Patents by Inventor Rick L. ROLOF

Rick L. ROLOF 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).

  • BRAKE IMPACT TOOL
    Publication number: 20210291337
    Abstract: A tool for impacting a frozen brake component includes an outer guide tube, an impact bar which slides within the outer guide tube and has an impact tip, which is retracted in the outer guide tube when the impact bar is retracted, and which extends beyond the guide tube when the impact bar is extended. The impact bar and the outer guide tube are curved identically and sufficiently to allow the far end of the impact bar to impact a brake component when the tool is inserted in a wheel opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventor: Rick L. ROLOF
  • Brake impact tool
    Patent number: 11034009
    Abstract: A tool for impacting a frozen brake component includes an outer guide tube, an impact bar which slides within the outer guide tube and has an impact tip, which is retracted in the outer guide tube when the impact bar is retracted, and which extends beyond the guide tube when the impact bar is extended. The impact bar and the outer guide tube are curved identically and sufficiently to allow the far end of the impact bar to impact a brake component when the tool is inserted in a wheel opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Inventor: Rick L. Rolof
  • BRAKE IMPACT TOOL
    Publication number: 20190152037
    Abstract: A tool for impacting a frozen brake component includes an outer guide tube, an impact bar which slides within the outer guide tube and has an impact tip, which is retracted in the outer guide tube when the impact bar is retracted, and which extends beyond the guide tube when the impact bar is extended. The impact bar and the outer guide tube are curved identically and sufficiently to allow the far end of the impact bar to impact a brake component when the tool is inserted in a wheel opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventor: Rick L. ROLOF