Patents by Inventor Eric Penno

Eric Penno 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).

  • Component made from a material consisting predominantly of renewable raw materials, having at least one compressed region, and method and tool for producing the compressed region
    Patent number: 12226929
    Abstract: The invention relates to a component made from a material consisting predominantly of renewable raw materials, the component having at least one hole with a longitudinal axis (A) and the material being locally compressed in the region peripherally adjoining the hole. According to the method, at least one pin, which comprises a substantially cylindrical shaft and a tip having a reducing diameter in the direction of the component, penetrates into the material, thus creating a hole in the component, and displaces the wood material radially and/or axially, so that the material in the region surrounding the hole is compressed. The tool used for carrying out the method is designed in the form of at least one pin having a cylindrical or polygonal shaft and a tip reducing in diameter in the direction of the component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: LIGenium GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph Alt, Eric Penno, Sven Eichhorn, Ronny Eckardt
  • Component Made from a Material Consisting Predominantly of Renewable Raw Materials, Having at Least One Compressed Region, and Method and Tool for Producing the Compressed Region
    Publication number: 20220274282
    Abstract: The invention relates to a component made from a material consisting predominantly of renewable raw materials, the component having at least one hole with a longitudinal axis (A) and the material being locally compressed in the region peripherally adjoining the hole. According to the method, at least one pin, which comprises a substantially cylindrical shaft and a tip having a reducing diameter in the direction of the component, penetrates into the material, thus creating a hole in the component, and displaces the wood material radially and/or axially, so that the material in the region surrounding the hole is compressed. The tool used for carrying out the method is designed in the form of at least one pin having a cylindrical or polygonal shaft and a tip reducing in diameter in the direction of the component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Christoph Alt, Eric Penno, Sven Eichhorn, Ronny Eckardt