Patents by Inventor OLIVER NILL

OLIVER NILL 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: 11839304
    Abstract: A pivot fitting has a first lever mounted such that is pivotable out of a starting position about a force-transmitting shaft serving as an axis of rotation in relation to the shaft. The fitting has a clamping mechanism fixing the first lever in different angular positions relative to the shaft. The clamping mechanism has a toothed-ring disc positioned on the shaft and has an outer toothing structure formed on the outer periphery, a catch mounted in a pivotable manner on the first lever and is loaded in the direction of the outer toothing structure and, in a latching position, is in engagement with the outer toothing structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: HETTICH FRANKE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Steffen Grathwol, Oliver Nill
  • Publication number: 20220225770
    Abstract: A pivot fitting has a first lever mounted such that is pivotable out of a starting position about a force-transmitting shaft serving as an axis of rotation in relation to the shaft. The fitting has a clamping mechanism fixing the first lever in different angular positions relative to the shaft. The clamping mechanism has a toothed-ring disc positioned on the shaft and has an outer toothing structure formed on the outer periphery, a catch mounted in a pivotable manner on the first lever and is loaded in the direction of the outer toothing structure and, in a latching position, is in engagement with the outer toothing structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Steffen GRATHWOL, Oliver NILL
  • Patent number: 11272787
    Abstract: A pivot fitting for moveable furniture parts on upholstered furniture has a first lever and a second lever that are mounted to as to pivot relative to each other about a common axis from a basic position through a predetermined angle. The pivot fitting also includes a clamping mechanism with which the two levers can be fixed relative to each other at different angular positions within the predetermined angle, the clamping mechanism has a toothing attached in a rotationally fixed manner on the second lever, at least one catch that is pivotally mounted on the first lever and loaded in the direction of the toothing, the catch engaging with the toothing in a detent position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: HETTICH FRANKE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Oliver Nill
  • Patent number: 11209042
    Abstract: A pivot fitting for moveable furniture parts on pieces of furniture has a first lever and a second lever mounted so as to pivot relative to each other about a common pivot axis from a basic position through a predetermined angle in an adjusting direction and a resetting direction, a latching mechanism, with which the two levers can be latched at different angular positions within the predetermined angle relative to each other counter to a force acting in the resetting direction, the levers being pivotable in the resetting direction when the latching mechanism is deactivated. A force-transmission shaft of the adjusting mechanism is coupled to the second level in a rotationally fixed manner. The latching mechanism can be deactivated by pivoting the second lever relative to the first lever in the adjusting direction when an end position has been reached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: HETTICH FRANKE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Oliver Nill
  • Patent number: 10993535
    Abstract: A pivot fitting for movable furniture parts on pieces of furniture, has a first lever and a second lever that are mounted to pivot about a common axis from a basic position through a predetermined angle, a clamping mechanism with which the two levers are fixable relative to each other at different angular positions within the predetermined angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: HETTICH FRANKE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Oliver Nill, Gerd Stauss, Steffen Grathwol
  • Publication number: 20210007488
    Abstract: A pivot fitting for moveable furniture parts on upholstered furniture has a first lever and a second lever that are mounted to as to pivot relative to each other about a common axis from a basic position through a predetermined angle. The pivot fitting also includes a clamping mechanism with which the two levers can be fixed relative to each other at different angular positions within the predetermined angle, the clamping mechanism has a toothing attached in a rotationally fixed manner on the second lever, at least one catch that is pivotally mounted on the first lever and loaded in the direction of the toothing, the catch engaging with the toothing in a detent position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventor: Oliver NILL
  • Publication number: 20210007487
    Abstract: A pivot fitting for movable furniture parts on pieces of furniture, has a first lever and a second lever that are mounted to pivot about a common axis from a basic position through a predetermined angle, a clamping mechanism with which the two levers are fixable relative to each other at different angular positions within the predetermined angle. The clamping mechanism includes a toothing attached in a rotationally fixed manner to the second lever, at least one catch pivotally mounted on the first lever and loaded in the direction of the toothing, the catch engaging with the toothing in a detent position, a control disc mounted to pivot about the common axis, with which control disc the at least one catch can be disengaged from the toothing when the pretermined angle has been passed in an adjusting direction from the basic position so that when the catch is disengaged from the toothing, the two levers can be pivoted back into the basic position when the predetermined angle is passed in a resetting direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Oliver NILL, Gerd STAUSS, Steffen GRATHWOL
  • Publication number: 20200208677
    Abstract: A pivot fitting for moveable furniture parts on pieces of furniture has a first lever and a second lever mounted so as to pivot relative to each other about a common pivot axis from a basic position through a predetermined angle in an adjusting direction and a resetting direction, a latching mechanism, with which the two levers can be latched at different angular positions within the predetermined angle relative to each other counter to a force acting in the resetting direction, the levers being pivotable in the resetting direction when the latching mechanism is deactivated. A force-transmission shaft of the adjusting mechanism is coupled to the second level in a rotationally fixed manner. The latching mechanism can be deactivated by pivoting the second lever relative to the first lever in the adjusting direction when an end position has been reached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventor: Oliver NILL
  • Patent number: 10519997
    Abstract: A furniture fitting for connecting furniture parts of upholstered furniture has a first fitting part for fastening to a first furniture part and a second fitting part fastenable to a second furniture part. The first fitting part has a base and two axles arranged parallel to one another and parallel to the base. A first one of the axles is fixedly connected to the first fitting part and a second one of the axles is displaceably mounted relative to the first axle perpendicular to the axles against a force of an energy storage device. The second fitting part has a first and a second mount for the first and second axle and is positioned on the first axle with the first mount to pivot around the first axle. The second axle latches into the second mount during pivoting to connect the two fitting parts to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: HETTICH FRANKE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Gerd Stauss, Oliver Nill
  • Publication number: 20180045234
    Abstract: A furniture fitting for connecting furniture parts of upholstered furniture has a first fitting part for fastening to a first furniture part and a second fitting part fastenable to a second furniture part. The first fitting part has a base and two axles arranged parallel to one another and parallel to the base. A first one of the axles is fixedly connected to the first fitting part and a second one of the axles is displaceably mounted relative to the first axle perpendicular to the axles against a force of an energy storage device. The second fitting part has a first and a second mount for the first and second axle and is positioned on the first axle with the first mount to pivot around the first axle. The second axle latches into the second mount during pivoting to connect the two fitting parts to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: GERD STAUSS, OLIVER NILL