Patents by Inventor Joseph J. Pechstein

Joseph J. Pechstein 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: 20240106210
    Abstract: A cable stripping tool removes a cable jacket from a cable to expose a plurality of neutral wires, the cable stripping tool including a housing, a frame coupled to the housing, a mandrel extending from the housing and rotatable about a first axis, and a motor supported by the housing and operably coupled to the mandrel to rotate the mandrel about the first axis. The frame supports the cable stripping tool on the cable and the mandrel engages a starter wire of the plurality of neutral wires. Rotation of the mandrel by the motor winds the starter wire around the mandrel such that the cable jacket is torn by the starter wire. The cable stripping tool further includes a termination tool configured to score the cable jacket at a desired distance from an end of the cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Nolan J. Henton, Justin Miller, Joseph J. Pechstein, Matthew R. Wolf
  • Publication number: 20240042538
    Abstract: A portable pipe threader includes a collapsible stand, a housing supported by the collapsible stand, the housing supporting a battery-powered drive assembly, a first set of guide rails extending from a first end of the housing and supporting pipe threading tools, and a second set of guide rails extending from a second end of the housing and supporting a roll groover. The roll groover is configured to swing about a first one of the second set of guide rails to selectively engage a second one of the second set of guide rails.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Joseph J. PECHSTEIN, Sean T. KEHOE, Sam L. BERTZ, Aaron C. GRODE, Matthew R. WOLF, Joseph C. ILLG, Peter J. DAVIES
  • Publication number: 20220388084
    Abstract: A portable pipe threader includes a housing, a carriage, and at least one pipe threading tool. A drive assembly of the is at least partially positioned within the housing and includes an electric motor operable to provide torque to the pipe. A lubrication system is removably coupled to the housing and includes a reservoir for holding a lubricant and a pump powered by the drive assembly. A stand of the portable pipe threader is adjustable between collapsed and deployed states. When collapsed, a longitudinal axis of the housing is maintained at a first oblique angle relative to a horizontal reference plane parallel with a work surface upon which the stand is supported to funnel lubricant toward the reservoir. When deployed, the longitudinal axis is maintained at a second oblique angle to funnel lubricant away from an end of the pipe on which a working operation is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Joseph J. Pechstein, Sean T. Kehoe, Aaron Grode, Timothy Hilger, Joseph C. Illg
  • Publication number: 20220314351
    Abstract: A portable pipe threader includes a housing, a carriage supported by the housing, at least one pipe threading tool coupled to the carriage and selectively operable to perform work on a pipe, a drive assembly at least partially positioned within the housing including an electric motor operable to provide torque to the pipe, and a lubrication system removably coupled to the housing, the lubrication system including a reservoir for holding a lubricant and a pump supported upon the reservoir and configured to draw the lubricant from the reservoir, the pump being powered by the drive assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Joseph J. Pechstein, Sean T. Kehoe, Aaron Grode, Timothy Hilger
  • Publication number: 20210229200
    Abstract: A portable pipe threader includes a stand upon which a pipe is supported, a carriage supported by the stand upon which at least one pipe threading tool is supported, a spindle including a plurality of chuck jaws for clamping the pipe, the chuck jaws configured to move radially inward along a travel path toward an outer surface of the pipe, and a sensor system configured to determine a location of the chuck jaws along the travel path and relative to the outer surface of the pipe, the sensor system configured to output a signal corresponding to the location of each of the chuck jaws when engaged with the outer surface of the pipe. The portable pipe threader further includes an electronic controller in communication with the sensor system configured to determine an outer diameter of the pipe in response to the signal output from the sensor system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Joseph J. Pechstein, Sean T. Kehoe, Aaron Grode, Timothy Hilger
  • Publication number: 20210129228
    Abstract: A portable pipe threader includes a stand upon which a pipe is supported, a carriage supported by the stand, and a plurality of pipe threading tools coupled to the carriage and selectively operable to perform work on the pipe. The portable pipe threader further includes a drive assembly mounted to the stand including a brushless direct current (“DC”) motor operable to provide torque to one of the pipe or a selected one of the pipe threading tools to rotate the pipe and the selected one of the pipe threading tools relative to each other, and a battery pack supported by the stand in selective electrical communication with the motor to provide electrical power to the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Joseph J. Pechstein, Sean T. Kehoe, Aaron Grode, Timothy Hilger