Patents by Inventor John Christoffel

John Christoffel 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).

  • Publication number: 20100077644
    Abstract: a Cap popper that allows popping caps as fast as you can turn a lever.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: FUNTASTIC USA
    Inventor: John Christoffel
  • Patent number: 6830502
    Abstract: A reaming tool is capable of reaming out several axially interspaced borings of a workpiece. The reaming tool includes a guide shank that can be clamped into a machine spindle and which can be supported in prepared borings of the workpiece to be machined by using external supporting elements. The reaming tool also includes a reaming head coaxially connected on the front end thereof. In order to be able to easily change a worn tool, the reaming head is connected to the guide shank by an auto-centering clamping mechanism. The supporting elements positioned in the proximity of the clamping mechanism can, during a clamping process, be radially spread outwardly from a smaller dimension to a predetermined diameter guide dimension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2004
    Assignee: Dihart AG
    Inventors: Otto Buettiker, John Christoffel, Roman Eigenmann
  • Publication number: 20030143050
    Abstract: The invention relates to a reaming tool for reaming out several axially interspaced borings (14) of a workpiece (12). The reaming tool comprises a guide shank (16) which can be clamped into a machine spindle and which can be supported in prepared borings (14) of the workpiece (12) to be machined using external supporting elements (18). The reaming tool also comprises a reaming head (26) which coaxially connects on the front end thereof. In order to be able to easily change a worn tool, the invention provides that the reaming head (26) can be connected to the guide shank (16) by means of an auto-centering clamping mechanism (30), and that the supporting elements (18) positioned in the proximity of the clamping mechanism (30) can, during a clamping process, be radially spread in an at least partial manner from a dimension smaller than that of the diameter to a predetermined diameter guide dimension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2002
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Inventors: Otto Buettiker, John Christoffel, Roman Eigenmann