Patents by Inventor Johannes Wielenberg

Johannes Wielenberg 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).

  • Coupling piece and method for connecting containers
    Patent number: 5193253
    Abstract: A coupling piece for releasably connecting adjacent containers includes a housing, a rotatable locking bolt positioned within the housing, a rotatable actuating lever mounted in the housing and a spring device connected to the locking bolt for normally urging the locking bolt in a locking direction. The locking bolt has a crossbar located at each end thereof that is insertable into an opening in the adjacent containers. A portion of the actuating lever engages the locking bolt so that upon rotation of the actuating lever in a first direction, the locking bolt is rotated in a releasing directing which is opposite to the locking direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1993
    Assignee: Conver-OSR Ozean Service-Reparatur-Ingenieurtechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Janke, Johannes Wielenberg
  • Coupling piece and a method for connecting containers
    Patent number: 5012560
    Abstract: A coupling piece for releasably connecting adjacent containers includes a housing, a rotatable locking bolt positioned within the housing, a rotatable actuating lever mounted in the housing and a spring device connected to the locking bolt for normally urging the locking bolt in a locking direction. The locking bolt has a crossbar located at each end thereof that is insertable into an opening in the adjacent containers. A portion of the actuating lever engages the locking bolt so that upon rotation of the actuating lever in a first direction, the locking bolt is rotated in a releasing direction which is opposite to the locking direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 7, 1991
    Assignee: Conver-OSR Ozean Service-Reparatur-Ingenieurtechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Janke, Johannes Wielenberg