Patents by Inventor Thomas Former

Thomas Former 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).

  • FIXING ELEMENT, FIXING SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR SETTING THE FIXING ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20140033508
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fixing system (1) having a fixing element (2) and a setting device (18). The fixing element (2) has a shank (5) and an anchoring element (4). In order to provide a fixing system (1) which is simple and rapid to use, the invention proposes that the setting device (18) for driving in the anchoring element (4) be a pin driver device. The shank (5) of the fixing element has a receiving aperture (8) in which a through-hole (3) is arranged in such a way that the anchoring element (4) for anchoring the fixing element (2) can be introduced through the receiving aperture (8) and into the through-hole (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: FISCHERWERKE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Willi Haug, Meinrad Zeh, Thomas Former, Berthold Weichert