Patents by Inventor Thomas Beiling

Thomas Beiling 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).

  • Device for reversing the movement and/or actuation direction of an actuating cable of a mechanism
    Patent number: 9279443
    Abstract: A device (1) is provided for reversing the movement and/or actuation direction of an actuating cable (2) of a mechanism. A sliding piston (5) is arranged in a housing (3), which is fixed to the frame, so as to be displaceable in a sliding manner. The sliding piston can be displaced by the actuating cable (2). At least one actuating element (6) is arranged laterally on the sliding piston (5). A direction of movement of the actuating element is opposite to a direction of movement of the actuating cable (2) and the actuating element is mechanically coupled to the mechanism that is actuated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Ketan Kulkarni, Thomas Beiling
  • DEVICE FOR REVERSING THE MOVEMENT AND/OR ACTUATION DIRECTION OF AN ACTUATING CABLE OF A MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20150033881
    Abstract: A device (1) is provided for reversing the movement and/or actuation direction of an actuating cable (2) of a mechanism. A sliding piston (5) is arranged in a housing (3), which is fixed to the frame, so as to be displaceable in a sliding manner. The sliding piston can be displaced by the actuating cable (2). At least one actuating element (6) is arranged laterally on the sliding piston (5). A direction of movement of the actuating element is opposite to a direction of movement of the actuating cable (2) and the actuating element is mechanically coupled to the mechanism that is actuated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: Ketan Kulkarni, Thomas Beiling