Patents by Inventor Albert Baier

Albert Baier 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).

  • Covering device for an aquarium, terrarium or similar vivarium
    Patent number: 5404840
    Abstract: The covering device for an aquarium, terrarium or like vivarium for living things includes an approximately rectangular frame (13); an upwardly openable cover member (15) pivotally mounted on the frame; a lighting device (17) mounted on the bottom side (16) of the cover member (15); a device for locking and releasing the cover member (15) when it is in a closed position on the frame (13) and a drive mechanism (18) for pivoting the cover member (15) upward automatically automatically to open it when the cover member (15) is released by the locking and releasing device, at least over a predetermined initial pivot angle range. A brake device for braking the action of the drive mechanism can also be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 11, 1995
    Assignee: Eheim GmbH & Co KG
    Inventors: Walter Wiedenmann, Ulrich Herold, Gerhard Frank, Ferdinand Mayer, Albert Baier, Michael Schmidt, Jorg Ploger