Patents by Inventor Mark A. WILLER, JR.

Mark A. WILLER, JR. 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).

  • Receptacle for receiving fastening elements
    Patent number: 8875880
    Abstract: A receptacle for receiving fastening elements for connection of two components of a unit to be assembled, the receptacle has means for providing a separate reception of different fastening elements which differ from one another with regard to a shape, and/or a size, and/or a material, such that different ones of the fastening elements with which the receptacle is charged are coordinated with the components which are respectively to be connected, and a number of the fastening elements to be received by the receptacle corresponds at least to a number of connection sites on the components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Broetje Automation GmbH
    Inventors: Kenneth Benczkowski, Brian O'Rourke, Mark A. Willer, Jr.
  • System for the identification of different fastening elements
    Patent number: 8668084
    Abstract: A system for identification of different fastening elements used for connecting of components of a unit to be assembled has a receptacle to receive different fastening elements which differ from each other with regard to shape and/or size and/or material and are coordinated to the components which are respectively to be connected so that the number of fastening elements which are able to be received by the receptacle corresponds at least to the number of connection sites on the components, a housing which serves to receive the receptacle, and identification elements to display the individual charging position of a fastening element in the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Broetje Automation GmbH
    Inventors: Kenneth Benczkowski, Brian O'Rourke, Mark A. Willer, Jr.
  • RECEPTACLE FOR RECEIVING FASTENING ELEMENTS
    Publication number: 20110056858
    Abstract: A receptacle for receiving fastening elements for connection of two components of a unit to be assembled, the receptacle has means for providing a separate reception of different fastening elements which differ from one another with regard to a shape, and/or a size, and/or a material, such that different ones of the fastening elements with which the receptacle is charged are coordinated with the components which are respectively to be connected, and a number of the fastening elements to be received by the receptacle corresponds at least to a number of connection sites on the components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Inventors: Kenneth BENCZKOWSKI, Brian O'ROURKE, Mark A. WILLER, JR.
  • SYSTEM FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF DIFFERENT FASTENING ELEMENTS
    Publication number: 20110056860
    Abstract: A system for identification of different fastening elements used for connecting of components of a unit to be assembled has a receptacle to receive different fastening elements which differ from each other with regard to shape and/or size and/or material and are coordinated to the components which are respectively to be connected so that the number of fastening elements which are able to be received by the receptacle corresponds at least to the number of connection sites on the components, a housing which serves to receive the receptacle, and identification elements to display the individual charging position of a fastening element in the receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Inventors: Kenneth Benczkowski, Brian O'Rourke, Mark A. Willer, JR.