Patents by Inventor Manfred Geler

Manfred Geler 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).

  • Simple high force clamp
    Patent number: 7896322
    Abstract: A clamping and/or spreading tool including a push or pull rod, comprises at least one lock blocking displacement of the push or pull contrary to the clamping and/or spreading direction by it being canted by at least one biasing mechanism, such as a spring, relative to the push or pull rod, and a releasing mechanism which when actuated cancels the blocking effect of the lock such that the biasing mechanism and the releasing mechanism functionally engage the lock at least at opposite sides of the push or pull rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Irwin Industrial Tool Company GmbH
    Inventors: Manfred Geler, Ralf Strauβ
  • Simple High Force Clamp
    Publication number: 20070194510
    Abstract: A clamping and/or spreading tool including a push or pull rod, comprises at least one lock blocking displacement of the push or pull rod contrary to the clamping and/or spreading direction by it being canted by at least one biasing means, such as a spring, more particularly a thrust spring, relative to the push or pull rod, and a releasing means which when actuated cancels the blocking effect of the lock such that a biasing means and the releasing means functionally engage the lock at least at opposite sides of the push or pull rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2004
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Applicant: IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOLS GMBH
    Inventors: Manfred Geler, Ralf Strauss