Patents by Inventor Zbigniew Noniewicz

Zbigniew Noniewicz 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: 6973859
    Abstract: Locking or expanding pliers (1) having two plier arms (4, 5) which arc joined to each other in the manner of a scissor-type joint. The arms forming grip sections (6, 7) on one end and clamping sections (12, 13) on the other end and being able to be locked in various clamping positions, whereby the clamping results from the elastic deformation of at least one of the two plier arms (4, 5) occurring when the plier arms (4, 5) are placed in a clamping position. A spring element (F) is arranged in the active area between the clamping section and the grip section in order to achieve improved proportioning of the clamping force, whereby both grip sections (6, 7) can be disposed on top of each other and placed in another locking position (19, 20), when both clamping sections (12, 13) are maintained in a distanced position (a), in order to increase clamping power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2005
    Assignee: wolfcraft GmbH
    Inventor: Zbigniew Noniewicz
  • Publication number: 20040255730
    Abstract: The invention relates to locking or expanding pliers (1) comprising two plier arms (4,5) which are joined to each other in the manner of a scissor-type joint, said arms forming grip sections (6,7) on one end and clamping sections (12,13) on the other end and being able to be locked in various clamping positions, whereby the clamping results from the elastic deformation of at least one of the two plier arms (4,5) occurring when the plier arms (4,5) are placed in a clamping position. According to the invention, a spring element (F) is arranged in the active area between the clamping section and the grip section in order to achieve improved proportioning of the clamping force, whereby both grip sections (6,7) can be disposed on top of each other and placed in another locking position (19,20), when both clamping sections (12,13) are maintained in a distanced position (a), in order to increase clamping power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Inventor: Zbigniew Noniewicz
  • Patent number: 6749189
    Abstract: A workbench (1) has a horizontal support (3) of a work component, especially in the form of clamping jaws (31, 32) or a work top, a foot part (4) and a support body (2) interlinking the foot part (4) and the work component support (3). The support body (2) that is mounted with its end (11) facing the foot close to the edge of the horizontally extending foot part (4) is mounted with its other end (16) diagonally juxtaposed close to the edge of the work component support (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: wolfcraft, GmbH.
    Inventors: Friedrich Wolff, Zbigniew Noniewicz
  • Patent number: 6648314
    Abstract: A clamp has a first clamping jaw support (2) which can be displaced along a slide bar (1) and fixed thereon by applying a tilting moment. The clamping jaw support has a first clamping jaw (3), certain areas of which lie at a distance from the slide bar (1) and a second clamping jaw support (4) which is located and substantially fixed in the area of one end of the slide bar. The second clamping jaw support has a second clamping jaw (5) which is located opposite the first clamping jaw (3) and which is displaced towards the first clamping jaw (3) when the clamping jaw support is impinged upon by an eccentric pressure element (6), located at the end of the slide bar. The second clamping jaw support (4) can be pivoted about a shaft (13) which fixes it to the slide bar (1). The eccentric pressure element (6) acts upon a pressure shoulder (7) of the second clamping jaw support (4) which obliquely crosses the slide bar (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Assignee: wolfcraft GmbH
    Inventors: Klemens Degen, Zbigniew Noniewicz, Theo Gasper
  • Publication number: 20030116686
    Abstract: The invention relates to a clamp clip comprising two clamping arms (2) which form a clamping mouth (1), consist of hard synthetic material and have clamping jaws (3) on one end. A workpiece can be clamped and held between said jaws. Said arms can he pivoted around an axle (4) and continue on in the form of handle arms (5) beyond the axle (4). Said handle arms form handle zones (6) that can be encompassed by the hand of an operator. In an advantageous embodiment, use is facilitated by means of the handle zones (6) which are provided with a layer (7) of soft synthetic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2002
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Inventor: Zbigniew Noniewicz
  • Patent number: 6578837
