Patents by Inventor Daniel E. Tretter

Daniel E. Tretter 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).

  • Alternate action mechanism
    Patent number: 4916277
    Abstract: An alternate action mechanism having a housing with first and second transverse walls enclosing a snap-acting switch accessible through a hole in the first wall. An actuator includes a plunger disposed in the hole for operating the switch and a guide structure slidable along the exterior surface of the second wall. A cam formed on the second wall cooperates with a follower carried by the guide structure to alternately retain the plunger in and release it from a depressed position upon successive depressions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 10, 1990
    Assignee: Honeywell Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel E. Tretter