Patents by Inventor Erich Beer

Erich Beer 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: 7074044
    Abstract: An electrical swivel coupling (1) with one inner and one outer wiper contact ring arrangement (2, 3) for transmitting electric currents; the inner wiper contact ring arrangement (2) is provided with first wiper rings (4), which have first lugs (7) leading outward to one side, and each first wiper ring g (4) is in one piece with a first lug (7). The outer wiper contact ring arrangement (3) has second wiper rings (5), which have second lugs (8) leading outward to an opposite side, and each second wiper ring is in one piece with a second lug (8). The second wiper rings (5) have spring contacts (10), which are formed by material recessing and deformation. The spring contacts (10) of the second wiper rings (5) are each in electrical contact with an outer wiper ring surface (18) of the first wiper rings (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Assignee: WELLA AG
    Inventors: Heinz Billing, Erich Beer
  • Publication number: 20050142899
    Abstract: An electrical swivel coupling (1) with one inner and one outer wiper contact ring arrangement (2, 3) for transmitting electric currents; the inner wiper contact ring arrangement (2) is provided with a plurality of first wiper rings (4), which have first lugs (7) leading on one side outward in the direction (6) of the axis, and each first wiper ring (4) with a first lug (7) is of one-piece construction. The outer wiper contact ring arrangement (3) is provided with a plurality of second wiper rings (5), which have second lugs (8) leading on one side outward in an opposite direction (9) of the axis, and each second wiper ring (5) with a second lug (8) is of one-piece construction. The second wiper rings (5) are provided with a plurality of spring contacts (10), which are formed by material recessing and deformation. The spring contacts (10) of the second wiper rings (5) are each in electrical contact with an outer wiper ring surface (18) of the first wiper rings (4) (FIG. 4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2003
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Inventors: Heinz Billing, Erich Beer