Patents by Inventor Antonin Solfronk

Antonin Solfronk 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).

  • Patent number: 7343764
    Abstract: A rivet setting tool is provided to provide improved monitoring of riveted connections during rivet setting. The rivet setting tool includes a head piece for holding a rivet, a device for gripping a rivet pin, a pulling apparatus connected to the device for gripping a rivet pin, and a device for measuring the tension of the pulling apparatus. Using the setting implement according to the invention, a cause of a fault can be determined by means of a comparison between measured values and stored values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: MS Geraetebau GmbH
    Inventor: Antonin Solfronk
  • Publication number: 20050217097
    Abstract: In order to provide improved monitoring of riveted connections during rivet setting, a rivet setting tool comprising a head piece for holding a rivet, a device for gripping a rivet pin and a pulling apparatus connected to the device for gripping a rivet pin is provided, which additionally comprises a device for measuring the tension of the pulling apparatus. Using the setting implement according to the invention, a cause of a fault can be determined by means of a comparison between measured values and stored values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2003
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Inventor: Antonin Solfronk
  • Patent number: 6276037
    Abstract: A riveting tool for setting blind rivets and/or bolts with lock washers has a mouthpiece to receive blind rivets and/or bolts, a pneumatic device to carry away broken-off rivet pins from the riveting tool, a pressable device arranged on the riveting tool that releases a course of functions relating to a riveting process, a valve device for supplying air to the pneumatic device to carry away broken-off rivet pins from the riveting tool, and a handle to hold the riveting tool. The valve device includes an actuating device that controls the air supplied to the pneumatic device to carry away broken-off rivet pins, the actuating device being arranged on the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2001
    Assignee: MS Verwaltungs- und Patenges mBH
    Inventor: Antonin Solfronk
  • Patent number: 6212931
    Abstract: A rivet setting tool for setting blind rivet nuts has a rotation reversal device including a valve slide and a slide housing that is moveable into a forward position and a rear position, a rotary motor connected to a feed spindle and having a direction of rotation that is controllable by the rotation reversal device, a pressure medium piston/cylinder device that is operable for a rivet upsetting process and confers an axial motion on a threaded bolt via the feed spindle, and a device that actuates the pressure medium piston/cylinder device and the rotation reversal device. The rotation reversal device includes a fixing device that at least temporarily fixes the position between the valve slide and the slide housing, the fixing device engaging with the valve slide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: MS Verwaltungs- und Patentges. mbH
    Inventor: Antonin Solfronk