Patents by Inventor Timothy Radtke

Timothy Radtke 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: 11958177
    Abstract: A hydraulic pump includes a work port, a high-flow piston, multiple high-pressure pistons, and an unloading valve. The work port couples to a fluid supply line of a hydraulic tool. The high-flow piston supplies fluid along a first flow path to the work port. The high-pressure pistons supply fluid along a second flow path to the work port. The unloading valve is fluidly coupled to the first flow path and the second flow path, and actuatable between an open state and a closed state. The unloading valve is configured to (i) permit fluid to flow from the high-flow piston to the work port in the open state, (ii) inhibit fluid from flowing from the high-flow piston to the work port in the closed state, and (iii) actuate from the open state to the closed state when a pressure of the fluid in the second flow path exceeds a threshold pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: James G. Ballard, Timothy Radtke, Daniel Garces, Ian C. Zimmermann
  • Publication number: 20230287981
    Abstract: A directional control valve for a dual action hydraulic pump is provided. The directional control valve can include a valve body comprising four ports and a rotor positioned within the valve body and comprising a plurality of passages configured to connect and disconnect the ports of the valve body. The directional control valve can also include a plurality of shear seal discs, each positioned adjacent to one of the plurality of passages, a sensor, and a motor configured to adjust a position of the rotor. The motor can be a brushless motor or a stepper motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Timothy Radtke, Mauricio Uruena
  • Publication number: 20230093786
    Abstract: A hydraulic pump includes a work port, a high-flow piston, multiple high-pressure pistons, and an unloading valve. The work port couples to a fluid supply line of a hydraulic tool. The high-flow piston supplies fluid along a first flow path to the work port. The high-pressure pistons supply fluid along a second flow path to the work port. The unloading valve is fluidly coupled to the first flow path and the second flow path, and actuatable between an open state and a closed state. The unloading valve is configured to (i) permit fluid to flow from the high-flow piston to the work port in the open state, (ii) inhibit fluid from flowing from the high-flow piston to the work port in the closed state, and (iii) actuate from the open state to the closed state when a pressure of the fluid in the second flow path exceeds a threshold pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: James G. Ballard, Timothy Radtke, Daniel Garces, Ian C. Zimmermann
  • Publication number: 20200001446
    Abstract: A hydraulic pump includes a work port, a high-flow piston, multiple high-pressure pistons, and an unloading valve. The work port couples to a fluid supply line of a hydraulic tool. The high-flow piston supplies fluid along a first flow path to the work port. The high-pressure pistons supply fluid along a second flow path to the work port. The unloading valve is fluidly coupled to the first flow path and the second flow path, and actuatable between an open state and a closed state. The unloading valve is configured to (i) permit fluid to flow from the high-flow piston to the work port in the open state, (ii) inhibit fluid from flowing from the high-flow piston to the work port in the closed state, and (iii) actuate from the open state to the closed state when a pressure of the fluid in the second flow path exceeds a threshold pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: James G. Ballard, Timothy Radtke, Daniel Garces, Ian C. Zimmermann