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Reinhold Opper
Also filed as: OPPER REINHOLD
37 granted patents·6 pending applications·755 citations·filing 1994–2017
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43 records- 0197US6502008B2Riveting system and process for forming a riveted jointNEWFREY LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 31, 2002·100 cites·66 claims
- 0297US6276050B1Riveting system and process for forming a riveted jointEMHART INC·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 21, 2001·149 cites·30 claims
- 0395US7752739B2Riveting system and process for forming a riveted jointNEWFREY LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 13, 2010·22 cites·31 claims
- 0495US7123982B2Riveting system and process for forming a riveted jointNEWFREY LLC·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 17, 2006·51 cites·34 claims
- 0594US7024270B2Riveting system and process for forming a riveted jointNEWFREY LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 4, 2006·47 cites·51 claims
- 0693US7409760B2Riveting system and process for forming a riveted jointNEWFREY LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 12, 2008·40 cites·30 claims
- 0790US9015920B2Riveting system and process for forming a riveted jointMAUER DIETER·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 28, 2015·16 cites·31 claims
- 0890US8146240B2Riveting system and process for forming a riveted jointMAUER DIETER·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 3, 2012·11 cites·48 claims
- 0987US8523505B2Fastening arrangementOPPER REINHOLD·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 3, 2013·9 cites·2 claims
- 1087US7596858B2Self-piercing device for setting a rivet elementNEWFREY LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 6, 2009·15 cites·21 claims
- 1185US9409227B2Method and device for feeding fastenersIVO HUBERT·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 9, 2016·15 cites·33 claims
- 1284US8741081B2Joining method, joining appliance and fastening elementSCHMITT KLAUS-GISBERT·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 3, 2014·10 cites·9 claims
- 1384US7040006B2Self-piercing rivet, process and device for setting a rivet element, and employment thereofNEWFREY LLC·Filed 2003·Granted May 9, 2006·21 cites·48 claims
- 1482US7475468B2Method of operating a rivet machineNEWFREY LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 13, 2009·8 cites·33 claims
- 1581US6968939B1Conveyor for elongate components designed with a head and a shankNEWFREY LLC·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 29, 2005·41 cites·10 claims
- 1681US6543115B1Process and device for joining by punching and rivetingNEWFREY LLC·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 8, 2003·52 cites·59 claims
- 1778US6568062B1Methods of removing self-piercing rivets set into a workpiece and devices for implementing the methodsNEWFREY LLC·Filed 2000·Granted May 27, 2003·20 cites·13 claims
- 1873US8556532B2Joining componentSCHMITT KLAUS-GISBERT·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 15, 2013·2 cites·19 claims
- 1970US8881367B2Joining component and method for production of a joining componentNEWFREY LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 11, 2014·1 cites·2 claims
- 2070US8287219B2Fastening arrangementOPPER REINHOLD·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 16, 2012·10 cites·4 claims
- 2170US8151454B2Joining meansOPPER REINHOLD·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 10, 2012·5 cites·18 claims
- 2270US6338601B1Punch rivet, riveted joints produced with it, riveting tool and method of producing a riveted jointEMHART INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 15, 2002·31 cites·37 claims
- 2369US8361270B2Joining methodNEWFREY LLC·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 29, 2013·1 cites·6 claims
- 2469US7946895B2Internally threaded nut with a collar held captive in a nut holding sectionNEWFREY LLC·Filed 2010·Granted May 24, 2011·6 cites·17 claims
- 2568USRE41258ESelf-piercing rivet, process and device for setting a rivet element, and employment thereofNEWFREY LLC·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 27, 2010·3 cites·48 claims
- 2665US10512966B2Joining meansNEWFREY LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 24, 2019·0 cites·4 claims
- 2765US6857175B2Method for riveting or piercing and a device for carrying out the methodNEWFREY LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 22, 2005·11 cites·24 claims
- 2862US8162702B2Contact-making unit, attachment method and screwing tool for carrying out the methodOPPER REINHOLD·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 24, 2012·7 cites·20 claims
- 2961US6308544B1Vehicle body component with a tin/zinc coatingEMHART INC·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 30, 2001·26 cites·21 claims
- 3060US9649683B2Joining meansNEWFREY LLC·Filed 2015·Granted May 16, 2017·0 cites·12 claims
- 3156US2013134153A1Joining method and apparatusNEWFREY LLC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 3253US7971335B2Fastening apparatus and method with compensation for load-induced deformation of supporting frameNEWFREY LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 5, 2011·1 cites·15 claims
- 3352US9050648B2Joining meansNEWFREY LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 9, 2015·0 cites·19 claims
- 3451US6681976B2Rotary device for a rivet setting machineNEWFREY LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 27, 2004·6 cites·7 claims
- 3547US7082663B2Method for riveting or piercing and a device for carrying out the methodNEWFREY LLC·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 1, 2006·2 cites·32 claims
- 3646US2005271491A1Fastening element, particularly for blind rivetsNEWFREY LLC·Filed 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 3745US8555490B2Joining meansOPPER REINHOLD·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 15, 2013·0 cites·12 claims
- 3845US6108890AMethod of removing punch rivets set into a workpieceEMHART INC·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 29, 2000·10 cites·12 claims
- 3941US2004134968A1Positioning and/or assembly aid and corresponding processOPPER REINHOLD·Filed 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 4041US2012204406A1Method for attaching at least one connecting part on a workpieceOPPER REINHOLD·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 4140US2002048487A1Punch rivet, riveted joints produced with it, riveting tool and method of producing a riveted jointFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 4240US2006251495A1Self-piercing rivet, process and device for setting a rivet element, and employment thereofOPPER REINHOLD·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 4338US5486678AProcess of and machinery for joining two metal sheets by weldingEMHART INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jan 23, 1996·6 cites·28 claims
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