Patents by Inventor Bodo Nilles

Bodo Nilles 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: 6895840
    Abstract: Water pump pliers consisting of two pincer parts crossing themselves in a connecting region, each consisting of a handle portion and a jaw wherein said pincer parts are movably connected in said connecting region in such a way that said first pincer can be displaced relative to the second pincer to adjust a jaw opening-width on the one hand, and that the pincer parts with jaws can reciprocally pivot on the other hand. A blocking means is provided in such a manner that further shifting of the first pincer part is blocked when the jaws stop against a workpiece to be gripped. A spring element is installed between the pincer parts in such a way that a releasing force from the spring, operating in the opening direction of the jaws, acts upon the pincer parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Inventors: Gunther Schulz, Bodo Nilles
  • Publication number: 20030075026
    Abstract: Water pump pliers consisting of two pincer parts crossing themselves in a connecting region, each consisting of a handle portion and a jaw wherein said pincer parts are movably connected in said connecting region in such a way that said first pincer can be displaced relative to the second pincer to adjust a jaw opening-width on the one hand, and that the pincer parts with jaws can reciprocally pivot on the other hand. A blocking means is provided in such a manner that further shifting of the first pincer part is blocked when the jaws stop against a workpiece to be gripped. A spring element is installed between the pincer parts in such a way that a releasing force from the spring, operating in the opening direction of the jaws, acts upon the pincer parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2002
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Inventors: Gunther Schulz, Bodo Nilles
  • Patent number: 6497165
    Abstract: A pair of water pump pliers, comprising two pincer parts crossing themselves in a connecting region, each consisting of a handle portion and a jaw, wherein the pincer parts are movably connected in the connecting region in such a manner that the first pincer can be displaced relative to the second pincer to adjust the jaw opening width. The pincer parts reciprocally pivot on the other hand, wherein a blocking mechanism is provided in such a manner that further shifting of the first pincer part is blocked when the jaws stop against a workpiece. Also, a spring element is installed between the handle is such a manner that a releasing force from the spring, operating in the jaws' opening direction, acts upon the pincer parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2002
    Assignee: Serenco Nederland BV
    Inventors: Gunther Schulz, Bodo Nilles