Patents by Inventor Diehl Oliver

Diehl Oliver 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).

  • Method and device for mounting a fastener element on a part, particularly a sheet metal part
    Patent number: 7480971
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and a device for mounting a fastening element (12) to a part (13), e.g. a sheet metal part, said fastening element comprising a head piece (14) with a tubular rivet section (16) which is disposed concentric to an axis of symmetry (18) of the fastening element (12) or a fastening section (20) of the fastening element (12) and extends into the head piece via a radially extending contact surface (22). The rivet section (16) is guided through the part (12) so as to form a hole in said part, and the rivet section (12) is flanged such that the part is clamped between the contact surface and the flanged rivet section in the area of the hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: Profile Verbindungstechnik GmbH & Co., KG
    Inventors: Diehl Oliver, Richard Humpert
  • Method and Device for Mounting a Fastener Element on a Part, Particularly a Sheet Metal Part
    Publication number: 20070214624
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and a device for mounting a fastening element (12) to a part (13), e.g. a sheet metal part, said fastening element comprising a head piece (14) with a tubular rivet section (16) which is disposed concentric to an axis of symmetry (18) of the fastening element (12) or a fastening section (20) of the fastening element (12) and extends into the head piece via a radially extending contact surface (22). The rivet section (16) is guided through the part (12) so as to form a hole in said part, and the rivet section (12) is flanged such that the part is clamped between the contact surface and the flanged rivet section in the area of the hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2005
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Inventors: Diehl Oliver, Richard Humpert