Patents by Inventor Thorsten Weyland

Thorsten Weyland 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).

  • Publication number: 20240142354
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for inspecting the quality of a crimp connection by means of a handheldable pulling and compressing device suitable for producing the crimp connection, as well as a handheldable pulling and compressing device and a system for carrying out the method. In order to provide a method for inspecting the quality of a crimp connection by means of a handheldable pulling and compressing device suitable for producing the crimp connection, as well as a handheldable pulling and compressing device and a system for carrying out the method, which enable the quality of the crimp connection to be determined in a simple and reliable manner, it is provided that a crimp holder is arranged on a punch holder for attaching a crimp contact of a crimp connection and a cable holder is arranged on a die holder for attaching a cable of the crimp connection, a handheldable pulling and compressing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Torsten Kreischer, Thorsten Weyland
  • Publication number: 20240144734
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for using a handheldable pulling and compressing device for the repair of motor vehicle components and a system for carrying out the method. In order to provide a method for the use of a handheld pulling and compressing device for the repair of motor vehicle components as well as a system for carrying out the method, which enables a quick and reliable selection of a suitable tool in a simple manner, it is provided that a motor vehicle component to be machined is identified by means of a mobile handheld device comprising a display unit and a transmitting and receiving unit for wireless data transmission of information to a server unit. A tool suitable for machining the identified motor vehicle component is selected by means of the mobile handheld device or the server unit, and information about the suitable tool is displayed on the display unit of the mobile handheld device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Torsten Kreischer, Thorsten Weyland
  • Patent number: 10773293
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hydraulic punch device with a hydraulically driven punch carrier for releasably seating a punch and a die with a die opening adapted to the punch cross-section of the punch. To provide a punch device that makes it possible to reliably produce differently shaped holes, the punch has a punch cross-section different from a circular cross-section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: TKR Spezialwerkzeuge GmbH
    Inventor: Thorsten Weyland
  • Patent number: 10415607
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mobile hydraulic tool with a drive piston hydraulically adjustable between a start position and an end position, a hydraulic tool housing having a cylindrical section guiding the drive piston, and a tractive tool unit or pressing tool unit releasably connectable to the drive piston and the hydraulic tool housing. In order to provide a mobile hydraulic tool in which the movement provided by the drive piston can be used to optionally drive a tractive tool unit and a pressing tool unit, the hydraulic tool housing is designed on one side for arranging the tractive tool unit connectable to the drive piston, and on the other side for arranging the pressing tool unit connectable to the drive piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: TKR Spezialwerkzeuge GmbH
    Inventor: Thorsten Weyland
  • Patent number: 10315889
    Abstract: A lifting device for a motor vehicle subassembly has a load-bearing unit with at least one support arm that can be pivoted around a longitudinal axis of the load-bearing unit and a coupling unit that is arranged on the support arm for releasably connecting the support arm to the motor vehicle subassembly. The coupling unit is mounted on the support arm such that it is longitudinally displaceable, and the load-bearing unit is configured to connect with a crane unit, such as a crane hook adapter. The lifting device is especially compact in construction in that it offers the possibility of being combined with lifting units for the disassembly of motor vehicle subassemblies from the ground. The load-bearing unit is releasably connected with a connecting body of a support unit. The connecting body is tiltable on the support unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: TKR Spezialwerkzeuge GmbH
    Inventors: Torsten Kreischer, Thorsten Weyland
  • Publication number: 20190111464
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hydraulic punch device with a hydraulically driven punch carrier for releasably seating a punch and a die with a die opening adapted to the punch cross-section of the punch. To provide a punch device that makes it possible to reliably produce differently shaped holes, the punch has a punch cross-section different from a circular cross-section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventor: Thorsten Weyland
  • Patent number: 10058910
    Abstract: The invention relates to a riveting tool for setting blind rivet nuts and/or blind rivet screws with a drive piston hydraulically adjustable between a starting position and an end position and a pull rod operationally connected with the drive piston and adjustable between a rivet receiving position and a setting position. In order to provide a riveting tool with a hydraulically driven drive piston, which has a simple and good adaptability for the blind rivet screws and/or blind rivet nuts to be set, it is provided that a coupling unit, a tractive tool adjusted for the blind rivet nut and/or blind rivet screw as well as the pull rod are designed for the form-fitting connection of the pull rod with the tractive tool, which is releasable in the direction of the longitudinal axis and in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: TKR Spezialwerkzeuge GmbH
    Inventor: Thorsten Weyland
  • Publication number: 20180237273
