Patents by Inventor Steven N. Winkel

Steven N. Winkel 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).

  • Publication number: 20160221200
    Abstract: A cutting tool includes a housing and a pair of cutting blades at least partially extending from the housing. At least a first of the cutting blades is movable. The cutting tool also includes a drive mechanism including a cam and a ratchet mechanism. At least a portion of the ratchet mechanism is drivably coupled to the first cutting blade. The cutting tool further includes a motor for providing torque to the cam to actuate the ratchet mechanism. The ratchet mechanism includes a follower that is translatable in a direction transverse to a rotational axis of the cam in response to rotation of the cam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Steven N. Winkel, Troy C. Thorson, Todd M. Gehring, William W. Strohfeldt, Matthew Mergener, Scott Anderson
  • Patent number: 9339938
    Abstract: A cutting tool includes a housing and a pair of cutting blades at least partially extending from the housing. At least a first of the cutting blades is movable. The cutting tool also includes a drive mechanism including a cam and a ratchet mechanism. At least a portion of the ratchet mechanism is drivably coupled to the first cutting blade. The cutting tool further includes a motor for providing torque to the cam to actuate the ratchet mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Steven N. Winkel, Troy C. Thorson, Todd M. Gehring, William W. Strohfeldt, Matthew Mergener, Scott Anderson
  • Patent number: D668922
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: Steven W. Hyma, John G. Marx, Steven N. Winkel
  • Patent number: D765738
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Kerry J. Treinen, Steven M. Moretti, Nathan Paul Brooks, Lawrence R. Borucki, Jr., Steven N. Winkel, Ross P. Christiansen, Gary B. Swetish, Mark L. Brenneman
  • Patent number: D765739
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Lawrence R. Borucki, Jr., Steven N. Winkel, Ross P. Christiansen, Gary B. Swetish, Mark L. Brenneman