Patents by Inventor Alex H. Boll

Alex H. Boll 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: 20240100668
    Abstract: A press tool assembly includes a first jaw assembly and a second jaw assembly configured to be selectively coupled to a clevis, and a press ring having a plurality of links pivotably coupled to each other and configured to surround a fitting. The first jaw assembly includes a first jaw defining a first clamping portion and a second jaw defining a second clamping portion. The second jaw assembly includes a third jaw defining a third clamping portion and a fourth jaw defining a fourth clamping portion. The press ring includes first and second receiving portions configured to respectively receive the first and second clamping portions of the first jaw assembly. The third and fourth clamping portions are unable to engage the first and second receiving portions when the second jaw assembly is coupled to the clevis and in the closed configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Alex H. Boll, Gabriel Sallum Dias Azevedo Alves
  • Publication number: 20220184685
    Abstract: A working element operable to expand an end of a tube includes a main body configured to rotate about an axis, a plurality of roller supports movably coupled to the main body, the roller supports movable relative to the main body between a retracted position and an expanded position, and a plurality of rollers coupled to the roller supports such that a distance between a first roller of the plurality of rollers and a second roller of the plurality of rollers increases when the roller supports move toward the expanded position. The rollers are configured to be inserted into the end of the tube when the roller supports are in the retracted position, and the rollers are engageable with an inner circumference of the tube when the main body rotates about the axis to expand the end of the tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: James WEKWERT, Jeremy R. EBNER, Troy C. THORSON, Zachary G. STANKE, Gareth MUECKL, Alex H. BOLL
  • Publication number: 20220099087
    Abstract: A system attachable to a refrigeration circuit includes a recovery pump attachable to the refrigeration circuit to remove refrigerant. The recovery pump includes a pump, an electric motor, a battery pack, and a recovery pump controller for controlling the operation of the electric motor. The recovery pump controller has a first communication interface. The system further includes an accessory attachable to the refrigeration circuit concurrently with the recovery pump. The accessory includes a sensor for detecting a characteristic value of the refrigeration circuit, and an accessory controller electrically connected with the sensor to receive a signal corresponding with the characteristic value of the refrigeration circuit. The accessory controller has a second communication interface to communicate the signal to the recovery pump controller via the first and second wireless interfaces. The recovery pump controller controls the operation of the electric motor based upon the signal received from the accessory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Alex H. Boll, Aaron C. Grode, Ryan J. Denissen, Justin Miller
  • Patent number: 11215176
    Abstract: A system attachable to a refrigeration circuit includes a recovery pump attachable to the refrigeration circuit to remove refrigerant. The recovery pump includes a pump, an electric motor, a battery pack, and a recovery pump controller for controlling the operation of the electric motor. The recovery pump controller has a first communication interface. The system further includes an accessory attachable to the refrigeration circuit concurrently with the recovery pump. The accessory includes a sensor for detecting a characteristic value of the refrigeration circuit, and an accessory controller electrically connected with the sensor to receive a signal corresponding with the characteristic value of the refrigeration circuit. The accessory controller has a second communication interface to communicate the signal to the recovery pump controller via the first and second wireless interfaces. The recovery pump controller controls the operation of the electric motor based upon the signal received from the accessory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Alex H. Boll, Aaron C. Grode, Ryan J. Denissen, Justin Miller
  • Publication number: 20200018307
    Abstract: A system attachable to a refrigeration circuit includes a recovery pump attachable to the refrigeration circuit to remove refrigerant. The recovery pump includes a pump, an electric motor, a battery pack, and a recovery pump controller for controlling the operation of the electric motor. The recovery pump controller has a first communication interface. The system further includes an accessory attachable to the refrigeration circuit concurrently with the recovery pump. The accessory includes a sensor for detecting a characteristic value of the refrigeration circuit, and an accessory controller electrically connected with the sensor to receive a signal corresponding with the characteristic value of the refrigeration circuit. The accessory controller has a second communication interface to communicate the signal to the recovery pump controller via the first and second wireless interfaces. The recovery pump controller controls the operation of the electric motor based upon the signal received from the accessory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Alex H. Boll, Aaron C. Grode, Ryan J. Denissen, Justin Miller