Patents by Inventor Dieter Horstmann

Dieter Horstmann 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).

  • Tool for treating metallic components with a system for monitoring the operability, and method of monitoring the operability of a tool
    Publication number: 20040129047
    Abstract: In a tool and a method having a system for monitoring the operability of the tool, a shank-like section is provided with a tool section subjected to wear and is equipped with a cavity, to which a pressure medium is admitted for monitoring the operability of the tool, the shank-like section having a predetermined breaking point, and a monitoring device being provided, by which a signal of failure may be generated in the event of a pressure change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Inventors: Dieter Horstmann, Guido Soell