Patents by Inventor Ben Cottle

Ben Cottle 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: 11846373
    Abstract: A profiled clamp with a profiled strip and an annular seal element. The profiled strip has two clamping heads which are connected together via a clamping element. The profiled strip has at least one radially outer positioning aid which has a spring elastic contact section for adapting to a shape characteristic of a line end that can be coupled to the profiled clamp, the aid being arranged in an axially offset manner to the profiled strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Norma Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Ben Cottle, Markus Folkar
  • Patent number: 11746938
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a clamp having a clamping strip and an annular ring element. The clamping strip has two clamping heads which are interconnected by means of a clamping element, and the ring element is positioned radially within the clamping strip. For simple pre-positioning, the ring element has at least one holding element for supporting on an inner side of the clamping strip, which is offset in an axial direction with respect to the ring element via a fastening section and extends at least in sections outwards in a radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Norma Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Ben Cottle, Mateusz Jarosz, Belal Akremi, Tatjana Rumbauskiene, Mark Carter, Manuel Baudoin
  • Patent number: 11156315
    Abstract: A pre-positioner for a profiled clamp being formed in two parts with a first element and a second element, wherein the first element can be fastened to a line end and the second element can be fastened to the profiled clamp. The disclosure further relates to a connecting arrangement having such a pre-positioner. To allow a simple mounting of the pre-positioner, the first element is designed to be stirrup-shaped with a foot portion which can be secured to the line end and with a holding portion which is offset radially outwards with respect to the foot portion. The holding portion has a cutout, wherein the second element has a pin which extends in the radial direction and which can be inserted into the cutout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Norma Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Stephen Paes, Manuel Baudoin, Erkan Kayacik, Ben Cottle
  • Publication number: 20210247006
    Abstract: A profiled clamp with a profiled strip and an annular seal element, The profiled strip has two clamping heads which are connected together via a clamping element. The profiled strip has at least one radially outer positioning aid which has a spring elastic contact section for adapting to a shape characteristic of a line end that can be coupled to the profiled clamp, said aid being arranged in an axially offset manner to the profiled strip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2019
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Ben Cottle, Markus Folkar
  • Publication number: 20210239245
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a clamp having a clamping strip and an annular ring element. The clamping strip has two clamping heads which are interconnected by means of a clamping element, and the ring element is positioned radially within the clamping strip. For simple pre-positioning, the ring element has at least one holding element for supporting on an inner side of the clamping strip, which is offset in an axial direction with respect to the ring element via a fastening section and extends at least in sections outwards in a radial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Ben Cottle, Mateusz Jarosz, Belal Akremi, Tatjana Rumbauskiene, Mark Carter, Manuel Baudoin
  • Publication number: 20190093802
    Abstract: A pre-positioner for a profiled clamp being formed in two parts with a first element and a second element, wherein the first element can be fastened to a line end and the second element can be fastened to the profiled clamp. The disclosure further relates to a connecting arrangement having such a pre-positioner. To allow a simple mounting of the pre-positioner, the first element is designed to be stirrup-shaped with a foot portion which can be secured to the line end and with a holding portion which is offset radially outwards with respect to the foot portion. The holding portion has a cutout, wherein the second element has a pin which extends in the radial direction and which can be inserted into the cutout.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Stephen Paes, Manuel Baudoin, Erkan Kayacik, Ben Cottle