Patents by Inventor Rudolf Henkel

Rudolf Henkel 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).

  • Tensioning device, in particular a machine vice with a quick-tension means
    Patent number: 6585247
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tensioning device, in particular a machine vice, with a base body, with a stationary jaw attached thereto and with a movable jaw opposite this, for whose adjustment there is provided a tension rod, wherein the tension rod comprises a support bearing via which the movable jaw is supported by way of a compression rod. The object of the invention is to specify a tensioning device which permits a quick tensioning also of differently dimensioned subjects and furthermore offers the largest possible protection from contamination of the functional parts. This object is achieved in that the movable jaw is formed lockable at various distances to the stationary jaw with the compression rod, preferably by way of clamping bodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: Fa. Georg Kesel GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: James R. Mattox, Rudolf Henkel
  • Tensioning device, in particular a machine vice with a quick-tension means
    Publication number: 20020005609
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tensioning device, in particular a machine vice, with a base body, with a stationary jaw attached thereto and with a movable jaw opposite this, for whose adjustment there is provided a tension rod, wherein the tension rod comprises a support bearing via which the movable jaw is supported by way of a compression rod. The object of the invention is to specify a tensioning device which permits a quick tensioning also of differently dimensioned subjects and furthermore offers the largest possible protection from contamination of the functional parts. This object is achieved in that the movable jaw is formed lockable at various distances to the stationary jaw with the compression rod, preferably by way of clamping bodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2001
    Publication date: January 17, 2002
    Inventors: James R. Mattox, Rudolf Henkel