Patents by Inventor Felix FLOETER

Felix FLOETER 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 FOR CREATING AN INNER THREAD AS WELL AS A COMBINATION OF A THREAD CUTTER AND A BODY HAVING A CUTOUT
    Publication number: 20150367435
    Abstract: A method for creating an inner thread in an opening of a body, using a thread cutter, including the following steps: a) the thread cutter having an axial lengthwise cutout adjacent to which there are blades that project radially outwards and that have cutting edges, is inserted into the opening, whereby several cutting edges arranged one after the other in the longitudinal direction are provided on the lengthwise cutout, which are offset with respect to each other in the circumferential direction, and which are pushed into the groove when the thread cutter is being inserted, b) the cutting tool is rotated by a maximum of 360° in order to create the entire inner thread in at least one projection next to the groove, whereby the cutting edges penetrate into the projection one after the other as the thread cutter turns, and c) the thread cutter is moved axially out of the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventor: Felix Floeter
  • Method for creating an inner thread as well as a combination of a thread cutter and a body having a cutout
    Patent number: 9186739
    Abstract: A method for creating an inner thread in an opening of a body, using a thread cutter, including the following steps: a) the thread cutter having an axial lengthwise cutout adjacent to which there are blades that project radially outwards and that have cutting edges, is inserted into the opening, whereby several cutting edges arranged one after the other in the longitudinal direction are provided on the lengthwise cutout, which are offset with respect to each other in the circumferential direction, and which are pushed into the groove when the thread cutter is being inserted, b) the cutting tool is rotated by a maximum of 360° in order to create the entire inner thread in at least one projection next to the groove, whereby the cutting edges penetrate into the projection one after the other as the thread cutter turns, and c) the thread cutter is moved axially out of the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Felix Floeter
  • METHOD FOR CREATING AN INNER THREAD AS WELL AS A COMBINATION OF A THREAD CUTTER AND A BODY HAVING A CUTOUT
    Publication number: 20120289350
    Abstract: A method for creating an inner thread in an opening of a body, using a thread cutter, including the following steps: a) the thread cutter having an axial lengthwise cutout adjacent to which there are blades that project radially outwards and that have cutting edges, is inserted into the opening, whereby several cutting edges arranged one after the other in the longitudinal direction are provided on the lengthwise cutout, which are offset with respect to each other in the circumferential direction, and which are pushed into the groove when the thread cutter is being inserted, b) the cutting tool is rotated by a maximum of 360° in order to create the entire inner thread in at least one projection next to the groove, whereby the cutting edges penetrate into the projection one after the other as the thread cutter turns, and c) the thread cutter is moved axially out of the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Felix FLOETER