Patents by Inventor Thomas Stefan Kukucka

Thomas Stefan Kukucka 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: 20170252905
    Abstract: A wrench-type tool that utilizes a plurality of engagement features to efficiently transfer torque to a fastener in order to rotate said fastener. The wrench-type tool includes a wrench-type torque-tool body. The wrench-type torque-tool body is the physical structure used to apply a torque force onto the fastener and includes a plurality of internal sidewalls and a plurality of engagement teeth. The plurality of internal sidewalls is radially distributed about a pivot axis of the wrench-type torque-tool body. Each of the plurality of engagement teeth is adjacently connected to a corresponding sidewall from the plurality of internals sidewalls in order to directly engage the sidewalls of the fastener. To increase the total contact surface with the fastener, a prismatic altitude for each of the plurality of engagement teeth is aligned parallel to the pivot axis. Furthermore, each of the plurality of engagement teeth is oriented towards the pivot axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Robert S. Doroslovac, Paul Kukucka, Thomas Stefan Kukucka
  • Patent number: 9687968
    Abstract: A wrench-type tool that utilizes a plurality of engagement features to efficiently transfer torque to a fastener in order to rotate said fastener. The wrench-type tool includes a wrench-type torque-tool body. The wrench-type torque-tool body is the physical structure used to apply a torque force onto the fastener and includes a plurality of internal sidewalls and a plurality of engagement teeth. The plurality of internal sidewalls is radially distributed about a pivot axis of the wrench-type torque-tool body. Each of the plurality of engagement teeth is adjacently connected to a corresponding sidewall from the plurality of internals sidewalls in order to directly engage the sidewalls of the fastener. To increase the total contact surface with the fastener, a prismatic altitude for each of the plurality of engagement teeth is aligned parallel to the pivot axis. Furthermore, each of the plurality of engagement teeth is oriented towards the pivot axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: GRIP TOOLING TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Robert S Doroslovac, Paul Kukucka, Thomas Stefan Kukucka
  • Publication number: 20170014980
    Abstract: A wrench-type tool that utilizes a plurality of engagement features to efficiently transfer torque to a fastener in order to rotate said fastener. The wrench-type tool includes a wrench-type torque-tool body. The wrench-type torque-tool body is the physical structure used to apply a torque force onto the fastener and includes a plurality of internal sidewalls and a plurality of engagement teeth. The plurality of internal sidewalls is radially distributed about a pivot axis of the wrench-type torque-tool body. Each of the plurality of engagement teeth is adjacently connected to a corresponding sidewall from the plurality of internals sidewalls in order to directly engage the sidewalls of the fastener. To increase the total contact surface with the fastener, a prismatic altitude for each of the plurality of engagement teeth is aligned parallel to the pivot axis. Furthermore, each of the plurality of engagement teeth is oriented towards the pivot axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: Grip Tooling Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Robert S. Doroslovac, Paul Kukucka, Thomas Stefan Kukucka
  • Patent number: D794405
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: GRIP TOOLING TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Robert S Doroslovac, Paul Kukucka, Thomas Stefan Kukucka