    Abstract: A clamping tool having a first jaw connected to a pull/push rod and a fixed second jaw connected to a housing which includes a handle disposed opposite the second jaw and arranged along side a grip provided on the housing. Displacement of the handle towards the grip moves the first jaw towards the second jaw and towards a clamping position in a stepwise manner while reverse movement of the rod and jaws is blocked by a detent member. Release of the detent member is provided by a release lever. The release lever can also be utilized, in conjunction with the detent member, to move the rod and first jaw in a release direction. Movement of the rod and first jaw in the clamping direction is caused by engagement of the rod by a carry-along member. The carry-along member, in turn, is engaged by an operating arm which, in turn, is engaged by the handle. The operating arm is slidably connected to the housing thereby enabling the overall length of the operating arm and handle to be varied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Assignee: wolfcraft GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Blank, Zbigniew Noniewicz, Klemens Degen, Hans-Jürgen Schüller
  • Patent number: 6299152
    Abstract: A work bench has a pair of clamping jaws supported on parallel spaced apart beams. At least one of the jaws moves toward the other by means of driving members that are associated with each beam. Each of the driving members for the at least one movable jaw is capable of being individually actuated. The driving members include a step-by-step or ratchet drive constructed and arranged so that each of the drive members can be individually actuated or actuated in unison with one foot of a user via a double-lever construction. The workbench enables hands-free actuating and clamping of both symmetric or prismatic and asymmetric or non-prismatic parts and components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2001
    Assignee: Wolfcraft GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Sangmeister, Zbigniew Noniewicz
  • Patent number: 6254073
    Abstract: The invention relates to a clamping clip that can be actuated with one hand, having a drive housing comprising a hand grip and a fixed clamping jaw, with an actuating handle that can be displaced toward a rail with a second jaw by means of pivoting actuation on the hand grip, whereby the rail is blocked against back-pressure by means of a blocking element that can be released by means of thumb pressure on a release element. For better handling, it is provided that the release element forms an actuating arm that sits on a pivot axle that protrudes laterally from the housing approximately at the level of the actuating handle, the pivot axle of said arm being arranged, in relation to the direction of clamping of the rail, before the pivot axle of the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2001
    Assignee: Wolfcraft GmbH
    Inventors: Zbigniew Noniewicz, Hans-Jürgen Schüller
  • Patent number: 5681034
    Abstract: A working table fashioned as a clamping table includes a top frame supported by legs, with two plate-shaped clamping jaws or worktable portions being supported on mutually disposed frame members. One of the clamping jaws is adjustable with respect to the other clamping jaw by two adjusting spindles disposed in the frame members. To enable a more rapid clamping, provision is made that the other jaw is displaceably guided along the frame member and is equipped with locking pawls engaging locking holes provided in the frame member. The locking pawls are adapted to be lifted out of the locking holes by actuating members and are also lockable in an unlocked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 28, 1997
    Assignee: Wolfcraft GmbH
    Inventor: Zbigniew Noniewicz
  • Patent number: D457409
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Wolfcraft GmbH
    Inventor: Zbigniew Noniewicz
  • Patent number: D491433
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: wolfcraft GmbH
    Inventor: Zbigniew Noniewicz
  • Patent number: D491434
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Wolfcraft GmbH
    Inventor: Zbigniew Noniewicz
  • Patent number: D491780
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: wolfcraft, GmbH
    Inventor: Zbigniew Noniewicz
  • Patent number: D351295
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1994
    Assignee: Werkzeug-Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung
    Inventor: Zbigniew Noniewicz
  • Patent number: D351847
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1994
    Assignee: Wolfcraft GmbH
    Inventor: Zbigniew Noniewicz
  • Patent number: D360819
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 1, 1995
    Assignee: Wolfcraft GmbH
    Inventor: Zbigniew Noniewicz
  • Patent number: D360980
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 8, 1995
    Assignee: Wolfcraft GmbH
    Inventor: Zbigniew Noniewicz
  • Patent number: D374996
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 29, 1996
    Assignee: Wolfcraft GmbH
    Inventor: Zbigniew Noniewicz
  • Patent number: D417377
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1999
    Assignee: Wolfcraft GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Blank, Zbigniew Noniewicz, Klemens Degen, Hans-Jurgen Schuller