Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Alexander Polofsky

Jeffrey Alexander Polofsky 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).

  • Patent number: 8151618
    Abstract: A crimp tool including first and second handles pivotally connected to first and second jaw members, respectively, first and second crimping inserts engaging the first and second jaw members, respectively, each of the first and second crimping inserts having a catch protruding from a non-crimping surface thereof, and first and second hooks slidably attached to the first and second jaw members, respectively, the first and second hooks releasably engaging the protruding catches to retain the crimping inserts on the jaw members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Conbraco Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey Alexander Polofsky
  • Publication number: 20120060376
    Abstract: A cross-linked polyethylene (PEX) tubing clamp ring removal tool including first and second handles pivotally connected, first and second jaw members pivotally connected to the first and second handles, respectively, a coarse adjuster slidably carried on the first handle including a stepped member defining first and second seating surfaces of different heights, the stepped member slidable relative to the first handle in a direction generally parallel to a longitudinal axis of the first handle, and a fine adjuster carried on the second handle positioned between the first and second handles and in alignment with the stepped member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2010
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: CONBRACO INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventor: Jeffrey Alexander Polofsky
  • Publication number: 20120042709
    Abstract: A clamp fastening tool including first and second handles pivotally connected at a common pivot point, first and second jaw members pivotally connected to the handles and independently pivotally interconnected through a common jaw connector, a ratchet pivotally connected at the common pivot point between the first and second handles, and an adjustable set screw threadably engaged in a sidewall of the first handle for adjusting the position of the ratchet with respect to the first handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2010
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: CONBRACO INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventor: Jeffrey Alexander Polofsky
  • Publication number: 20120042710
    Abstract: A crimp tool including first and second handles pivotally connected to first and second jaw members, respectively, first and second crimping inserts engaging the first and second jaw members, respectively, each of the first and second crimping inserts having a catch protruding from a non-crimping surface thereof, and first and second hooks slidably attached to the first and second jaw members, respectively, the first and second hooks releasably engaging the protruding catches to retain the crimping inserts on the jaw members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2010
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: Conbraco Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey Alexander Polofsky