Patents by Inventor Alvin J. Boeglin

Alvin J. Boeglin 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).

  • Clamp assemblies and methods of use
    Patent number: 10836017
    Abstract: A clamping assembly sized to clamp adjacent body panels of a vehicle together for an assembly operation includes a handle assembly including a handle that rotates in a first plane about a pivot location. A jaw assembly includes a first jaw structure that moves relative to a second jaw structure in a second plane parallel to the first plane. A linkage assembly operably connects the handle assembly and the jaw assembly using an actuation pin such that rotating the handle assembly in the first plane moves first jaw structure toward and away from the second jaw structure in the second plane between open and closed configurations by extending and retracting the actuation pin relative to the second jaw structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventor: Alvin J. Boeglin
  • CLAMP ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF USE
    Publication number: 20190160633
    Abstract: A clamping assembly sized to clamp adjacent body panels of a vehicle together for an assembly operation includes a handle assembly including a handle that rotates in a first plane about a pivot location. A jaw assembly includes a first jaw structure that moves relative to a second jaw structure in a second plane parallel to the first plane. A linkage assembly operably connects the handle assembly and the jaw assembly using an actuation pin such that rotating the handle assembly in the first plane moves first jaw structure toward and away from the second jaw structure in the second plane between open and closed configurations by extending and retracting the actuation pin relative to the second jaw structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventor: Alvin J. Boeglin