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Karl Franz
Also filed as: FRANZ KARL · FRANZ KARL-HEINZ
25 granted patents·11 pending applications·135 citations·filing 1976–2022
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36 records- 0191US9776312B2Fastener driving toolHILTI AG·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 3, 2017·8 cites·17 claims
- 0291US7992756B2Hand-held fastener driverHILTI AG·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 9, 2011·33 cites·11 claims
- 0388US8499991B2Driving deviceSPASOV ROBERT·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 6, 2013·17 cites·20 claims
- 0482US9463561B2Fastener driving toolFRANZ KARL·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 11, 2016·8 cites·18 claims
- 0580US8371488B2Setting toolHILTI AG·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 12, 2013·10 cites·15 claims
- 0674US8978953B2Driving deviceBLESSING MATTHIAS·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 17, 2015·6 cites·14 claims
- 0773US9527197B2Driving deviceBLESSING MATTHIAS·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 27, 2016·4 cites·19 claims
- 0872US7870988B2Hand-held spring-driven drive-in toolHILTI AG·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 18, 2011·11 cites·14 claims
- 0961US10328555B2Driving-in deviceHILTI AG·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 25, 2019·1 cites·18 claims
- 1060US9061409B2Driving deviceFRANZ KARL·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 23, 2015·1 cites·20 claims
- 1159US12415260B2Pyrotechnic driving deviceHILTI AG·Filed 2022·Granted Sep 16, 2025·0 cites·4 claims
- 1259US8387845B2Setting toolFRANZ KARL·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 5, 2013·5 cites·5 claims
- 1356US12296452B2Pyrotechnic driving deviceHILTI AG·Filed 2022·Granted May 13, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 1454US10046448B2Fastener driving tool with safety lockHILTI AG·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 14, 2018·0 cites·20 claims
- 1553US11667025B2Tool deviceHILTI AG·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 6, 2023·0 cites·18 claims
- 1653US4167417AFluorescent inorganic pigmentRIEDEL DE HAEN AG·Filed 1978·Granted Sep 11, 1979·8 cites·4 claims
- 1752US12168289B2Power toolHILTI AG·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 17, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 1851US4297390AProcess for the preparation of a red emitting phosphor coated with red iron oxide and its applicationRIEDEL DE HAEN AG·Filed 1979·Granted Oct 27, 1981·6 cites·11 claims
- 1950US5003871AInking unit for a rotary offset printing machineROLAND MAN DRUCKMASCH·Filed 1990·Granted Apr 2, 1991·9 cites·8 claims
- 2050US2013153621A1Fastener driving deviceHILTI AG·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 2148US11247322B2Tool device—with module attachmentsHILTI AG·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 15, 2022·0 cites·16 claims
- 2248US2009289094A1Hand-held electrically driven drive-in toolHILTI AG·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 2347US2012153001A1Electrically powered bolt setting deviceBERTSCH KLAUS·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 2446US4079258ALuminescent screen excitable with energy-rich radiationSIEMENS AG·Filed 1976·Granted Mar 14, 1978·6 cites·6 claims
- 2546US2011303728A1Driving deviceFRANZ KARL·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 2646US2025025995A1Driving-in apparatus and methodHILTI AG·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 2745US9205546B2Driving deviceSPASOV ROBERT·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 8, 2015·0 cites·20 claims
- 2845US2011303730A1Driving deviceBLESSING MATTHIAS·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 2944US2011303718A1Hand-held driving toolSPASOV ROBERT·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 3043US2014158739A1Nailing deviceHILTI AG·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 3142US8807413B2Driving deviceSCHIESTL ULRICH·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 19, 2014·0 cites·17 claims
- 3242US2017282341A1Driver device having a gas springHILTI AG·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 3340US2018257209A1Hand-held drive-in device and method for operating such a drive-in deviceHILTI AG·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 3437US9840255B2Method and control unit for a drivetrainZAHNRADFABRIK FRIEDRICHSHAFEN·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 12, 2017·0 cites·8 claims
- 3536US2017341211A1Nailing deviceHILTI AG·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 3630US6032582ASystem and method for optimally controlling the restart of a sheet-fed offset printing operationROLAND MAN DRUCKMASCH·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 7, 2000·2 cites·7 claims
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