Patents by Inventor John Siegfried Tobias

John Siegfried Tobias 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).

  • Gauge device for measuring tension on a pulling rope during a cable pull
    Patent number: 10345170
    Abstract: A gauge device according to some embodiments of the disclosure is configured to measure tension on a pulling rope during a cable pull. The gauge device according to some embodiments of the disclosure includes a frame, a housing carried by the frame, a roller rotatably carried by the housing, a sensor on the frame beneath the housing, and at least one additional roller rotatably attached to the frame. The housing is configured to translate linearly relative to the frame, such that when the housing moves relative to the frame, the housing is configured to engage with the sensor to activate the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: GREENLEE TOOLS, INC.
    Inventors: John Michael Jubeck, John Siegfried Tobias
  • GAUGE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20180010973
    Abstract: A gauge device according to some embodiments of the disclosure is configured to measure tension on a pulling rope during a cable pull. The gauge device according to some embodiments of the disclosure includes a frame, a housing carried by the frame, a roller rotatably carried by the housing, a sensor on the frame beneath the housing, and at least one additional roller rotatably attached to the frame. The housing is configured to translate linearly relative to the frame, such that when the housing moves relative to the frame, the housing is configured to engage with the sensor to activate the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: John Michael Jubeck, John Siegfried Tobias
  • GAUGE DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION ENVIRONMENT THEREOF
    Publication number: 20180013270
    Abstract: A system and method include a gauge device and one or more of a communication device or a pulling assembly. The gauge device may be configured to send a message to display on one or more of the communication device or pulling assembly. Additionally or alternatively, the gauge device may be configured to send the message to be processed by pulling assembly to determine and perform a pull action. Additionally or alternatively, the gauge device may be configured to send the message to be executed by the pulling assembly to perform a pull action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: John Michael Jubeck, Daniel John Marben, John Siegfried Tobias