Patents by Inventor Robert H. Strunk

Robert H. Strunk 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).

  • Electrical contact mechanism for ultrasonic transducers on fasteners
    Patent number: 5112248
    Abstract: An electrical contact structure for making and maintaining an electrical connection through a rotatable tool head is provided. A low cost contact probe assembly can be incorporated into the drive of various conventional tightening tools to extend onto the head of a fastener to make and maintain electrical contact therewith while the head is being operated upon by the socket or gripping means of the tightening tool. This contact probe assembly includes an insulated and shielded electrically conductive tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1992
    Assignee: SPS Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ian E. Kibblewhite, Robert H. Strunk
  • Electrical contact mechanism for ultrasonic transducers on fasteners
    Patent number: 5018988
    Abstract: An electrical contact structure for making and maintaining an electrical connection through a rotatable tool head is provided. A low cost contact probe assembly can be incorporated into the drive of various conventional tightening tools to extend onto the head of a fastener to make and maintain electrical contact therewith while the head is being operated upon by the socket or gripping means of the tightening tool. This contact probe assembly includes an insulated and shielded electrically conductive tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1991
    Assignee: SPS Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ian E. Kibblewhite, Robert H. Strunk