    Abstract: A lifting device for a motor vehicle subassembly has a load-bearing unit with at least one support arm that can be pivoted around a longitudinal axis of the load-bearing unit and a coupling unit that is arranged on the support arm for releasably connecting the support arm to the motor vehicle subassembly. The coupling unit is mounted on the support arm such that it is longitudinally displaceable, and the load-bearing unit is configured to connect with a crane unit, such as a crane hook adapter. The lifting device is especially compact in construction in that it offers the possibility of being combined with lifting units for the disassembly of motor vehicle subassemblies from the ground. The load-bearing unit is releasably connected with a connecting body of a support unit. The connecting body is tiltable on the support unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: TORSTEN KREISCHER, THORSTEN WEYLAND
  • Patent number: 9833832
    Abstract: The invention relates to a riveting tool for setting blind rivet nuts and/or blind rivet screws, comprising a drive piston which is able to be hydraulically adjusted from an initial position toward an end position, a pull rod which is releasably and operatively connected to the drive piston and which is able to be adjusted by the drive piston from a rivet receiving position into a setting position and a coupling element fixing the pull rod and a drawing mandrel to one another in the longitudinal axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: TKR Spezialwerkzeuge GmbH
    Inventors: Thorsten Weyland, Karl Buchholz
  • Patent number: 9796014
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tool connection for arranging a riveting tool on a riveting tool receptacle, having a contact surface arranged on the riveting tool for supporting the riveting tool on a supporting surface arranged on the riveting tool receptacle. In order to provide a tool connection for arranging a riveting tool on a riveting tool receptacle, by means of which a repetitive riveting operation can be carried out without damage and it is particularly simple to replace the riveting tool, it is provided that a journal is arranged on one of the riveting tool or riveting tool receptacle and a journal receptacle is arranged on the other of the riveting tool or riveting tool receptacle, the journal can be introduced into and removed from the journal receptacle and the riveting tool can be releasably locked to the riveting tool receptacle by a magnetic force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: TKR Spezialwerkzeuge GmbH
    Inventor: Thorsten Weyland
  • Publication number: 20170136523
    Abstract: The invention relates to a riveting tool for setting blind rivet nuts and/or blind rivet screws, comprising a drive piston which is able to be hydraulically adjusted from an initial position toward an end position, a pull rod which is releasably and operatively connected to the drive piston and which is able to be adjusted by the drive piston from a rivet receiving position into a setting position and a coupling element fixing the pull rod and a drawing mandrel to one another in the longitudinal axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Thorsten Weyland, Karl Buchholz
  • Publication number: 20160151828
    Abstract: The invention relates to a riveting tool for setting blind rivet nuts and/or blind rivet screws with a drive piston hydraulically adjustable between a starting position and an end position and a pull rod operationally connected with the drive piston and adjustable between a rivet receiving position and a setting position. In order to provide a riveting tool with a hydraulically driven drive piston, which has a simple and good adaptability for the blind rivet screws and/or blind rivet nuts to be set, it is provided that a coupling unit, a tractive tool adjusted for the blind rivet nut and/or blind rivet screw as well as the pull rod are designed for the form-fitting connection of the pull rod with the tractive tool, which is releasable in the direction of the longitudinal axis and in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventor: Thorsten Weyland
  • Publication number: 20160153478
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mobile hydraulic tool with a drive piston hydraulically adjustable between a start position and an end position, a hydraulic tool housing having a cylindrical section guiding the drive piston, and a tractive tool unit or pressing tool unit releasably connectable to the drive piston and the hydraulic tool housing. In order to provide a mobile hydraulic tool in which the movement provided by the drive piston can be used to optionally drive a tractive tool unit and a pressing tool unit, the hydraulic tool housing is designed on one side for arranging the tractive tool unit connectable to the drive piston, and on the other side for arranging the pressing tool unit connectable to the drive piston.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventor: Thorsten Weyland
  • Publication number: 20150151354
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fitting tool for installing a multipart clamping insert in a blind rivet tool. In order to provide a fitting tool for particularly easy and quick fitting of clamping jaws of a clamping insert in a blind rivet tool, provision is made for the fitting tool to have a main body having a mounting section for magnetically fixing the clamping jaws forming the clamping insert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventor: Thorsten Weyland
  • Publication number: 20150052720
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tool connection for arranging a riveting tool on a riveting tool receptacle, having a contact surface arranged on the riveting tool for supporting the riveting tool on a supporting surface arranged on the riveting tool receptacle. In order to provide a tool connection for arranging a riveting tool on a riveting tool receptacle, by means of which a repetitive riveting operation can be carried out without damage and it is particularly simple to replace the riveting tool, it is provided that a journal is arranged on one of the riveting tool or riveting tool receptacle and a journal receptacle is arranged on the other of the riveting tool or riveting tool receptacle, the journal can be introduced into and removed from the journal receptacle and the riveting tool can be releasably locked to the riveting tool receptacle by a magnetic force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2013
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventor: Thorsten Weyland