Patents by Inventor Guenter Fennel

Guenter Fennel 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).

  • Patent number: 6343842
    Abstract: The present invention provides a roller bit for tunnel-driving machines. Pursuant to the invention, a cutting ring has at least two or more segments. Accordingly, it is possible to renew the cutting ring itself or different parts of the cutting ring segment by segment, without the previously required dismantling and installation of a complete roller bit from a drill head and associated expenses of transporting. A total driving time is thus reduced because of shorter repair times. The segments of the cutting ring are disposed in a fixed position preferably by means of profiled guides on the base roller body and connected with the base roller body by means of segment holding devices which have a screw thread, and/or by means of threaded rings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2002
    Assignee: Boart Longyear GmbH & Co. KG Hartmetallwerkzeugfabrik
    Inventors: Klaus Dieter Sauer, Guenter Fennel, Ernst Heiderich, Bernd Ries, Reinhold Walter