Patents by Inventor Clemens Tuerck

Clemens Tuerck 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).

  • Modular ball track system
    Patent number: 10857452
    Abstract: The invention relates to a modular ball track system, comprising the following: a plurality of module elements (12; 12?), the exterior shape of all of which is the same regular polygon in plan view and each of which has—an upper face (14), a lower face (16) opposite the upper face, and—a number of lateral surfaces (18), said number corresponding to the number of corners of said module element, wherein each module element (12; 12?) forms at least one section (20, 22) of a ball track on the upper face (14) of the module element, said section passing through a lateral surface (18) of the module element, and a plug socket (24) protrudes from each module element (12; 12?) on the lower face (16) of the module element, and—a base (32) with a plurality of uniformly arranged recesses (34) for receiving a respective plug socket (24), wherein the plurality of recesses (34) are arranged on the base (32) in a grid, the size (s) of the grid corresponds to the incircle diameter of the regular polygon which forms the exterio
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Ravensburger Verlag GmbH
    Inventors: Johannes Hodek, Ralph Muenzer, Clemens Tuerck
  • MODULAR BALL TRACK SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200254329
    Abstract: The invention relates to a modular ball track system, comprising the following: a plurality of module elements (12; 12?), the exterior shape of all of which is the same regular polygon in plan view and each of which has—an upper face (14), a lower face (16) opposite the upper face, and—a number of lateral surfaces (18), said number corresponding to the number of corners of said module element, wherein each module element (12; 12?) forms at least one section (20, 22) of a ball track on the upper face (14) of the module element, said section passing through a lateral surface (18) of the module element, and a plug socket (24) protrudes from each module element (12; 12?) on the lower face (16) of the module element, and—a base (32) with a plurality of uniformly arranged recesses (34) for receiving a respective plug socket (24), wherein the plurality of recesses (34) are arranged on the base (32) in a grid, the size (s) of the grid corresponds to the incircle diameter of the regular polygon which forms the exterio
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Johannes Hodek, Ralph Muenzer, Clemens Tuerck