Patents by Inventor Robert J. MUSIL

Robert J. MUSIL 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).

  • Manual clamp for key making machine
    Patent number: 9895753
    Abstract: A clamp is disclosed for use in a key making machine. The clamp may have a stationary head guide with a slot configured to receive a key, and a pressure pad configured to engage the head guide and sandwich the key therebetween. The clamp may also have at least a first spring configured to continuously generate a force biasing the pressure pad toward the stationary head guide, a plunger configured to selectively engage the pressure pad, and a second spring configured to bias the plunger toward the pressure pad. The clamp may further have a release lever manually operable to urge the plunger away from the pressure pad and to compress the second spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: The Hillman Group, Inc.
    Inventors: James F. Huss, Robert J. Musil
  • MANUAL CLAMP FOR KEY MAKING MACHINE
    Publication number: 20170136557
    Abstract: A clamp is disclosed for use in a key making machine. The clamp may have a stationary head guide with a slot configured to receive a key, and a pressure pad configured to engage the head guide and sandwich the key therebetween. The clamp may also have at least a first spring configured to continuously generate a force biasing the pressure pad toward the stationary head guide, a plunger configured to selectively engage the pressure pad, and a second spring configured to bias the plunger toward the pressure pad. The clamp may further have a release lever manually operable to urge the plunger away from the pressure pad and to compress the second spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: James F. HUSS, Robert J. MUSIL