Patents by Inventor Robert M. Sterner

Robert M. Sterner 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).

  • Pipe Peeler
    Publication number: 20150090094
    Abstract: A pipe peeler for removing a uniform layer of material from the outer surface of a polyethylene pipe is provided. The device comprises a body, a blade, a chain coupled near a first face of the body, a means for coupling the other end of the chain to the body near a second face of the body, a means for tightening the chain around a pipe, and a grip for rotating the device around the pipe in order to peel the pipe. The chain may define a helix shape when wrapped around the pipe, creating a spiral track on the pipe that the blade will follow when the device is pushed around the pipe, thereby creating a uniform spiral peel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: REED MANUFACTURING COMPANY
    Inventors: Christopher M. Arkwright, Robert M. Sterner
  • Pipe peeler
    Patent number: 8720070
    Abstract: A pipe peeler for removing a uniform layer of material from the outer surface of a polyethylene pipe is provided. The device comprises a cuboid body, a blade with housing for retracting the blade, a chain attached to one end of the cuboid body, a threaded hook for attaching the other end of the chain to the cuboid body and tightening the chain around a pipe, and a push knob for rotating the device around the pipe in order to peel the pipe. The two points on the chain attached to the body are different distances from the end of the pipe when the chain is tightened around the pipe, thereby creating a spiral track on the pipe that the blade will follow when the device is pushed around the pipe, thereby creating a uniform spiral peel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Reed Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: Robert M. Sterner
  • Pipe Peeler
    Publication number: 20130111764
    Abstract: A pipe peeler for removing a uniform layer of material from the outer surface of a polyethylene pipe is provided. The device comprises a cuboid body, a blade with housing for retracting the blade, a chain attached to one end of the cuboid body, a threaded hook for attaching the other end of the chain to the cuboid body and tightening the chain around a pipe, and a push knob for rotating the device around the pipe in order to peel the pipe. The two points on the chain attached to the body are different distances from the end of the pipe when the chain is tightened around the pipe, thereby creating a spiral track on the pipe that the blade will follow when the device is pushed around the pipe, thereby creating a uniform spiral peel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Inventor: Robert M. Sterner
  • PVC cut and bevel machine
    Patent number: D653266
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Inventors: Stephen W. Woodward, Robert M. Sterner
  • Chamfer tool
    Patent number: D688931
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Inventors: Robert M. Sterner, Anthony J Little
  • Pipe reamer blade
    Patent number: D834626
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Inventor: Robert M. Sterner
  • Oil bucket lid
    Patent number: D983246
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Reed Manufacturing Co.
    Inventor: Robert M. Sterner