Patents by Inventor Heinrich Sikora

Heinrich Sikora 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: 8398465
    Abstract: A battery-operated hand-held power tool (2), especially an angle grinder, comprises a housing base (4) accommodating the electromotive drive components and air inlet openings (10) supplying the electromotive drive components with a cooling air flow. In order to protect the electromotive components from dirt, the hand-held power tool is designed in such a manner that a filter element (20) is provided in the area of the air inlet openings (10) and keeps dust, especially magnetizable dust, away from the electromotive drive components. The filter element (20) is retained by a filter retaining part (12, 30) which can be attached to the exterior of the housing base (4). The filter retaining part (14, 30) can be elastically deformed to such an extent that it is slightly deformed, especially expanded, when attached to the housing base, and engages behind or snaps into an element on the housing base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Metabowerke GmbH
    Inventors: Volker Hoeschele, Heinrich Sikora
  • Publication number: 20100323593
    Abstract: A battery-operated hand-held power tool (2), especially an angle grinder, comprises a housing base (4) accommodating the electromotive drive components and air inlet openings (10) supplying the electromotive drive components with a cooling air flow. In order to protect the electromotive components from dirt, the hand-held power tool is designed in such a manner that a filter element (20) is provided in the area of the air inlet openings (10) and keeps dust, especially magnetizable dust, away from the electromotive drive components. The filter element (20) is retained by a filter retaining part (12, 30) which can be attached to the exterior of the housing base (4). The filter retaining part (14, 30) can be elastically deformed to such an extent that it is slightly deformed, especially expanded, when attached to the housing base, and engages behind or snaps into an element on the housing base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Inventors: Volker Hoeschele, Heinrich Sikora