Patents by Inventor Benjamin Maenz

Benjamin Maenz 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).

  • Simulation device for the screw joint simulation of a screw-driving tool
    Patent number: 12203820
    Abstract: A simulation device for the screw joint simulation of a nutrunner includes a test connecting element rigidly connected to a brake unit. The nutrunner can be coupled to the test connecting element and activated to exert a torque that rotates the test connecting element about an axis of rotation. Activation of the brake unit brakes the test connecting element. A torque transducer includes a rotational angle transducer for measuring a rotational angle by which the test connecting element rotates about the rotation axis. The simulation device includes a zero mark, and the brake unit can be adjusted to a zero angle with respect to the zero mark.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Kistler Holding AG
    Inventors: Benjamin Maenz, Gerald Neumann, Jochen Schneider
  • SIMULATION DEVICE FOR THE SCREW JOINT SIMULATION OF A SCREW-DRIVING TOOL
    Publication number: 20230017978
    Abstract: A simulation device for the screw joint simulation of a nutrunner includes a test connecting element rigidly connected to a brake unit. The nutrunner can be coupled to the test connecting element and activated to exert a torque that rotates the test connecting element about an axis of rotation. Activation of the brake unit brakes the test connecting element. A torque transducer includes a rotational angle transducer for measuring a rotational angle by which the test connecting element rotates about the rotation axis. The simulation device includes a zero mark, and the brake unit can be adjusted to a zero angle with respect to the zero mark.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Benjamin Maenz, Gerald Neumann, Jochen Schneider