Patents by Inventor Karl Low

Karl Low 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).

  • Rivet setting apparatus with automatic rivet feed
    Patent number: 5042131
    Abstract: A rivet setting tool includes an arrangement for feeding rivet members to the riveting head which contains the rivet clamping jaws, including a conveyor conduit for feeding the rivet members to the riveting head. The conveyor conduit has a conduit end portion which is pivotable in relation to the body of the tool into a position for feeding a rivet member into a transfer passage in front of the riveting head, the rivet head then moving into the transfer passage to pick up the rivet member fed by the conveyor conduit. The conveyor conduit end portion is pivoted out of the transfer passage during the forward movement of the riveting head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1991
    Assignee: Alfred Honsel Nietan- und Metallwarenfabrik GmbH & Co.
    Inventor: Karl Low