Patents by Inventor Thomas Wallberg

Thomas Wallberg 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).

  • Patent number: 8931316
    Abstract: A method for profiling the broad sides of a flat key, a key blank being clamped in a clamping device so that the broad side of the key blank is exposed. Guide grooves and variation grooves which are complementary to the longitudinal sectional profile of the cutter teeth are milled into the broad side by advance in the longitudinal direction of the key, in one work operation, using a milling cutter that has cutter teeth on its peripheral surface and rotates about a cutter shaft. To produce undercut grooves, the axis of the cutter shaft is inclined at an angle of inclination relative to the longitudinal center plane of the key, ribs of the cutter teeth producing an undercut guide wall using at least one rib.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: C. ED. Schulte Gesellschaft Mit Beschränkter Haftung Zylinderschlossfabrik
    Inventors: Michael Reine, Thomas Wallberg
  • Patent number: 8919160
    Abstract: A method for profiling broad sides of a flat reversible key. A key blank is clamped to expose the first broad side of the key blank and complementary grooves and ribs are milled using a milling cutter with cutter teeth by advance in the longitudinal direction of the key relative to the longitudinal section profile of the cutter teeth. The key blank is then clamped in a position turned by 180° about the longitudinal center axis of the key so that the second broad side of the blank is exposed, and complementary grooves and ribs are milled into the broad side with milling cutter, by advance in the longitudinal direction of the key. The cutter shaft axes is inclined at an angle of inclination (?) relative to the longitudinal center plane of the key, at least one cutter tooth rib of the cutter teeth producing an undercut guide wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: C. Ed. Schulte Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung Zylinderschlossfabrik
    Inventors: Theo Piotrowski, Michael Reine, Thomas Wallberg
  • Patent number: 8266937
    Abstract: The invention is concerned with a locking cylinder (1) and a matching key (2), wherein the locking cylinder comprises tumbler pins (6) with a head (7) and a tip. (8). The tip (8) engages in a coding recess (10) of the key (2) and, by withdrawing the key from the locking cylinder, slides along two sliding flanks (2), which follow on one another. The dimensions of the conical surface (9) following on from the rounding of the tip (8) and the sliding flank (12) are made to match one another in such a way that the transitional region (13) between the two sliding flanks is covered by the conical surface in the abutting position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: C. Ed. Schulte Gesellschaft MIT Beschränkter Haftung Zylinderschlossfabrik
    Inventors: Jürgen Lienau, Thomas Wallberg
  • Publication number: 20110289989
    Abstract: A method for profiling the broad sides of a flat key, a key blank being clamped in a clamping device so that the broad side of the key blank is exposed. Guide grooves and variation grooves which are complementary to the longitudinal sectional profile of the cutter teeth are milled into the broad side by advance in the longitudinal direction of the key, in one work operation, using a milling cutter that has cutter teeth on its peripheral surface and rotates about a cutter shaft. To produce undercut grooves, the axis of the cutter shaft is inclined at an angle of inclination relative to the longitudinal center plane of the key, ribs of the cutter teeth producing an undercut guide wall using at least one rib.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: C. Ed. Schulte Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung Zylinderschlossfabrik
    Inventors: Michael REINE, Thomas WALLBERG
  • Publication number: 20110289990
    Abstract: A method for profiling broad sides of a flat reversible key. A key blank is clamped to expose the first broad side of the key blank and complementary grooves and ribs are milled using a milling cutter with cutter teeth by advance in the longitudinal direction of the key relative to the longitudinal section profile of the cutter teeth. The key blank is then clamped in a position turned by 180° about the longitudinal center axis of the key so that the second broad side of the blank is exposed, and complementary grooves and ribs are milled into the broad side with milling cutter, by advance in the longitudinal direction of the key. The cutter shaft axes is inclined at an angle of inclination (?) relative to the longitudinal center plane of the key, at least one cutter tooth rib of the cutter teeth producing an undercut guide wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: C. Ed. Schulte Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung Zylinderschlossfabrik
    Inventors: Theo PIOTROWSKI, Michael REINE, Thomas WALLBERG
  • Publication number: 20100319422
    Abstract: The invention is concered with a locking cylinder (1) and a matching key (2), wherein the locking cylinder comprises tumbler pins (6) with a head (7) and a tip. (8). The tip (8) engages in a coding recess (10) of the key (2) and, by withdrawing the key from the locking cylinder, slides along two sliding flanks (2), which follow on one another. The dimensions of the conical surface (9) following on from the rounding of the tip (8) and the sliding flank (12) are made to match one another in such a way that the transitional region (13) between the two sliding flanks is covered by the conical surface in the abutting position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: C. Ed. Schulte Gesellschaft mit beschraenkter Haftung Zylinderschlossfabrik
    Inventors: Jürgen Lienau, Thomas Wallberg