Patents by Inventor Christian Joseph Schmutz

Christian Joseph Schmutz 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).

  • Belt installation tool
    Patent number: 6736743
    Abstract: A belt installation tool. The tool comprises a pair of arms connected at a pivot. Each arm has an end for engaging a pulley axle. A handtool is engaged with an arm. By a torque applied with the handtool through a short arcuate motion to the arms, the pulleys are moved apart, thereby tensioning a belt. A locking member or linkage is available to fix the arms in a predetermined position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Assignee: The Gates Corporation
    Inventors: Barry Fletcher, Mark Anthony Muscat, Joel Patrick Musyj, Christian Joseph Schmutz, John M. Shaw
  • Belt installation tool
    Publication number: 20030139239
    Abstract: The invention comprises a belt installation tool. The tool comprises a pair of arms connected at a pivot. Each arm has an end for engaging a pulley axle. A handtool is engaged with an arm. By a torque applied with the handtool through a short arcuate motion to the arms, the pulleys are moved apart, thereby tensioning a belt. A locking member or linkage is available to fix the arms in a predetermined position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2002
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Inventors: Barry Fletcher, Mark Anthony Muscat, Joel Patrick Musyj, Christian Joseph Schmutz, John M. Shaw