Patents by Inventor Charles Rinkenberger

Charles Rinkenberger 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).

  • QUICK-CONNECTOR FOR METALWORKING TOOL AND METHOD THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20080267698
    Abstract: A quick-connection device is provided for use in quickly connecting and disconnecting a tool from a machine. The device includes a detent mechanism between a tool-side portion and a machine-side portion. Advancing or retracting a sleeve will engage or disengage the detent mechanism, and the sleeve is biased into a detent-engaged position. The device includes a sleeve-retention mechanism configured to hold the sleeve in a detent-disengaged position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2007
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Inventors: Charles Rinkenberger, Gerald Argadine, Kent Mettelmann