Patents by Inventor Ernst Pless

Ernst Pless 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: 4257616
    Abstract: A cleaning device for cleaning phonograph records comprises a grip member th at least one cleaning insert engaged with the grip member and having a record engaging cleaning surface which projects outwardly therefrom which is adapted to rest upon a record to be cleaned. The surface may advantageously be covered by a ribbon or other cleaning cloth which may be wetted with a cleaning liquid. The grip member is provided with a bearing pressure weight member which acts through the grip member on the insert to apply a predetermined cleaning pressure to the record. The grip member advantageously comprises a member having a trough facing outwardly from each side into which an insert is positioned and a weight member is disposed therebetween the trough members. One of the inserts is adapted to rest in a cleaning housing or case so that it contacts a wick which is wetted with cleaning liquid so that its surface or the surface of a cleaning cloth wrapped therearound is wetted at all times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1979
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1981
    Assignee: Viennaplex Fabrik fur Kunststofferzeugnisse Ernst Pless KG
    Inventor: Ernst Pless
  • Patent number: 4005267
    Abstract: An arrangement for headphones for converting frequency modulated audio oscillations into amplitude modulated oscillations, and particularly for rendering audible the vibrato of electronic musical instruments, such as electronic organs, includes a housing having an electroacoustic transducer therein with a diaphragm having a smooth frequency response zone which is connected to at least one mechanical transit-time member having a transit time from one end to the other not greater than 20 ms. The transit-time member is advantageously a helical spring which extends axially through the electroacoustic transducer or through a central ferromagnetic core thereof. The portion of the spring within the core is advantageously made of a thicker wire and of a smaller diameter than the remaining core so that it does not contact the walls thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1975
    Date of Patent: January 25, 1977
    Assignee: AKG Akustische u. Kino-Gerate Gesellschaft m.b.H.
    Inventors: Rudolf Gorike, Ernst Pless, Werner Fidi, Alexander Fritz