Patents by Inventor Steven J. Tschida

Steven J. Tschida 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: 8720874
    Abstract: A lock pin assembly used for clamping two plates together, that have aligning bores for receiving the lock pin assembly. The lock pin assembly includes radially extending pins that can be forced outwardly from the center of a lock pin housing forming a part of the lock pin assembly. The actuator pins are forced outwardly and cooperate with a tapered surface on a bottom plate to create a clamping force relative to an end of the lock pin housing supportable on a top plate. The lock pin housing has cam tracks on an outer side thereof, and an actuator ring surrounds and supports the pin and carries cam followers sliding in the cam tracks. The cam tracks are made such that relative rotation of the lock pin housing and the actuator ring changes the axial location of the actuator ring along the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Kurt Manufacturing Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven J. Tschida, David L. Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20120054998
    Abstract: A lock pin assembly used for clamping two plates together, that have aligning bores for receiving the lock pin assembly. The lock pin assembly includes radially extending pins that can be forced outwardly from the center of a lock pin housing forming a part of the lock pin assembly. The actuator pins are forced outwardly and cooperate with a tapered surface on a bottom plate to create a clamping force relative to an end of the lock pin housing supportable on a top plate. The lock pin housing has cam tracks on an outer side thereof, and an actuator ring surrounds and supports the pin and carries cam followers sliding in the cam tracks. The cam tracks are made such that relative rotation of the lock pin housing and the actuator ring changes the axial location of the actuator ring along the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: KURT MANUFACTURING COMPANY INC.
    Inventors: Steven J. Tschida, David L. Schmidt
  • Patent number: D640521
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Kurt Manufacturing Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven J. Tschida, David L. Schmidt, Steven J. Dirschel
  • Patent number: D666072
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Kurt Manufacturing Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven J. Tschida, David L. Schmidt, Steven J. Dirschel