Patents Assigned to GREENLEE TOOLS, INC.
  • Patent number: 12107399
    Abstract: A cable puller adapter includes a rotatable gripping member which receives and guides a tailing portion of a pulling line coupled between a capstan of a cable puller and the gripping member, an adapter motor which applies torque to the gripping member, and a controller operatively coupled to the gripping member and configured to measure an amount of current drawn by or provided to the adapter motor, and configured to determine a rotational speed of the adapter motor or the gripping member. The controller adjusts a tailing force on a tailing portion of the pulling line by modulating an amount of current provided to the adapter motor, so as to maximize a velocity of the tailing portion of the pulling line as the gripping member rotates. A method of use is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: GREENLEE TOOLS, INC.
    Inventors: Henry Alexander Fiorentini, Anthony J. Bussan, Austin Thomas Peck, Eric Williams
  • Patent number: 12046882
    Abstract: A cable puller in accordance with some example embodiments is configured to pull rope or cable through a conduit. The cable puller includes a puller frame, a capstan rotatably mounted thereon, a boom mounted to the puller frame, and a handle extending from the boom. The handle can be pivoted to a variety of positions relative to the boom. A lock locks the handle into a desired position relative to the boom. In some embodiments, the boom is mounted to a wheel assembly, and in some embodiments, the handle is part of the wheel assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: GREENLEE TOOLS, INC.
    Inventors: James Donald Schmidt, Matthew Stephen Hayes, Avery Paul Rosenbloom
  • Patent number: 12036618
    Abstract: A shearing apparatus includes a housing, dies within the housing, a force transmitting apparatus; and a die engaging mechanism between the force transmitting apparatus and the movable die. The dies are movable relative to each other and have cutouts which cut a workpiece. The die engaging mechanism is releasable to decouple the force transmitting apparatus from the movable die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: GREENLEE TOOLS, INC.
    Inventor: John Russell Fenske
  • Patent number: 12025166
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a self-locking pin includes a cylindrical shaft having a slot at a front end, an enlarged head at the rear end of the shaft, first and second toggles mounted within the slot, a compressible biasing member mounted between the toggles, and a mounting pin extending through the shaft and the toggles. The mounting pin is fixed in position on the shaft and the toggles are movable relative to the mounting pin. Each toggle is movable from a first position in which the respective toggle extending outwardly from an open end of the slot to a second position in which each toggle is pushed inwardly into the slot. The biasing member is compressed when the toggles are in the second positions. A single toggle can also be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: GREENLEE TOOLS, INC.
    Inventor: John Russell Fenske
  • Patent number: 12015252
    Abstract: A control module for controlling a cable pulling or feeding apparatus at one endpoint of a pulling operation and for wirelessly communicating with a cable feeding or pulling apparatus at an opposite endpoint. The control module includes a switch input to receive a start signal from a switch for initiating operation of the apparatus and an equipment output that connects to the pulling/feeding apparatus. A wireless communication interface communicates ready state or stop state messages to the other apparatus to coordinate a pulling operation. The control module operates in one of two modes: endpoint mode or repeater mode. In repeater mode, the control module may be positioned between the endpoints to extend the wireless communications between the endpoints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: GREENLEE TOOLS, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel John Marben, Eric Williams, Satishkumar SivaSankaran, Derald Damitric Woods
  • Patent number: 11964844
    Abstract: A fish tape case is configured to house a fish tape. The fish tape includes a shell having an upper base wall, a lower base wall, an inner side wall extending between inner perimeters of the base walls and forming a central aperture through the shell, an outer side wall extending between outer perimeters of the base walls and defining an outer diameter of the shell, the walls defining a cavity therein, the upper base wall having a first opening therethrough in communication with the cavity through which the fish tape can exit, and the outer side wall having a second opening therethrough in communication with the cavity through which the fish tape can exit. A storage reel is mounted in the cavity for holding the fish tape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: GREENLEE TOOLS, INC.
    Inventors: John Wayne Kroening, James Donald Schmidt, Greg Sassi, John Hagan
  • Patent number: 11940344
    Abstract: A cable puller includes a frame, a capstan mounted on the frame around which a pulling rope is wrapped, and a sensor configured to measure the distance the pulling rope travels relative to the frame. The sensor may be a Hall effect sensor and/or an optical sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: GREENLEE TOOLS, INC.
    Inventors: John Michael Jubeck, Daniel John Marben
  • Patent number: 11858028
    Abstract: A method of bending a conduit is disclosed. An engagement member is displaced via contact with the conduit and engages a switch. A signal is sent to a microprocessor indicative of a characteristic of the conduit to be bent, in response to engagement of the switch. The microprocessor provides a motor control signal to the motor to control a rotation of the shoe, wherein rotation of the shoe bends the conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: GREENLEE TOOLS, INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. Plummer, Sean A. Daugherty
  • Patent number: 11833572
    Abstract: A bender configured to bend a workpiece in a bending operation and its method of use are provided. The bender includes a frame, a bending shoe assembly rotatably mounted on the frame, a control system and a driver in communication therewith, and a springback assembly in communication with the control system and configured to provide information to the control system regarding information on a bend affected to the workpiece. The bending shoe assembly includes a bending shoe into which the workpiece can be seated, and a gripping member mounted on the bending shoe and configured to grip the workpiece during the bending operation. The driver provides rotational force to the bending shoe assembly to rotate the bending shoe assembly relative to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: GREENLEE TOOLS, INC.
