Patents by Inventor Steven M. OIEN

Steven M. OIEN 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).

  • Tube cutting device and method of using the same
    Patent number: 9901996
    Abstract: A tube cutting device includes a tube holding member that holds a target tube from an inside of the target tube, allowing the target tube to be cut from an outside; and a cutter carrier member that includes a cutter eccentrically pivotable relative to the geometry axis of an elongate body of the cutter carrier member, such that when in a non-extended position, the cutter is positioned within a diameter of the elongate body, and when in an extended position, the cutter extends outwardly and cuts into a wall of the target tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Steven M. Grosvold, Nels J. Ebbesen, John A. Lochen, Robert R. Crader, Steven M. Oien
  • TUBE CUTTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20140174269
    Abstract: A tube cutting device includes a tube holding member that holds a target tube from an inside of the target tube, allowing the target tube to be cut from an outside; and a cutter carrier member that includes a cutter eccentrically pivotable relative to the geometry axis of an elongate body of the cutter carrier member, such that when in a non-extended position, the cutter is positioned within a diameter of the elongate body, and when in an extended position, the cutter extends outwardly and cuts into a wall of the target tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Steven M. GROSVOLD, Nels J. EBBESEN, John A. LOCHEN, Robert R. CRADER, Steven M. OIEN