Patents by Inventor Dennis J. Trendel

Dennis J. Trendel 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).

  • Patent number: 4158757
    Abstract: A seal for an enclosure of electrical equipment includes a metal frame which is clamped between sealing surfaces on the enclosure base and the enclosure cover. A ring of elastomeric material is molded around the outer edge of this frame and raised beads thereon are compressed by the sealing surfaces on the enclosure base and cover to provide a seal around the outer periphery of the enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 1978
    Date of Patent: June 19, 1979
    Assignee: Allen-Bradley Company
    Inventors: Gilbert A. Reichert, Dennis J. Trendel
  • Patent number: 3962658
    Abstract: The number of poles on an electromagnetically operated contactor is increased by mounting one or two power pole modules to its sides. Each power pole module includes a housing which encloses a set of main line contacts that are coupled to the contactor for operation by its slidably mounted actuator. Flexible fastening elements on the power pole module mate with corresponding mounting elements formed on each side of the contactor to facilitate attachment of the module. Symmetrical loading on the contactor actuator is maintained by mounting power pole modules on each side of the contactor, or by using in place of one of them, a load balancer cartridge which simulates the loading of a module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1974
    Date of Patent: June 8, 1976
    Assignee: Allen-Bradley Company
    Inventors: Donald V. Zunft, Siegfried Weidmann, Dennis J. Trendel