    Inventors: Henry Alexander Fiorentini, Anthony J. Bussan, Andrew Francis Troy, SatishKumar SivaSankaran, Thomas M. Sticha, John Russell Fenske, Joshua Curtis Kerns
  • Patent number: 11749977
    Abstract: A device is used to sever an electrical power cable for the transmission of high voltage. The device includes a frame having first movable cutting blade carried thereon and second stationary cutting blades carried thereon. The blades can sever the electrical power cable upon movement of the first cutting blade relative to the frame. A sensor is provided and is configured to register a position of the first cutting blade relative to the frame. An evaluation and/or transmission controller is configured to receive information from the sensor and interrupt severing of the electrical power cable by the blades in response to the information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignees: GUSTAV KLAUKE GMBH, GREENLEE TOOLS, INC.
    Inventors: Egbert Georg Gottfried Frenken, William John McNulty, Torsten Darkow, Andreas Lehr
  • Patent number: 11717900
    Abstract: A machine forms a whip from a length of cable. The machine includes a clamping assembly, a notching assembly, and a cutting assembly. The clamping assembly includes a pad which can be move into and out of a cable travel space. The notching assembly includes a notching saw which cuts an outer jacket of the cable in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis. Movement of the pad also causes movement of the notching saw to move into the cable travel space or into a raised position. The cutting assembly includes a cutting tool which transversely cuts the conductors of the cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: GREENLEE TOOLS, INC.
    Inventors: William Frederick Nordlin, Dale Ritchie Williams, Sean A. Daugherty, John Jeremiah Morton, Daniel John Marben
  • Patent number: 11713224
    Abstract: A cable puller is provided to pull rope or cable where the cable puller includes a puller frame, a capstan rotatably mounted on the puller frame around a first axis of rotation, an output shaft rotatably mounted to the puller frame and coupled to the capstan, The capstan is configured to rotate when the output shaft is driven. A shift motor is configured to drive a cam to engage gearing coupled to the output shaft to a gear position comprising a low speed position, a medium speed position, and a high-speed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: GREENLEE TOOLS, INC.
    Inventors: John Michael Jubeck, Mateusz Lukasz Wielgos
  • Patent number: 11689002
    Abstract: A cable puller in accordance with some example embodiments is configured to pull rope or cable through a conduit. The cable puller includes a puller frame, a capstan rotatably mounted thereon, a boom mounted to the puller frame, and a handle extending from the boom. The handle can be pivoted to a variety of positions relative to the boom. A lock locks the handle into a desired position relative to the boom. In some embodiments, the boom is mounted to a wheel assembly, and in some embodiments, the handle is part of the wheel assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: GREENLEE TOOLS, INC.
    Inventors: James Donald Schmidt, Matthew Stephen Hayes, Avery Paul Rosenbloom
  • Patent number: 11680859
    Abstract: A combination includes a cable puller having a capstan around which a pulling rope is wrapped, and a sensor configured to measure the distance the pulling rope travels during a pulling operation. The sensor may be a Hall effect sensor and/or an optical sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: GREENLEE TOOLS, INC.
    Inventors: John Michael Jubeck, Daniel John Marben
  • Patent number: 11673762
    Abstract: A fish tape case is configured to house a fish tape in accordance with some example embodiments is provided. The fish tape includes a shell having a rotatable tray therein. A fish tape extends through openings in the shell and the tray. The fish tape case does not include a handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: GREENLEE TOOLS, INC.
    Inventors: Janine Victoria Mazur, William Nordlin, John Hagan, John Wayne Kroening
  • Patent number: 11633794
    Abstract: A control device according to some embodiments of the disclosure includes one or more motors directed by the control device to form whip(s) from a length of a cable by causing the cutting of the cable in accordance with specifications based at least in part on whip information. An interface communicates the whip information between the control device and a user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: GREENLEE TOOLS, INC.
    Inventors: William Frederick Nordlin, Sean A. Daugherty, John Jeremiah Morton, Daniel John Marben, Sumeet Pujari
  • Patent number: 11575250
    Abstract: A control module for controlling a cable pulling or feeding apparatus at one endpoint of a pulling operation and for wirelessly communicating with a cable feeding or pulling apparatus at an opposite endpoint. The control module includes a switch input to receive a start signal from a switch for initiating operation of the apparatus and an equipment output that connects to the pulling/feeding apparatus. A wireless communication interface communicates ready state or stop state messages to the other apparatus to coordinate a pulling operation. The control module operates in one of two modes: endpoint mode or repeater mode. In repeater mode, the control module may be positioned between the endpoints to extend the wireless communications between the endpoints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: GREENLEE TOOLS, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel John Marben, Eric Williams, SatishKumar SivaSankaran, Deraid Damitric Woods
  • Patent number: 11565332
    Abstract: A shearing apparatus includes a housing, a die within the housing, and a workpiece seat plate attached to the housing by a standoff. The die has a cutout which is positionable to align with a passageway through the housing. The workpiece seat plate is spaced from the housing by the standoff, and has a cutout which at least partially aligns with the passageway in the housing and the cutout in the die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: GREENLEE TOOLS, INC.
    Inventor: John Russell Fenske
  • Patent number: 11440069
    Abstract: A bender includes a rotatable bending shoe having at least one channel therein configured to receive a workpiece, a seat proximate to the bending shoe which is configured to receive the workpiece thereon, and a sensor provided on the seat which is configured to sense the presence of the workpiece. In some embodiments, the sensor is configured to sense an end of the workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: GREENLEE TOOLS, INC.
    Inventors: Sean Daugherty, Jeffrey Plummer, Ryan Mantell, Gerald Tully
  • Patent number: D1003957
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: GREENLEE TOOLS, INC.
    Inventor: John Russell Fenske