Patents by Inventor Rainer Sonntag

Rainer Sonntag 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: 8123182
    Abstract: The present invention provides a mounting system for securely mounting display equipment, such as a monitor or a display screen. The mounting system comprises: a support structure (5) to which the display equipment (D) is to be mounted to thereby support the display equipment (D); and a mounting component (1) adapted to be rigidly attached to the display equipment, the mounting component (1) comprising mounting means (4) for mounting the display equipment to the support structure (5). The support structure (5) comprises a first support frame (10), the first support frame having a plurality of connection means (12) for secure connection with the mounting means (4) of the mounting component (1). In one aspect of the invention, the plurality of connection means (12) are arranged and adapted for selective connection with the mounting means (4) thereby to select and/or adjust the position of the display equipment (D) in two dimensions relative to the support structure (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Ondal Holding GmbH
    Inventors: Rainer Sonntag, Carsten Hüge, Gottfried Wolf
  • Publication number: 20110127397
    Abstract: The present invention provides a mounting system for securely mounting display equipment, such as a monitor or a display screen. The mounting system comprises: a support structure (5) to which the display equipment (D) is to be mounted to thereby support the display equipment (D); and a mounting component (1) adapted to be rigidly attached to the display equipment, the mounting component (1) comprising mounting means (4) for mounting the display equipment to the support structure (5). The support structure (5) comprises a first support frame (10), the first support frame having a plurality of connection means (12) for secure connection with the mounting means (4) of the mounting component (1). In one aspect of the invention, the plurality of connection means (12) are arranged and adapted for selective connection with the mounting means (4) thereby to select and/or adjust the position of the display equipment (D) in two dimensions relative to the support structure (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2009
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Inventors: Rainer Sonntag, Carsten Huge, Gottfried Wolf
  • Publication number: 20070215771
    Abstract: A screw is used as part of a securing mechanism with a fixture, particularly with a swiveling arm, for a support system to secure, in particular, a medical or salon-technical device, with a holding part and a mounting part mounted on the holding part. The screw is screwed into the holding part or the mounting part, wherein the screw head projects into a groove of a bushing of the other part, i.e., of the mounting part or the holding part, and wherein the screw head can move freely in the groove when there is a relative rotation between the holding part and the mounting part, and wherein the groove is bordered by an upper surface. If there is a failure in the connection between the holding part and the mounting part, for example, if the securing ring fails, the surface impacts the screw head. In this manner, the holding part is held on the mounting part (FIG. 1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2007
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Inventors: Karl Kronung, Rainer Sonntag
  • Patent number: 6213233
    Abstract: A combined system for cooling drive units and for heating the inner space of a hybrid vehicle comprises a cooling circuit, in which are connected in series an internal combustion engine, a thermostat valve, a cooler and an electrovalve. The system comprises a cooler bypass in which are arranged an electric heater and a heat exchanger for heating the inner space of the vehicle. According to the mode of operation of the hybrid vehicle, the heat exchanger (68) may take up heat from the internal combustion engine or from the electric heater (80), wherein, in the electric operating mode, i.e. with the internal combustion engine not running, for the purpose of keeping the heat losses low, an uncoupling of the internal combustion engine and cooler (26) from the heat exchanger (68) is made possible by means of the thermostat valve and electrovalve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: The Swatch Group Management Services AG
    Inventors: Rainer Sonntag, Robert Apter