Patents by Inventor Ronald Steven Hetzel

Ronald Steven Hetzel 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).

  • Sliding adjustable toggle clamp
    Patent number: 10556266
    Abstract: A tool including a pair of rails is attachable to the inside surface of the skin panel. A housing is pivotally and slidably connected between the pair of rails. The housing is pivotable about a first axis and is slidable along grooves in the pair of rails. The housing has a first end and a second end opposite each other. The tool includes a rod having a third end and a fourth end, the third end attached to and extending from the first end of the housing. The tool also includes a pressure foot attached to the fourth end of the housing. The pressure foot includes a curved ankle integrally formed with a flat flange, the curved ankle curving into the flat flange. The pressure foot is configured to apply pressure along a portion of the inside surface of the skin panel when the housing is in a vertical position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Robert Dean Dixon, William Ryan Cooper, Zachary David Talus, Christopher E. Plass, Lane W. Fuglevand, Ronald Steven Hetzel, Dennis R. Johnson
  • SLIDING ADJUSTABLE TOGGLE CLAMP
    Publication number: 20190210095
    Abstract: A tool including a pair of rails is attachable to the inside surface of the skin panel. A housing is pivotally and slidably connected between the pair of rails. The housing is pivotable about a first axis and is slidable along grooves in the pair of rails. The housing has a first end and a second end opposite each other. The tool includes a rod having a third end and a fourth end, the third end attached to and extending from the first end of the housing. The tool also includes a pressure foot attached to the fourth end of the housing. The pressure foot includes a curved ankle integrally formed with a flat flange, the curved ankle curving into the flat flange. The pressure foot is configured to apply pressure along a portion of the inside surface of the skin panel when the housing is in a vertical position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Robert Dean Dixon, William Ryan Cooper, Zachary David Talus, Christopher E. Plass, Lane W. Fuglevand, Ronald Steven Hetzel, Dennis R. Johnson
  • Sliding adjustable toggle clamp
    Patent number: 10265760
    Abstract: A tool including a pair of rails is attachable to the inside surface of the skin panel. A housing is pivotally and slidably connected between the pair of rails. The housing is pivotable about a first axis and is slidable along grooves in the pair of rails. The housing has a first end and a second end opposite each other. The tool includes a rod having a third end and a fourth end, the third end attached to and extending from the first end of the housing. The tool also includes a pressure foot attached to the fourth end of the housing. The pressure foot includes a curved ankle integrally formed with a flat flange, the curved ankle curving into the flat flange. The pressure foot is configured to apply pressure along a portion of the inside surface of the skin panel when the housing is in a vertical position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Robert Dean Dixon, William Ryan Cooper, Zachary David Talus, Christopher E. Plass, Lane W. Fuglevand, Ronald Steven Hetzel, Dennis R. Johnson
  • SLIDING ADJUSTABLE TOGGLE CLAMP
    Publication number: 20180043438
    Abstract: A tool including a pair of rails is attachable to the inside surface of the skin panel. A housing is pivotally and slidably connected between the pair of rails. The housing is pivotable about a first axis and is slidable along grooves in the pair of rails. The housing has a first end and a second end opposite each other. The tool includes a rod having a third end and a fourth end, the third end attached to and extending from the first end of the housing. The tool also includes a pressure foot attached to the fourth end of the housing. The pressure foot includes a curved ankle integrally formed with a flat flange, the curved ankle curving into the flat flange. The pressure foot is configured to apply pressure along a portion of the inside surface of the skin panel when the housing is in a vertical position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Robert Dean Dixon, William Ryan Cooper, Zachary David Talus, Christopher E. Plass, Lane W. Fuglevand, Ronald Steven Hetzel, Dennis R. Johnson