Patents by Inventor Rudolf Mathias Mayer

Rudolf Mathias Mayer 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).

  • Hardness testers having a pivoting body and capable of providing power to accessories on the pivoting body
    Patent number: 11435270
    Abstract: Hardness testers having a pivoting body and capable of providing power to accessories on the pivoting body are disclosed. An example hardness testing device includes: a rotating carriage configured to: hold at least one of an indenter or an objective and at least one accessory; and rotate to selectively place the at least one indenter or objective or the at least one accessory in an operative position to operate the at least one indenter or objective or the at least one accessory; a carriage mount configured to support the rotating carriage; and an electrical contact block mounted stationary with respect to the carriage mount, the electrical contact block comprising a plurality of electrical contacts configured to make electrical contact with a counterpart electrical contact block of the at least one accessory coupled to the rotating carriage when the at least one accessory is positioned in the operative position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Rudolf Mathias Mayer, Markus Mueller, Roland Schaefer
  • HARDNESS TESTERS HAVING A PIVOTING BODY AND CAPABLE OF PROVIDING POWER TO ACCESSORIES ON THE PIVOTING BODY
    Publication number: 20190323931
    Abstract: Hardness testers having a pivoting body and capable of providing power to accessories on the pivoting body are disclosed. An example hardness testing device includes: a rotating carriage configured to: hold at least one of an indenter or an objective and at least one accessory; and rotate to selectively place the at least one indenter or objective or the at least one accessory in an operative position to operate the at least one indenter or objective or the at least one accessory; a carriage mount configured to support the rotating carriage; and an electrical contact block mounted stationary with respect to the carriage mount, the electrical contact block comprising a plurality of electrical contacts configured to make electrical contact with a counterpart electrical contact block of the at least one accessory coupled to the rotating carriage when the at least one accessory is positioned in the operative position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Rudolf Mathias Mayer, Markus Mueller, Roland Schaefer