Patents by Inventor Robert Kapp

Robert Kapp 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: 20260015888
    Abstract: Described herein is a Near Field Communication disc lock. The disc lock has a near field communication antenna which receives the near field signal to lock or unlock the disc lock. The antenna passes the signal via wires to a near field circuit board which controls the lock motor which turns a lock cam to pressure or release a lock ball. The lock ball triggers the lock ball lever to lock or unlock the lock ring. In this manner, there is now an NFC lock which cannot be cut with bolt cutters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2025
    Publication date: January 15, 2026
    Inventors: Robert KAPP, Albert BRUNNER, Todd MORY, Daniel SCHIERMEYER
  • Patent number: 12428871
    Abstract: Described herein is a Near Field Communication disc lock. The disc lock has a near field communication antenna which receives the near field signal to lock or unlock the disc lock. The antenna passes the signal via wires to a near field circuit board which controls the lock motor which turns a lock cam to pressure or release a lock ball. The lock ball triggers the lock ball lever to lock or unlock the lock ring. In this manner, there is now an NFC lock which cannot be cut with bolt cutters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2025
    Inventors: Robert Kapp, Albert Brunner, Todd Mory, Daniel Schiermeyer
  • Publication number: 20250019995
    Abstract: Described herein is a Near Field Communication disc lock. The disc lock has a near field communication antenna which receives the near field signal to lock or unlock the disc lock. The antenna passes the signal via wires to a near field circuit board which controls the lock motor which turns a lock cam to pressure or release a lock ball. The lock ball triggers the lock ball lever to lock or unlock the lock ring. In this manner, there is now an NFC lock which cannot be cut with bolt cutters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2023
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Inventors: Robert KAPP, Albert BRUNNER, Todd MORY, Daniel Schiermeyer
  • Publication number: 20250010423
    Abstract: The invention relates to a honing tool (100) for machining the inner surface of a bore in a workpiece by means of at least one honing operation, comprising: a tool body (110) that defines a tool axis (112) and has a guide bore (115), which is coaxial to the tool axis, for receiving two adjusting elements which can be moved axially independently of each other, and a plurality of guide openings (160) which are distributed over the circumference of the tool body (110) and lead radially relative to the tool axis (112) from the guide bore (115) to an outer face of the tool body; a plurality of cutting means supports which each have a support section (152) that is wide in the circumferential direction and comprises an outer face for receiving cutting means, and have an adjusting section (158) that is narrower than the support section and has an inclined surface on the inner face facing away from the outer face for interacting with an associated inclined surface of one of the two adjusting elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicant: Elgan-Diamantwerkzeuge GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Oliver Bachmann, Giorgio Iannuzzi, Robert Kapp, Florian Kranichsfeld, Joachim Weiblen