Patents by Inventor Casey Couch

Casey Couch 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).

  • Crimping tool with wireless communication system
    Patent number: 10784641
    Abstract: A crimping tool, configured to crimp an electrical connector onto a conductor, includes a crimping body having an interior volume, a crimping head connected to the crimping body, a user interface installed on the crimping body, an identification tag reader provided in the crimping tool, a wireless module installed within the interior volume of the crimping body, and a microcontroller installed within the interior volume of the crimping body. The wireless module transmits/receives crimp connection data to/from a remote computing device, which is capable of communicating with one or more databases in a server. The microcontroller is configured to communicate with the identification tag reader and the wireless module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Casey Couch, Paul Bartholomew, Ian Rubin de-la-Borbolla
  • CRIMPING TOOL WITH WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190237926
    Abstract: A crimping tool, configured to crimp an electrical connector onto a conductor, includes a crimping body having an interior volume, a crimping head connected to the crimping body, a user interface installed on the crimping body, an identification tag reader provided in the crimping tool, a wireless module installed within the interior volume of the crimping body, and a microcontroller installed within the interior volume of the crimping body. The wireless module transmits/receives crimp connection data to/from a remote computing device, which is capable of communicating with one or more databases in a server. The microcontroller is configured to communicate with the identification tag reader and the wireless module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Casey Couch, Paul Bartholomew, Ian Rubin de-la-Borbolla