the axle. A platform is secured to the frame and extends outwardly from one of the proximal and distal ends of the frame for supporting an operator in front of or behind the at least one tine assembly. | 10-21-2010 |
Joshua Hoffman, Columbus, OH US
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20140131420 | COLLAPSIBLE ANVIL HEAD AND STAPLING APPARATUS - Various implementations of the invention provide for a one-piece surgical stapling apparatus that includes a stapler head and an anvil head assembly. The anvil head assembly is tiltable between a tilted position and a transverse position, and anvil plates of the anvil head assembly are moveable about one or more hinges between a closed and an open position. When in the tilted and closed positions, the anvil assembly has a reduced footprint that allows the anvil assembly to be passed directly through a trocar and holes created in the bodily tissues, which eliminates the need for separate placement of the anvil head. At the site of the anastomosis, the anvil head assembly can be moved to the transverse and open positions, and the stapling head may be engaged to fire staples against the anvil head. | 05-15-2014 |
Ken Hoffman, Reynoldsburg, OH US
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20090121203 | LAWN AND GARDEN EQUIPMENT LIFT - A lifting device for a lawn tractor. An angle member has first and second generally planar portions, the second planar portion being oriented generally perpendicularly and joined to the first planar portion. A pair of wheels are rotatably attached to opposing ends of the angle member. A handle extends from the first planar portion of the angle member. A foot brace is attached to the handle and is oriented generally perpendicularly thereto; A pair of spaced-apart lift members extend from the second planar portion of the angle member. An elongated safety brace is configured to detachably couple to the foot brace. The safety brace is positionable to extend beneath the angle member while coupled to the foot brace and while the lifting device is in a service position, thereby resisting movement of the lift from the service position. | 05-14-2009 |
Kurtis J. Hoffman, Wauseon, OH US
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20130340390 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED FILLING OF PACKAGINGS WITH MEDICATIONS - Methods for filling packagings with at least one medication includes receiving filling instructions for an order and operating an automated packaging station to fill a plurality of packagings making up an order. Operating the automated packaging station includes positioning a plurality of cassettes containing the medications needed for the order onto a feeder base at a single filling location, and moving each of the plurality of packagings to the filling location. The operation also includes actuating at least one of the cassettes at the feeder base simultaneously and according to the filling instructions when each packaging is located at the filling location. Automated packaging stations operable to perform the above filling instructions are also provided. | 12-26-2013 |
Maxine Hoffman, Dayton, OH US
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20110112454 | Patella Alignment Device - One embodiment of the invention is a knee (or elbow) band assembly | 05-12-2011 |
Patrick J. Hoffman, Wooster, OH US
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20160081280 | MODULAR TRAY GREEN ROOF SYSTEM AND METHOD - An exemplary tray for a module of a green roof system includes a bottom surface and a sidewall extending upward from the perimeter of the bottom surface to a lip. The tray may be formed of thermoplastic fiber. The bottom surface has one or more raised portions that divide the bottom surface into a plurality of cells. The raised portions form water drainage channels. At least the bottom surface of the tray has a porosity of about 50 percent to about 80 percent. | 03-24-2016 |
Patrick K. Hoffman, Columbus, OH US
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20100216563 | SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF A GOLF SWING - An instrumented golf club system and methods are disclosed. A variety of golf swing parameters are measured by the instrumented golf club and wirelessly transmitted to a portable computer device. The portable computer device generates a user interface that displays the golf swing parameters against preferred golf swing parameters. The instrumented golf club system allows a golfer to receive feedback in real time while playing golf. | 08-26-2010 |
