Patents by Inventor Robert Leonard Simmen

Robert Leonard Simmen 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).

  • Room occupancy indicator
    Patent number: 7913437
    Abstract: A tamper-resistant indicator is disclosed. The indicator includes a front panel configured to be located on an outside surface of a door. The indicator also includes a back panel configured to be located on an inside surface of the door. The indicator also includes a turning indicator, including a springy living hinge, wherein said turning indicator has a front part disposed on the front panel and a back part disposed on the back panel, and the two parts communicate with each other via a rotatable axis or shaft member configured to pass through an opening bored through the door, and wherein the axis or shaft member is coupled between the front and back parts of the indicator, such that rotation of the back part of the indicator rotates the axis or shaft member, which in turn rotates the front part of the indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Inventors: Caroline Simmen Domenig, Robert Leonard Simmen, Colette Simmen Fischer, Pierre Willy Simmen
  • Room Occupancy Indicator
    Publication number: 20100006021
    Abstract: A tamper-resistant indicator is disclosed. The indicator includes a front panel configured to be located on an outside surface of a door. The indicator also includes a back panel configured to be located on an inside surface of the door. The indicator also includes a turning indicator, including a springy living hinge, wherein said turning indicator has a front part disposed on the front panel and a back part disposed on the back panel, and the two parts communicate with each other via a rotatable axis or shaft member configured to pass through an opening bored through the door, and wherein the axis or shaft member is coupled between the front and back parts of the indicator, such that rotation of the back part of the indicator rotates the axis or shaft member, which in turn rotates the front part of the indicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Inventors: Caroline Simmen Domenig, Robert Leonard Simmen, Colette Simmen Fischer, Pierie Willy Simmen