Patents by Inventor Brandon Lyle Habermehl

Brandon Lyle Habermehl 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).

  • Split nosepiece for driving collated screws
    Patent number: 6941847
    Abstract: A novel workpiece engaging nose body for holding a screwstrip having screws held in a strap is provided. The workpiece engaging nose body includes a nose portion and a rear portion with the nose portion slidably mounted on the rear portion for movement rearwardly when the nose is urged into a workpiece to drive a screw. An exitway is defined between the nose portion and rear portion through which spent strap from which screws have been driven exit the nose body. On urging the nose body into the workpiece, the nose portion slides rearwardly to engage the strap in the exitway and move it rearwardly into engagement with the rear portion in the exitway. The strap is preferably “pinched” in the exitway between the nose portion and rear portion to assist in locating a screw to be driven from the nose body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc.
    Inventors: G. Lyle Habermehl, Brandon Lyle Habermehl, Troy D. Hale
  • Split nosepiece for driving collated screws
    Patent number: 6862963
    Abstract: A novel workpiece engaging nose body for holding a screwstrip having screws held in a strap is provided. The workpiece engaging nose body includes a nose portion and a rear portion with the nose portion slidably mounted on the rear portion for movement rearwardly when the nose is urged into a workpiece to drive a screw. An exitway is defined between the nose portion and rear portion through which spent strap from which screws have been driven exit the nose body. On urging the nose body into the workpiece, the nose portion slides rearwardly to engage the strap in the exitway and move it rearwardly into engagement with the rear portion in the exitway. The strap is preferably “pinched” in the exitway between the nose portion and rear portion to assist in locating a screw to be driven from the nose body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Inventors: G. Lyle Habermehl, Brandon Lyle Habermehl, Troy D. Hale
  • Split nosepiece for driving collated screws
    Publication number: 20040089118
    Abstract: A novel workpiece engaging nose body for holding a screwstrip having screws held in a strap is provided. The workpiece engaging nose body includes a nose portion and a rear portion with the nose portion slidably mounted on the rear portion for movement rearwardly when the nose is urged into a workpiece to drive a screw. An exitway is defined between the nose portion and rear portion through which spent strap from which screws have been driven exit the nose body. On urging the nose body into the workpiece, the nose portion slides rearwardly to engage the strap in the exitway and move it rearwardly into engagement with the rear portion in the exitway. The strap is preferably “pinched” in the exitway between the nose portion and rear portion to assist in locating a screw to be driven from the nose body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2002
    Publication date: May 13, 2004
    Inventors: G. Lyle Habermehl, Brandon Lyle Habermehl, Troy D. Hale