Patents by Inventor Michael D. Schoenbeck

Michael D. Schoenbeck 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: 7481135
    Abstract: A hand tool includes a head that is adjustable to a plurality of positions. The head is pivotally mounted to a tool body at a pivot axis. A bearing structure is attached at the pivot axis by a hub or fastener, about which the head may be adjusted. An actuator is positioned between the body and the head and acts to lock the head in a predetermined position with respect to the tool body. A plurality of radial slots are provided on a cavity or a bearing structure and receive the actuator in order to lock the tool head in a predetermined position relative to the tool body. The adjustable head allows for the tool to be manipulated to engage fasteners in hard to reach areas and also allow an operator to apply extra torque to the fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: Snap-on Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael D. Schoenbeck, David T. Ross, Christopher D. Thompson, Jeffery H. Hoff
  • Patent number: 6227043
    Abstract: An engine analyzing system includes an engine analyzer unit having a CRT display screen for displaying display data based on parameter data received from an associated engine. The system also includes a remote portable display unit with a second CRT display screen and a display control keypad. Each of the analyzer unit and the remote display unit has a wireless transmitter and a wireless receiver. The data displayed on the analyzer display screen is transmitted to the remote unit for display on its screen. By use of the keypad display control signals are transmitted from the remote unit to the analyzer unit for controlling the analyzer unit display and, thereby, the remote unit display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Snap-on Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Schoenbeck, Mark A. Hoferitza
  • Patent number: 6029508
    Abstract: An engine analyzing system includes an engine analyzer unit having a CRT display screen for displaying display data based on parameter data received from an associated engine. The system also includes a remote portable display unit with a second CRT display screen and a display control keypad. Each of the analyzer unit and the remote display unit has a wireless transmitter and a wireless receiver. The data displayed on the analyzer display screen is transmitted to the remote unit for display on its screen. By use of the keypad display control signals are transmitted from the remote unit to the analyzer unit for controlling the analyzer unit display and, thereby, the remote unit display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 29, 2000
    Assignee: Snap-on Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Schoenbeck, Mark A. Hoferitza
  • Patent number: 5788252
    Abstract: A wheeled, manually propelled vehicle with vertical support structure has an ergonomic handle attached to the support structure, the handle having a central section extending substantially horizontally in use and inclined sections which incline downwardly from the opposite ends of the central section and respectively terminate in curved end sections which curve toward the support structure and are integral for attachment plates for attachment to the support structure. The inclined sections facilitate grasping of the handle with an ergonomic arm position when a user is pushing the vehicle and facilitate maneuvering the vehicle around corners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1998
    Assignee: Snap-on Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth C. Happ, David D. Curry, Nancy C. Rittmann Gasperi, Michael D. Schoenbeck, Gary S. Wollert, James R. Piehl