220 patents
Utility
Modular vise
16 Jan 24
A vise having a modular construction that allows for ease of manufacture, assembly, and changeover or replacement of wear items, such as gripping surfaces of jaws of the vise.
Ottoleo Kuter-Arnebeck, Nicholas H. Weir, Benjamin T. Schulz, Rupak K. Paul
Filed: 9 Jan 23
Utility
Dual pawl ratchet mechanism
9 Jan 24
A ratchet mechanism of a ratchet wrench having a pawl carrier and first and second pawls.
David T. Ross
Filed: 2 Feb 21
Utility
Pneumatic tool exhaust muffler
9 Jan 24
A high pass muffler for a pneumatic tool that allows for high pass through of exhaust air.
Ottoleo Kuter-Arnebeck
Filed: 1 May 20
Utility
Thermal imager devices
9 Jan 24
A thermal imager device, where the thermal imager device includes a thermal imager housing.
Ottoleo Kuter-Arnebeck, Nicholas A. Gabbey
Filed: 25 Apr 22
Utility
Tool illumination device
21 Nov 23
An illumination source disposed in a housing of a tool without the need for fasteners or snaps.
Michael T. Rajzer, Jason Genz, Craig Brouwers, Joshua M. Beer
Filed: 31 Aug 21
Utility
Joint press adapter
14 Nov 23
A slip-on adapter that is adapted to be coupled to existing adapters that have already been developed.
Preston T. Gaines
Filed: 14 Feb 23
Utility
Flexible head joints for cordless ratchet tools
7 Nov 23
A flexible head joint for a tool, such as a motorized ratcheting-type tool.
Joshua M. Beer
Filed: 13 Apr 21
Utility
Socket drive improvement
7 Nov 23
Tools, for example, hexagon sockets, dodecagonal sockets, splined sockets, wrenches, etc., that have inner surface geometries adapted to engage a flank of a fastener at a point away from a corner of the fastener.
Daniel M. Eggert, Christopher D. Thompson, Gene E. Olson, Jeffrey M. Arendt
Filed: 1 Jul 20
Utility
Method and system of using USB user interface in electronic torque wrench
24 Oct 23
A communication port interface facilitates charging of a power source, such as a battery, while the power source remains coupled to a tool.
Jie Li, Jerry A. King, Tingwen Wu, Nathan J. Lee
Filed: 28 Feb 20
Utility
System and method for indicating torque
24 Oct 23
The present invention relates to torque application tools, such as a torque screwdriver and ratchet tools, with one or more light indicators disposed in a ring shape around the tool.
Jerry A. King, Nathan J. Lee, Donald J. Reynertson
Filed: 3 Apr 19
Utility
Systems and methods of configuring vehicle service tools associated with display device based on operating condition of vehicle
17 Oct 23
Systems and methods for augmenting measurements with automotive repair information are described herein.
Patrick S. Merg, Jacob G. Foreman, Roy S. Brozovich, Joshua C. Covington, Kahlil H. Cacabelos
Filed: 12 Aug 19
Utility
Method and system for displaying and using PID graph indicators
17 Oct 23
An example method includes receiving, at a computing system, parameters from a vehicle, wherein the parameters correspond to a set of associated parameter identifiers (PIDs), and determining, by the computing system, one or more thresholds for one or more PIDs of the set of associated PIDs.
Joshua C. Covington
Filed: 2 Nov 20
Utility
Method and system for outputting diagnostic content based on capability of diagnostic device selected to receive content
10 Oct 23
Methods and apparatus are provided for repairing vehicles.
Patrick S. Merg, Roy Steven Brozovich
Filed: 17 Jan 23
Utility
Indexable ratchet tool
3 Oct 23
A tool with a handle indexably retained to a pin.
David T. Ross
Filed: 17 Oct 19
Utility
Non-marring panel remover
19 Sep 23
Disclosed is a panel removing tool having a bend portion that is located behind a fulcrum of the tool.
Ben T. Schulz
Filed: 28 Aug 17
Utility
System and method for measuring torque and angle
12 Sep 23
The present invention relates to torque application tools, such as an electronic torque screwdriver, with a multiple axis gyroscope (such as a 3-axis gyroscope or other type of gyroscope) and torque sensor that allows for simultaneous or sequential measurement of torque and angle around the axis of the tool.
Jerry A. King, Nathan J. Lee, John L. Reynertson, Stephen M. Bauer, Jie Li
Filed: 3 Apr 19
Utility
Systems and methods for predictive augmentation of vehicle service procedures
12 Sep 23
An example method includes receiving a first service procedure including a plurality of procedural steps for servicing a vehicle, identifying at least one procedural step of the plurality of procedural steps to supplement with supplemental service information, receiving information about vehicles sharing one or more attributes with the vehicle, determining at least one piece of supplemental service information to supplement the at least one identified procedural step, and providing a supplemented service procedure comprising the first service procedure with the at least one piece of supplemental service information included with the at least one identified procedural step.
Patrick S. Merg, Jacob G. Foreman, Todd Mercer
Filed: 19 Mar 21
Utility
Dead blow slide hammer
12 Sep 23
A dead blow slide hammer body with a through bore that receives and slides on a shaft.
Allen M. Hutchison, Benjamin T. Schulz, Jonathan I. Andersen, Marco E. DeVecchis
Filed: 18 Feb 21
Utility
Method and system for generating vehicle service content
8 Aug 23
Methods and systems for using natural language processing and machine-learning algorithms to process vehicle-service data to generate metadata regarding the vehicle-service data are described herein.
Bradley R. Lewis, Patrick S. Merg, Brett A. Kelley, Jacob G. Foreman
Filed: 7 Jan 21
Utility
Method and system for calibrating imaging system
25 Jul 23
A method includes capturing and scaling VLC and an IAS outputs to generate a scaled VLC output and a scaled thermal output (STO), aligning the scaled VLC output to the STO to generate an aligned image based on the scaled VLC output and the STO, determining alignment value(s) based on the aligned image, a laser pointer outputting a light beam to produce a laser dot on a target, and capturing a further output of the VLC.
Timothy G. Ruther, Gary F. Stefanik, Robert Hoevenaar
Filed: 1 Jul 19