Patents by Inventor Johannes Kelnhofer

Johannes Kelnhofer 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).

  • Cutting and stripping tool for radio frequency (RF) radiating coaxial cable
    Patent number: 10992117
    Abstract: One embodiment is directed to a tool to cut and strip a radiating coaxial cable. The tool comprises first and second jaws, a linkage that couples the first jaw to the second jaw, a cutting blade, and a stripping blade. The tool is configured to position at least a portion of the cutting blade to cut and sever the cable at a first point along the cable when the tool is rotated around the cable while the first jaw and the second jaw are closed around the cable. The tool is configured to position at least a portion of the stripping blade to cut the jacket of the cable, without severing the cable, at a second point along the cable when the tool is rotated around the cable while the first jaw and the second jaw are closed around the cable. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Karl-Heinz Fackler, Gerhard Lang, Johannes Kelnhofer
  • CUTTING AND STRIPPING TOOL FOR RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) RADIATING COAXIAL CABLE
    Publication number: 20180054047
    Abstract: One embodiment is directed to a tool to cut and strip a radiating coaxial cable. The tool comprises first and second jaws, a linkage that couples the first jaw to the second jaw, a cutting blade, and a stripping blade. The tool is configured to position at least a portion of the cutting blade to cut and sever the cable at a first point along the cable when the tool is rotated around the cable while the first jaw and the second jaw are closed around the cable. The tool is configured to position at least a portion of the stripping blade to cut the jacket of the cable, without severing the cable, at a second point along the cable when the tool is rotated around the cable while the first jaw and the second jaw are closed around the cable. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Karl-Heinz Fackler, Gerhard Lang, Johannes Kelnhofer