20100216564 | SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF A GOLF SWING - An instrumented golf club system and methods are disclosed. A variety of golf swing parameters are measured by the instrumented golf club and wirelessly transmitted to a portable computer device. The portable computer device generates a user interface that displays the golf swing parameters against preferred golf swing parameters. The instrumented golf club system allows a golfer to receive feedback in real time while playing golf. | 08-26-2010 |
20100216565 | SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF A GOLF SWING - An instrumented golf club system and methods are disclosed. A variety of golf swing parameters are measured by the instrumented golf club and wirelessly transmitted to a portable computer device. The portable computer device generates a user interface that displays the golf swing parameters against preferred golf swing parameters. The instrumented golf club system allows a golfer to receive feedback in real time while playing golf | 08-26-2010 |
Ronald J. Hoffman, Solon, OH US
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20140005834 | Device for Controlling a Coffee Maker | 01-02-2014 |
William H. Hoffman, Cincinnati, OH US
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20080223185 | ATTACHMENT WITH COLLAPSIBLE FRONT END FOR PORTABLE SCREW DRIVING TOOL - An attachment for a portable hand-held screw driving tool is provided for use with collated strips of screws. The front portion of the attachment is movable to a great extent, to thereby allow the tool to drive screws almost directly at the corner of two walls. A front “nose piece” is pressed against one of the walls, which causes the nose piece to move rearward “into” the remainder of the tool, in a “first stage” of movement. A screw is indexed to its drive position, and a drive bit is abutted against the screw head during this first stage. The nose piece is pressed further into the tool, which also causes a “feed tube” to move rearward “into” the remainder of the tool, in a “second stage” of movement, which rotates the screw as it is emplaced into the wall. | 09-18-2008 |
20120073410 | DETENTED ADAPTER INTERFACE FOR SCREWDRIVER TOOL ATTACHMENT - An attachment is mated to a power screwdriver by use of an adapter that is first fixed onto the screwdriver. The attachment includes an automatic fastener driver that receives a collated strip of fasteners, and drives them into a working surface. The attachment is mated to the adapter; the attachment contains a radial type of mechanical coupling that can be rotated without dismounting the attachment from the power screwdriver. In this manner, the angular orientation between the attachment and the power screwdriver can be changed “on the fly” by the user. This combination allows the user to keep his or her hands at their operating positions throughout this procedure, thereby allowing the user to re-commence using the combination tool quickly after readjusting the operating angle. | 03-29-2012 |
20130112046 | SCREWDRIVER TOOL WITH IMPROVED CORNER FIT FUNCTION - An automatic fastener driving tool, or an attachment, has a narrow front-end profile so that it is capable of driving screws that are in hard-to-reach positions, such as corners or channel members. The slide body subassembly has an extending mechanism, so that the fastener drive elements extend farther away from the main body structure of the tool/attachment, while still providing a stable and rugged overall tool structure to drive larger screws. The “lick-out” dimension is increased without also increasing the length and width of the feed tube. | 05-09-2013 |
20130112050 | SCREWDRIVER TOOL WITH IMPROVED LINEAR TRACKING - An automatic fastener driving tool, or an attachment, has an external depth of drive adjustment subassembly that is mounted external to the feed tube housing, yet has a simple adjustment that does not lose its setpoint easily. By placing the depth of drive mechanism outside of the interior areas of the feed tube, the slide body subassembly can be lengthened without increasing the overall length of the feed system. Certain surfaces of slide body subassembly exhibit a dovetail shape, which allows the slide body subassembly to be robustly mounted so that it is capable of operating with long fasteners while also having the nosepiece to mounted in an extended position for use with those fasteners. | 05-09-2013 |
20130112051 | SCREWDRIVER TOOL WITH IMPROVED CORNER FIT FUNCTION - An automatic fastener driving tool, or an attachment, has a narrow front-end profile so that it is capable of driving screws that are in hard-to-reach positions, such as corners or channel members. The slide body subassembly has an extending mechanism, so that the fastener drive elements extend farther away from the main body structure of the tool/attachment, while still providing a stable and rugged overall tool structure to drive larger screws. The “lick-out” dimension is increased without also increasing the length and width of the feed tube. | 05-09-2013 |