Patents by Inventor Nelson De Vittori

Nelson De Vittori 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: 11192673
    Abstract: A tension clamp (19) includes a band (20) surrounding an object to be fastened and a buckle (21) arranged on the inner band end portion (22) and surrounding the band (20), with the outer band end portion (23) extending through the buckle (21). A tool for mounting the tension clamp includes a holding device for holding the buckle (21) along with the band (20) surrounding the object to be fastened, a tensioning device for tensioning the band (20) round the object to be fastened by applying tension to the outer band end portion (23), a locking device (50) for locking the buckle (21) on the band (20), and a severing device for cutting off excessive band length. The locking device (50) has plier jaws (54) adapted to be inserted into lateral windows (25) of the buckle (21) for deforming side edge portions (24) of the other band end portion (23).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Oetiker Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Robert Seelos, Nelson De Vittori, Peter Steiner
  • Patent number: 10479572
    Abstract: A low-profile clamp consists of a band (20) and a buckle (21) mounted on a first end portion of the band. During mounting, the second and portion (23) of the band (20) which surrounds the object to be fastened is fed through the buckle (21); after tightening the band is locked to the buckle (21) by deformation. The deformation may be done with a plier-type tool which engages the side edges (37) of the second band end portion (23) through lateral windows (36) formed in the buckle (21).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Oetiker Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Nelson De Vittori, Robert Seelos, Manuel Müller
  • Publication number: 20170349307
    Abstract: A tension clamp (19) includes a band (20) surrounding an object to be fastened and a buckle (21) arranged on the inner band end portion (22) and surrounding the band (20), with the outer band end portion (23) extending through the buckle (21). A tool for mounting the tension clamp includes a holding device for holding the buckle (21) along with the band (20) surrounding the object to be fastened, a tensioning device for tensioning the band (20) round the object to be fastened by applying tension to the outer band end portion (23), a locking device (50) for locking the buckle (21) on dem band (20), and a severing device for cutting off excessive band length. The locking device (50) has plier jaws (54) adapted to be inserted into lateral windows (25) of the buckle (21) for deforming side edge portions (24) of the other band end portion (23).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: Oetiker Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Robert SEELOS, Nelson DE VITTORI, Peter STEINER
  • Publication number: 20170259970
    Abstract: A low-profile clamp consists of a band (20) and a buckle (21) mounted on a first end portion of the band. During mounting, the second and portion (23) of the band (20) which surrounds the object to be fastened is fed through the buckle (21); after tightening the band is locked to the buckle (21) by deformation. The deformation may be done with a plier-type tool which engages the side edges (37) of the second band end portion (23) through lateral windows (36) formed in the buckle (21).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2014
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: Oetiker Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Nelson De Vittori, Robert Seelos, Manuel Mueller