Patents by Inventor Walter Rothenbuhler

Walter Rothenbuhler 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: 5171118
    Abstract: A member (1) secured in place by a fastening element (5) attaches insulation panels (2) to a structural component (A). The fastening element (5) is driven into the structural component (A) by a setting tool (8). To prevent damage to sector-shaped parts (6) extending radially inwardly in the entrance to a passageway (4b) through the attachment member (1), a diametrically increased section (4d) of the passageway extends axially inwardly from the entrance. The diametrically increased section (4d) has a diameter increased by twice the thickness of the sector-shaped parts (6) compared to the adjacent inward diameter of the passageway, and an axial length at least equal to the free length of one of the sector-shaped parts (6). When the muzzle end (8a) of the setting tool (8) is inserted into the passageway (4b), the sector-shaped parts (6) are bent inwardly within the diametrically increased section (6d) of the passageway (4b) and, in combination with the passageway serve as a guide surface for the setting tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1992
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Walter Rothenbuhler