Patents by Inventor Kurt Battenfeld

Kurt Battenfeld 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).

  • Patent number: 11794361
    Abstract: Manual pliers of different types and/or geometries are described. The manual pliers have a modular design. Here, without any adaptations of the design, a base module can be combined with different pliers head modules. The modular design makes it possible to reduce the manufacturing costs and to use a large number of same parts for manufacturing manual pliers of different types.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: WEZAG GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Glockseisen, Kurt Battenfeld
  • Patent number: 10862258
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a set of interchangeable crimp units for a crimping machine. According to the invention each crimp unit comprises an integrated sensor for measuring a crimping force or a crimping displacement during the crimping process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: WEZAG GMBH WERKZEUGFABRIK
    Inventors: Kurt Battenfeld, Thomas Glockseisen
  • Publication number: 20200376693
    Abstract: The invention relates to manual pliers of different types and/or geometries. According to the invention, the manual pliers have a modular design. Here, without any adaptations of the design a base module (41) can be combined with different pliers head modules (38a, 38b, 38c). By the inventive modular design it is possible to reduce the manufacturing costs and to use a large number of same parts for manufacturing manual pliers of different types.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas Glockseisen, Kurt Battenfeld
  • Patent number: 10355461
    Abstract: The invention relates to a stripping tool, in particular stripping pliers. The stripping tool is here used for a multi-wired cable. According to the invention two pairs of stripping blades are used in the stripping tool. The two pairs of stripping blades are moved in preferably parallel planes (60, 61) besides one another. According to the invention it is possible to simultaneously strip the insulations of e.g. four conductors of a four-wired cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: WEZAG GMBH WERKZEUGFABRIK
    Inventors: Kurt Battenfeld, Gernot Pontow
  • Publication number: 20180115132
    Abstract: The invention relates to a crimping tool locator (1). The crimping tool locator comprises a component (3), in particular a base body (4), which is preferably manufactured from a transparent plastic material. Accommodations (5) of the base body (4) for a workpiece (6) are each equipped with a lining (41) which can e.g. be manufactured from a transparent plastic material or metal. Despite of the use of a material which in some cases comprises a reduced wear resistance or hardness by use of the lining (41) it is possible to provide a large lifetime of the crimping tool locator (1) and the accommodations (5). By use of a transparent plastic material for the base body (4) it is possible that the user of the crimping tool is able to inspect the accommodation (5) from the outside and to analyse if a workpiece (6) arranged in the accommodation (5) is in the correct position. Preferably, a lightening device (9) is integrated into the crimping tool locator (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas Glockseisen, Kurt Battenfeld
  • Publication number: 20180109086
    Abstract: The invention relates to a stripping tool, in particular stripping pliers. The stripping tool is here used for a multi-wired cable. According to the invention two pairs of stripping blades are used in the stripping tool. The two pairs of stripping blades are moved in preferably parallel planes (60, 61) besides one another. According to the invention it is possible to simultaneously strip the insulations of e.g. four conductors of a four-wired cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Kurt Battenfeld, Gernot Pontow
  • Publication number: 20170239788
    Abstract: The invention relates to pliers (1). The pliers might be embodied as crimping pliers (2), cutting pliers or pipe crimping pliers. In the pliers (1) pliers jaws (3, 4) are driven by hand levers (8, 9) via a toggle lever drive (13). The toggle lever drive (13) is not formed by toggle lever rods or toggle lever bars. Instead, imaginary toggle levers are formed by a plurality of toggle lever components (35) which are movable along contact contours (30, 37; 33, 38) relative to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventor: Kurt Battenfeld
  • Publication number: 20170113358
    Abstract: The invention relates to manual pliers of different types and/or geometries. According to the invention, the manual pliers have a modular design. Here, without any adaptations of the design a base module (41) can be combined with different pliers head modules (38a, 38b, 38c). By the inventive modular design it is possible to reduce the manufacturing costs and to use a large number of same parts for manufacturing manual pliers of different types.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas Glockseisen, Kurt Battenfeld
  • Patent number: 9634451
    Abstract: The invention relates to crimping pliers (1). The crimping pliers comprise a spring element (7) which is located in the force flow between hand levers (3, 5) and dies (12). The spring element (7) builds a force-displacement-compensation element (8) which provides the option to be able to crimp workpieces with different cross-sectional areas with the crimping pliers (1). According to the invention, the spring element (7) which builds the force-displacement-compensation element (8) is built in the region of the pliers head (4) of the crimping pliers (1). Preferably, the spring element (7) is a spring in the shape of an arc of a circle or a spiral spring (44) which extends in circumferential direction around the die axis (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: WEZAG GMBH WERKZEUGFABRIK
    Inventor: Kurt Battenfeld
  • Patent number: 9583904
    Abstract: The inventions relates to crimping pliers with two hand levers (3, 5) and two actuation elements (9, 10) located in the region of a pliers head (4). The actuation elements (9, 10) actuates dies (12) between which a workpiece can be crimped. A toggle lever drive (33) with two toggle levers (34, 35) which build a toggle lever angle (36) acts between the hand levers (3, 5) and the actuation elements (9, 10). One toggle lever (34) is built by a roller (23) which is pivotably mounted to the hand lever (5). The roller (23) rolls along a curved track (24) fixed at the other hand lever (3). A forced locking unit (48) is built with a toothed latching lever (28) which is supported for being rotated relatively to the roller (23). A lever part (30) of the toothed latching lever (28) is coupled by a sliding guide to the hand lever (3), whereas the other lever part (29) of the toothed latching lever (28) forms a toothing (31) for latching of the forced locking unit (48).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: WEZAG GMBH WERKZEUGFABRIK
