Patents by Inventor Rüdiger Botha

Rüdiger Botha 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).

  • Publication number: 20150258601
    Abstract: A drilling-out aid device for assisting in drilling out a rivet, in particular a blind rivet, by a drilling tool, includes a proximal handle portion for handling the drilling-out aid device; a guide device for centrically guiding a drilling shaft of the drilling tool; a distal rivet-head receiving device for centrically orientating the drilling-out aid device on the head of the rivet to be drilled out; and a rivet-head pressing device, which is mounted displaceably in the longitudinal direction of the drilling-out aid device relative to the rivet-head receiving device to apply a centric gripping force to the head of the rivet to be drilled out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Rüdiger BOTHA, Hamid EBRAHIMI, Christian RESE
  • Publication number: 20150231767
    Abstract: A fastening device includes a fastening needle system, which is guided in a base body of the fastening device. The fastening needle system is configured to be led through a drilling hole of one or more components. By exercising a pulling force onto the fastening needle system, the components can be fastened between the front portion of the fastening needle and the base body. A fastening system may include the fastening device and a fastening pliers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicant: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Rüdiger Botha, Hamid Ebrahimi