Patents by Inventor Benjamin W. Exner

Benjamin W. Exner 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).

  • Structure for adapting the height of an alarm actuator
    Patent number: 5657859
    Abstract: A device and method for adjusting the height at which an alarm pull-station may be actuated. The device and method involve the use of a mechanical system in mechanical communication with an alarm pull-station. The height at which existing alarm pull-stations may be actuated is decreased without structurally, mechanically or electronically altering existing pull-stations. The device for adjusting the height at which an alarm pull-station may be actuated includes an alarm trigger operatively engageable with an alarm trigger lever of the pull-station, a rod operatively associated with the alarm trigger, and a mounting portion operatively associated with the rod, wherein the mounting portion is attached to a fixed structure and the device is disposed externally of the alarm pull-station. A spring is used between elements of the device to inhibit any unwanted downward movement of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 19, 1997
    Assignee: Firecom, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard F. Concannon, Benjamin W. Exner, Howard Kogen
  • Structure for adapting the height of an alarm actuator
    Patent number: 5448031
    Abstract: A device and method for adjusting the height at which an alarm pull-station may be actuated. The device and method involve the use of a mechanical system in mechanical communication with an alarm pull-station. The height at which existing alarm pull-stations may be actuated is decreased without structurally, mechanically or electronically altering existing pull-stations. The device for adjusting the height at which an alarm pull-station may be actuated includes an alarm trigger operatively engageable with an alarm trigger lever of the pull-station, a rod operatively associated with the alarm trigger, a hand-grip operatively associated with the alarm trigger, and a mounting portion operatively associated with the rod, wherein the mounting portion is attached to a fixed structure and the device is disposed externally of the alarm pull-station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 5, 1995
    Assignee: Firecom, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard F. Concannon, Benjamin W. Exner