Patents by Inventor Dean F. Eisenbacher

Dean F. Eisenbacher 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: 7124838
    Abstract: A gripping assembly mounted on an impact hammer having a longitudinally extending impact axis, the gripping assembly including a pair of opposed elongate gripping arms, having gripping end portions which may be extended and swung toward each other to grip material in the region of the working end of the impact hammer. When retracted, the gripping arms rest to opposite sides of the impact hammer to permit free operation of the impact hammer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Billy M. Stewart, Dean F. Eisenbacher, Matthew L. Kopp, Thomas J. Zysk, Catherine H. Sander
  • Publication number: 20040168814
    Abstract: A gripping assembly mounted on an impact hammer having a longitudinally extending impact axis, the gripping assembly including a pair of opposed elongate gripping arms, having gripping end portions which may be extended and swung toward each other to grip material in the region of the working end of the impact hammer. When retracted, the gripping arms rest to opposite sides of the impact hammer to permit free operation of the impact hammer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2004
    Publication date: September 2, 2004
    Inventors: Billy M. Stewart, Dean F. Eisenbacher, Matthew L. Kopp, Tomas J. Zysk, Catherine H. Sander