Patents by Inventor Ronald Mihala

Ronald Mihala 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).

  • Expansion anchor with a swelling element for securing the sleeve
    Patent number: 9933002
    Abstract: An expansion anchor including a stud and at least one expansion element arranged on the stud, whereby the stud has a slanted surface that pushes the expansion element radially outwards when the stud is moved in a pull-out direction, relative to the expansion element is provided. It is provided that the expansion anchor has at least one swelling element consisting of a swellable compound that can swell in order to secure the expansion element onto the wall of a drilled hole in the pull-out direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Peter Gstach, Ronald Mihala, Bernhard Winkler
  • EXPANSION ANCHOR WITH A SWELLING ELEMENT FOR SECURING THE SLEEVE
    Publication number: 20160290379
    Abstract: An expansion anchor including a stud and at least one expansion element arranged on the stud, whereby the stud has a slanted surface that pushes the expansion element radially outwards when the stud is moved in a pull-out direction, relative to the expansion element is provided. It is provided that the expansion anchor has at least one swelling element consisting of a swellable compound that can swell in order to secure the expansion element onto the wall of a drilled hole in the pull-out direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Peter Gstach, Ronald Mihala, Bernhard Winkler