Patents by Inventor Robert Lee Hilgendorf

Robert Lee Hilgendorf 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).

  • Interlocking trim plates
    Patent number: 6547348
    Abstract: An electrical enclosure includes gap-free trim plate installation. A switchboard or power panel includes an enclosure face with a central opening covered by a top label plate, a bottom label plate and a plurality of trim plates. The trim plate flanges cooperatively engage one another in an interlocking fashion. The interlocking arrangement allows the trim plates to remain in their installed position without external restraint during installation and removal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Hamon Leroy Craft, Michael Paul Lafond, Robert Lee Hilgendorf
  • Interlocking trim plates
    Publication number: 20020079793
    Abstract: An electrical enclosure includes gap-free trim plate installation. A switchboard or power panel includes an enclosure face with a central opening covered by a top label plate, a bottom label plate and a plurality of trim plates. The trim plate flanges cooperatively engage one another in an interlocking fashion. The interlocking arrangement allows the trim plates to remain in their installed position without external restraint during installation and removal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Hamon Leroy Craft, Michael Paul Lafond, Robert Lee Hilgendorf