Patents by Inventor Rupak K. Paul

Rupak K. Paul 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).

  • Axial pliers
    Patent number: 11938600
    Abstract: A tool having gripping jaw teeth that provide a contact pattern for engaging fasteners on-axis. The gripping teeth are formed in a depression disposed at a distal end of a jaw and are oriented at an angle that turns away from a major axis of the tool or an axis that is orthogonal to a plane formed by a front face of the jaw to increase the gripping force that can be applied to the fastener before the tool disengages or “slips against” the fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Snap-on Incorporated
    Inventors: Ottoleo Kuter-Arnebeck, Rupak K. Paul
  • MODULAR VISE
    Publication number: 20240082985
    Abstract: A vise having a modular construction that allows for ease of manufacture, assembly, and changeover or replacement of wear items, such as gripping surfaces of jaws of the vise. The modular construction also provides for reduced weight of the vise compared to conventional cast type vises. The vise also incorporates quick adjustment features allowing for the vise to be easily rotated, a position and size of an opening of the jaws to be rapidly adjusted, and a clamping force applied with ease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Snap-on Incorporated
    Inventors: Ottoleo Kuter-Arnebeck, Nicholas H. Weir, Benjamin T. Schulz, Rupak K. Paul
  • Modular vise
    Patent number: 11872672
    Abstract: A vise having a modular construction that allows for ease of manufacture, assembly, and changeover or replacement of wear items, such as gripping surfaces of jaws of the vise. The modular construction also provides for reduced weight of the vise compared to conventional cast type vises. The vise also incorporates quick adjustment features allowing for the vise to be easily rotated, a position and size of an opening of the jaws to be rapidly adjusted, and a clamping force applied with ease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Snap-on Incorporated
    Inventors: Ottoleo Kuter-Arnebeck, Nicholas H. Weir, Benjamin T. Schulz, Rupak K. Paul
  • Modular vise
    Patent number: 11660728
    Abstract: A vise having a modular construction that allows for ease of manufacture, assembly, and changeover or replacement of wear items, such as gripping surfaces of jaws of the vise. The modular construction also provides for reduced weight of the vise compared to conventional cast type vises. The vise also incorporates quick adjustment features allowing for the vise to be easily rotated, a position and size of an opening of the jaws to be rapidly adjusted, and a clamping force applied with ease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Inventors: Ottoleo Kuter-Arnebeck, Nicholas H. Weir, Benjamin T. Schulz, Rupak K. Paul
  • MODULAR VISE
    Publication number: 20230158641
    Abstract: A vise having a modular construction that allows for ease of manufacture, assembly, and changeover or replacement of wear items, such as gripping surfaces of jaws of the vise. The modular construction also provides for reduced weight of the vise compared to conventional cast type vises. The vise also incorporates quick adjustment features allowing for the vise to be easily rotated, a position and size of an opening of the jaws to be rapidly adjusted, and a clamping force applied with ease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Applicant: Snap-on Incoporated
    Inventors: Ottoleo Kuter-Arnebeck, Nicholas H. Weir, Benjamin T. Schulz, Rupak K. Paul
  • MODULAR VISE
    Publication number: 20230038808
    Abstract: A vise having a modular construction that allows for ease of manufacture, assembly, and changeover or replacement of wear items, such as gripping surfaces of jaws of the vise. The modular construction also provides for reduced weight of the vise compared to conventional cast type vises. The vise also incorporates quick adjustment features allowing for the vise to be easily rotated, a position and size of an opening of the jaws to be rapidly adjusted, and a clamping force applied with ease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: Snap-on Incorporated
    Inventors: Ottoleo Kuter-Arnebeck, Nicholas H. Weir, Benjamin T. Schulz, Rupak K. Paul
  • AXIAL PLIERS
    Publication number: 20200139515
    Abstract: A tool having gripping jaw teeth that provide a contact pattern for engaging fasteners on-axis. The gripping teeth are formed in a depression disposed at a distal end of a jaw and are oriented at an angle that turns away from a major axis of the tool or an axis that is orthogonal to a plane formed by a front face of the jaw to increase the gripping force that can be applied to the fastener before the tool disengages or “slips against” the fastener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: Snap-on Incorporated
    Inventors: Ottoleo Kuter-Arnebeck, Rupak K. Paul