Patents by Inventor Michael James Hennings

Michael James Hennings 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).

  • POWER TOOL WITH CRIMP LOCALIZATION
    Publication number: 20230216261
    Abstract: Portable, hand-held, battery operated, hydraulic tools are provided with a tool frame, a force sensor, and a location detector. A piston actuated by a hydraulic system within the tool frame applies force to the working head to perform a task, such as to apply a crimp to an electrical connector. The tool determines the maximum force applied to the crimp and records that maximum force along with the geographic location of the tool when the crimp was formed. The maximum force provides an indication of the quality of the crimp and the recorded location allows a potentially defective crimp to be located.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Brian McCulloh White, David Compton Heck, Michael Anthony Guarrera, John David Lefavour, Michael James Hennings
  • Power tool with crimp localization
    Patent number: 11621531
    Abstract: Portable, hand-held, battery operated, hydraulic tools are provided with a tool frame, a force sensor, and a location detector. A piston actuated by a hydraulic system within the tool frame applies force to the working head to perform a task, such as to apply a crimp to an electrical connector. The tool determines the maximum force applied to the crimp and records that maximum force along with the geographic location of the tool when the crimp was formed. The maximum force provides an indication of the quality of the crimp and the recorded location allows a potentially defective crimp to be located.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: HUBBELL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Brian McCulloh White, David Compton Heck, Michael Anthony Guarrera, John David Lefavour, Michael James Hennings
  • POWER TOOL WITH CRIMP LOCALIZATION
    Publication number: 20200106230
    Abstract: Portable, hand-held, battery operated, hydraulic tools are provided with a tool frame, a force sensor, and a location detector. A piston actuated by a hydraulic system within the tool frame applies force to the working head to perform a task, such as to apply a crimp to an electrical connector. The tool determines the maximum force applied to the crimp and records that maximum force along with the geographic location of the tool when the crimp was formed. The maximum force provides an indication of the quality of the crimp and the recorded location allows a potentially defective crimp to be located.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Brian McCulloh White, David Compton Heck, Michael Anthony Guarrera, John David Lefavour, Michael James Hennings