Patents
US 11370093 B2: Ball joint press tool with coupleable adapters
- Granted
- 2022-06-28
- Filed
- 2020-04-17 application 16851789
- Type
- Utility · 19 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A ball joint press tool having at least one spring-plunger engageable with at least one adapter to releasably couple the adapter to the tool allowing for single handed placement of the tool regardless of orientation of the tool. The ball joint press tool has at least one adapter-receiving aperture and the spring-plunger has an adapter-engagement head, such as a ball, spring biased to at least partially extend into the adapter-receiving aperture on the tool. An adapter having a connecting projection defining a spring-plunger engaging detent, such as a groove, is insertable into the adapter-receiving aperture wherein the adapter-engagement head of the spring-plunger engages with the spring-plunger engaging detent.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg220628.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bosch Automotive Service Solutions, Inc. 235 patents | US company or organization | Monmouth, IL | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Robert Bosch GmbH 16,633 patents | Foreign company or organization | Stuttgart, DE | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Kochie | Dodge Center, MN | 25 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Robert Jensen | Clarks Grove, MN | 21 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B25B | Tools or bench devices not otherwise provided for, for fastening, connecting, disengaging or holding | B25B13/463 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-05-12 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | JENSEN, ROBERT signed 2019-08-06 KOCHIE, ROBERT signed 2019-08-06 | BOSCH AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE SOLUTIONS INC. WARREN, MI ROBERT BOSCH GMBH STUTTGART | 52635/536 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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