Patents by Inventor Gerd Altwicker

Gerd Altwicker 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).

  • Actuating assembly for the prime movers of riveting presses and the like
    Patent number: 4566182
    Abstract: A riveting press wherein the motor for the movable riveting tool is started in automatic response to closing of two discrete switches. One of the switches can be closed by a rivet which is already applied to a workpiece, such as a piece of textile material, and such one switch is located at a variable distance from the riveting tools. The other switch is also located at a selected distance from the riveting tools and can be closed by a marginal portion of the workpiece whereby the tools automatically apply a rivet to that part of the workpiece which is disposed therebetween while the two switches are closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 1984
    Date of Patent: January 28, 1986
    Assignee: William Prym-Werke KG
    Inventors: Gerd Altwicker, Wilhelm Eiringhaus