Patents by Inventor Ralf Elting

Ralf Elting 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).

  • Publication number: 20070126398
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a charging cradle, a power supply component for providing the charging cradle with power, a connector for the power supply component for connection to the charging cradle; and to a charging system which is constituted of the aforementioned components. The aim of the present disclosure is to create an inexpensive and constructively adaptable charging possibility for mobile communication terminals The charging cradle used according to the present disclosure comprises only a housing in which contact springs are located. All other components are shifted into the power supply component, using a large surface connector which is provided with large surface contact areas for contact with the charging cradle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2004
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ralf Elting, Stefan Maslow, Johannes Veurman
  • Patent number: 5960940
    Abstract: A self-adjusting electric tappet switch includes a housing, an electrical switch contact carried on the housing, a slider member movable relative to the housing and adapted to actuate the electrical switch, and an elongate tappet member extending from the housing and selectively engageable with the slider member. The slider member has a first engagement portion adapted to selectively connect with a second engagement portion provided on the elongate tappet member. The switch is self-adjusted by relative rotational movement between the slider member and the elongate tappet member to lock the pair together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: TRW Fahrzeugelektrik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Ralf Elting, Wolfgang Huber, Reinhard Lange
  • Patent number: 5947268
    Abstract: A self-adjusting electric tappet switch includes a slider linearly guided in a housing for activation or closure of one of several electrical contacts and a tappet which is selectively rotatable relative to the slider for adjustment of the travel limit of the switch. The slider has a first engagement portion provided with engagements parts, and the tappet includes a corresponding second engagement portion having an oblong cross-section provided with spaced apart circumferential grooves. The switch is self-adjusted by relative rotational movement between the slider and the tappet to lock the pair together. In an installation and adjustment position of the tappet and slider system, the slider is held in a predetermined fixed switching position in the housing to permit relative longitudinal slidable movement between the tappet and the slider for adjustment of the tappet without causing any movement of affecting the position of the slider within the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Assignee: TRW Fahrzeugelektrik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Reinhard Lange, Klaus Muller, Ralf Elting, Wolfgang Huber