    Inventor: Kurt Battenfeld
  • Publication number: 20160111840
    Abstract: The inventions relates to crimping pliers with two hand levers (3, 5) and two actuation elements (9, 10) located in the region of a pliers head (4). The actuation elements (9, 10) actuates dies (12) between which a workpiece can be crimped. A toggle lever drive (33) with two toggle levers (34, 35) which build a toggle lever angle (36) acts between the hand levers (3, 5) and the actuation elements (9, 10). One toggle lever (34) is built by a roller (23) which is pivotably mounted to the hand lever (5). The roller (23) rolls along a curved track (24) fixed at the other hand lever (3). A forced locking unit (48) is built with a toothed latching lever (28) which is supported for being rotated relatively to the roller (23). A lever part (30) of the toothed latching lever (28) is coupled by a sliding guide to the hand lever (3), whereas the other lever part (29) of the toothed latching lever (28) forms a toothing (31) for latching of the forced locking unit (48).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventor: Kurt Battenfeld
  • Publication number: 20160111841
    Abstract: The invention relates to crimping pliers (1). The crimping pliers comprise a spring element (7) which is located in the force flow between hand levers (3, 5) and dies (12). The spring element (7) builds a force-displacement-compensation element (8) which provides the option to be able to crimp workpieces with different cross-sectional areas with the crimping pliers (1). According to the invention, the spring element (7) which builds the force-displacement-compensation element (8) is built in the region of the pliers head (4) of the crimping pliers (1). Preferably, the spring element (7) is a spring in the shape of an arc of a circle or a spiral spring (44) which extends in circumferential direction around the die axis (13).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventor: Kurt Battenfeld
  • Patent number: 9242349
    Abstract: The present invention relates to crimping pliers in particular used for forming at least three recesses at a contact element housing an electrical conductor. The inventive crimping pliers (1) comprise a toggle lever drive (6). The toggle lever drive (6) is built with an elastic pressure lever (18). The pressure lever (18) is preferably built with an offset or cranking (33) so that with the application of a longitudinal force the pressure lever (18) is biased by a bending. The flexible design of the pressure lever (18) provides a variable crimping stroke (in particular also in connection with a forced locking mechanism (28)) for different dimensions of the contact elements to be crimped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: WEZAG GMBH WERKZEUGFABRIK
    Inventor: Kurt Battenfeld
  • Publication number: 20150217429
    Abstract: The present invention relates to crimping pliers in particular used for forming at least three recesses at a contact element housing an electrical conductor. The inventive crimping pliers (1) comprise a toggle lever drive (6). The toggle lever drive (6) is built with an elastic pressure lever (18). The pressure lever (18) is preferably built with an offset or cranking (33) so that with the application of a longitudinal force the pressure lever (18) is biased by a bending. The flexible design of the pressure lever (18) provides a variable crimping stroke (in particular also in connection with a forced locking mechanism (28)) for different dimensions of the contact elements to be crimped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventor: Kurt Battenfeld
  • Patent number: 8984925
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a B-shaped crimping die for a crimping tool. The crimping tool and the crimping die are used for crimping a plug with an electrical cable located therein into a B-shape. The crimping die comprises a first crimping die half and a second crimping die half. A B-shaped crimping contour is defined by the crimping die halves in a closed state. A first crimping contour part of the first crimping die half and a second crimping contour part of the second crimping die half together build the crimping contour. Two transition points are located at the transitions between the two crimping contour parts. According to the invention an opening angle of a contour of the second crimping die half increases at said transition points in moving direction of the first crimping die half during the crimping process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Wezag GmbH Werkzeugfabrik
    Inventor: Kurt Battenfeld
  • Publication number: 20140047885
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a set of interchangeable crimp units for a crimping machine. According to the invention each crimp unit comprises an integrated sensor for measuring a crimping force or a crimping displacement during the crimping process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: WEZAG GmbH Werkzeugfabrik
    Inventors: Kurt Battenfeld, Thomas Glockseisen
  • Patent number: 8601856
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pliers head for crimping pliers. The pliers head comprises at least two dies for crimping a connector. A locator comprises at least one nest. The nest is configured and designed for housing the connector. According to the invention, the nest has a width which is at least as large as the distance between a first die and an adjacent second die of the pliers head. The locator has two crimping states: In a first crimping state, the nest is located at a predetermined position aligned with the first die. In the second crimping state, the nest or another nest of the locator is located at a predetermined position aligned with the second die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: WEZAG GmbH Werkzeugfabrik
    Inventor: Kurt Battenfeld
  • Patent number: 8516872
    Abstract: The present invention relates to crimping pliers for crimping a workpiece. The crimping pliers comprise two hand levers. At the crimping pliers a first tool builds a crimping tool and comprises two crimping jaws located at a head of the pliers. The crimping jaws are linked by a transfer mechanism with the two hand levers. The invention suggests providing a second tool. The second tool comprises a working area, wherein the working area is located between the two hand levers. The second tool is solely mounted with a first hand lever of the two hand levers. The second hand lever comprises a contact surface cooperating with a contact surface of the second tool. The contact of the two contact surfaces is used for transferring an activating force from the hand levers to the second tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: WEZAG GmbH Werkzeugfabrik
    Inventors: Kurt Battenfeld, Thomas Glockseisen
  • Patent number: D721562
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: WEZAG GmbH Werkzeugfabrik
    Inventor: Kurt Battenfeld
  • Patent number: D740095
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: WEZAG GMBH WERKZEUGFABRIK
    Inventor: Kurt Battenfeld