Patents by Inventor Ivan Kouba

Ivan Kouba 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 and device for removing dents
    Patent number: 9826577
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a dent removing device for removing of dents in ferromagnetic sheet metals by way of inductive heating, said dent removing device comprising a working head with a housing with at least one working face foreseen to be brought in close contact with a dent in a sheet metal and at least one magnetic field generator for generating a magnetic field. According to the invention, the at least one working face comprises a recess for visual control of the dent removing, recess extending at least partially across the at least one working face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Inventors: Ralph Meichtry, Beat Basler, Ivan Kouba
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REMOVING DENTS
    Publication number: 20160044748
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a dent removing device for removing of dents in ferromagnetic sheet metals by way of inductive heating, said dent removing device comprising a working head with a housing with at least one working face foreseen to be brought in close contact with a dent in a sheet metal and at least one magnetic field generator for generating a magnetic field. According to the invention, the at least one working face comprises a recess for visual control of the dent removing, recess extending at least partially across the at least one working face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Ralph Meichtry, Beat Basler, Ivan Kouba
  • Dent Removing Method and Device
    Publication number: 20080163661
    Abstract: The present application relates to a method and a device for removing dents in a sheet metal structure based on electromagnetic energy. A device in accordance with an embodiment of the present application includes a working head which is interconnected to a power device by a connecting cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2006
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Ralph Meichtry, Ivan Kouba