Patents by Inventor Alfred Schweiger

Alfred Schweiger 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).

  • Adapter for rotationally fixed connection of a rotary tool to a rotary drive member
    Patent number: 6142043
    Abstract: An adapter for rotationally fixed connection of a rotary tool to a rotary drive member includes an intermediate part coupled in rotationally fixed relation to a rotary drive coupling part by a first slide guide while permitting displacement of the intermediate part in a first direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of the adapter and coupled in rotationally fixed relation to a rotary tool by a second slide guide permitting displacement of the tool coupling part relative to the intermediate part in a second direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of the adapter and perpendicular to the first direction. By providing transverse slide guides for the intermediate part, the tool coupling part is mounted in a radially floating manner inside a housing part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2000
    Assignee: Volkswagen AG
    Inventor: Alfred Schweiger