Patents by Inventor Tim Prols

Tim Prols 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: 7021872
    Abstract: A rock drill (1) for cutting rock comprising an elongated, helical shaft (2), which has, at one end, an insertion part (3) and, at the end opposite, a tool head (4) with cutters (5) made of hard material, wherein the helical shaft (2) is at least partially coated with a colored layer (7a, 7b) and the layer forms a lengthwise running wear indicator marking (8) inside the helical groove (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Udo Hauptmann, Tim Pröls, Thorsten Assel
  • Patent number: 6776243
    Abstract: An assembly for a percussion power tool includes a carrying handle (5) and a flush head (4) which is connected with the power tool chuck (3) for flushing a working tool receivable in the chuck and which has an inlet opening (12) for a flushing fluid and communicating with the working tool stem (2), the carrying handle (5) and the flush head (4) forming a functional unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Tim Pröls, Konrad Artmann, Martin Richter
  • Patent number: 6758287
    Abstract: A support for supporting a power tool (3) on a displacement carriage (2) and including an attachment element (7) for connecting the power tool (3) with the carriage (2), and a bolt insertable into an eyelet (8) of the power tool (9) for releasably connecting the attachment element (7) with the power tool (3) with the bolt (6) having axial and radial conduits (12, 13) communicating with an outer cylindrical surface of the bolt (6), so that predetermined position of the bolt (6) in the eyelet (8), a drilling fluid can be delivered through the bolt (6) to fluid conduits (4) of the power tool (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Tim Pröls, Konrad Artmann, Martin Richter
  • Patent number: 6719072
    Abstract: A suction drill unit for the installation of a drill dowel (2) into rock, concrete, masonry and similar materials has an insertion end (3) for insertion into an at least partially rotary and percussive acting hand tool drilling device, with a reduced diameter shank (7) having an open suction passageway (9) extending axially through the shank (7) towards a bit head (8) and a rearward radial communication passage (10) connected thereto for suction-tight communication with a non-rotary suction head (11), wherein the drill bit head (8) is formed with an eccentrically arranged bit head tip (12) for boring of a hole (14) having a diameter (D) greater than that of the drill bit head diameter (B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2004
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hans-Werner Bongers-Ambrosius, Tim Pröls
  • Publication number: 20030103823
    Abstract: A rock drill (1) for cutting rock comprising an elongated, helical shaft (2), which has, at one end, an insertion part (3) and, at the end opposite, a tool head (4) with cutters (5) made of hard material, wherein the helical shaft (2) is at least partially coated with a colored layer (7a, 7b) and the layer forms a lengthwise running wear indicator marking (8) inside the helical groove (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2002
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Inventors: Udo Hauptmann, Tim Prols, Thorsten Assel
  • Publication number: 20030010535
    Abstract: A support for supporting a power tool (3) on a displacement carriage (2) and including an attachment element (7) for connecting the power tool (3) with the carriage (2), and a bolt insertable into an eyelet (8) of the power tool (9) for releasably connecting the attachment element (7) with the power tool (3) with the bolt (6) having axial and radial conduits (12, 13) communicating with an outer cylindrical surface of the bolt (6), so that predetermined position of the bolt (6) in the eyelet (8), a drilling fluid can be delivered through the bolt (6) to fluid conduits (4) of the power tool (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2002
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Inventors: Tim Prols, Konrad Artmann, Martin Richter
  • Publication number: 20020185287
    Abstract: A functional unit for a percussion power tool and formed of a flush head (4) connectable with a chuck (3) of the power tool (1) for receiving a working tool, and a carrying handle (5) formed as a stirrup, closed carrying handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2002
    Publication date: December 12, 2002
    Inventors: Tim Prols, Konrad Artmann, Martin Richter
  • Patent number: 6450272
    Abstract: A drill including a body having mortises (7), and a solid hard metal head (4) having a plurality of bits (3) and secured to the drill body over the end surface (5) of the head (4) and additionally secured to the drill body over portions of side surfaces (6) of the bits, which are located in a radially outer region of the head (4), with the side surfaces (6) extending into mortises and including first surfaces, which are associated with at least some of the bits (3) and are subjected to pressure acting in a rotational direction of the drill during operation of the drill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Udo Hauptmann, Josef Starkmann, Karl-Heinz Hofmann, Tim Pröls
  • Publication number: 20020104687
    Abstract: A suction drill unit for the installation of a drill dowel (2) into rock, concrete, masonry and similar materials has an insertion end (3) for insertion into an at least partially rotary and percussive acting hand tool drilling device, with a reduced diameter shank (7) having an open suction passageway (9) axially through the shank (7) towards a bit head (8) and a rearward radial communication passage (10) connected thereto for suction-tight communication with a non-rotary suction head (11), wherein the drill bit head (8) is formed with an eccentrically arranged bit head tip (12) for boring of a hole (14) having a diameter (D) greater than that of the drill bit head diameter (B).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2002
    Publication date: August 8, 2002
    Inventors: Hans-Werner Bongers-Ambrosius, Tim Prols
  • Publication number: 20010013430
    Abstract: A solid hard metal head for a drill, including two main cutting edges (2) arranged substantially diametrially opposite each other, and two auxiliary cutting edges (3) likewise arranged substantially diametrically opposite each other, with associated main cutting edge (2) and auxiliary cutting edge (3) form an acute angle (&agr;) there between, and with the auxiliary cutting edges (3) being arranged, with respect to the rotational direction (&ohgr;) of the drill, in front of the respective, associated therewith, main cutting edge (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2001
    Publication date: August 16, 2001
    Inventors: Udo Hauptmann, Tim Prols
  • Publication number: 20010013429
    Abstract: A drill including a body having mortises (7), and a solid hard metal head (4) having a plurality of bits (3) and secured to the drill body over the end surface (5) of the head (4) and additionally secured to the drill body over portions of side surfaces (6) located in a radially outer region of the head (4), extending substantially parallel to a rotational axis (A) of the drill and extending into mortise means (7), with the side surfaces (6) including first surfaces, which are associated with at least some of the bits (3) and are subjected to pressure acting in a rotational direction of the drill during operation of the drill.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2001
    Publication date: August 16, 2001
    Inventors: Udo Hauptmann, Josef Starkmann, Karl-Heinz Hofmann, Tim Prols