Patents by Inventor Holger Thommes

Holger Thommes 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).

  • WIRE THREAD INSERT WITH REDRESSABLE MOUNTING TANG AS WELL AS ITS MANUFACTURING AND INSTALLATION
    Publication number: 20130276287
    Abstract: A wire thread insert comprises besides a cylindrical helix consisting of a plurality of coils a moving tang projecting into the interior of the helix for installing the wire thread insert into a receiving thread. The wire thread insert is connected to the cylindrical helix via a bending portion such that the moving tang can be redressed into the receiving thread after installation of the wire thread insert. The wire thread insert is installed by means of an installation tool with a mounting spindle, which installs the wire thread insert in the receiving thread via a moving shoulder and the moving tang. A compression blade provided at the mounting spindle bends the moving tang back into the receiving thread while the mounting spindle is removed from the installed wire thread insert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: BÖLLHOFF VERBINDUNGSTECHNIK GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Thommes, Andreas Marxkors