Patents by Inventor Manfred Ruppert

Manfred Ruppert 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).

  • Housing for receiving an electrical device
    Patent number: 7667614
    Abstract: The invention relates to a casing (i.e., housing) for receiving an electrical device, particularly a switching device or sensor, having at least one indicating apparatus for indicating different electrical states, particularly switching states, of the device. The casing is characterized in that each indicating apparatus has a plurality of indicating devices and that the indicating devices of one indicating apparatus are positioned facing one another on the casing in such a way that, from each viewing direction, at least one indicating device of each indicating apparatus can be seen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Pepperl + Fuchs GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Helm, Manfred Ruppert, Eckhard Berg
  • Housing for receiving an electrical device
    Publication number: 20060102370
    Abstract: The invention relates to a casing (i.e., housing) for receiving an electrical device, particularly a switching device or sensor, having at least one indicating apparatus for indicating different electrical states, particularly switching states, of the device. The casing is characterized in that each indicating apparatus has a plurality of indicating devices and that the indicating devices of one indicating apparatus are positioned facing one another on the casing in such a way that, from each viewing direction, at least one indicating device of each indicating apparatus can be seen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2003
    Publication date: May 18, 2006
    Inventors: Wolfgang Helm, Manfred Ruppert, Eckhard Berg