Patents by Inventor Eckhard S. Konkel

Eckhard S. Konkel 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).

  • Rigid support ring molded into elastomeric connector lip
    Patent number: 6739909
    Abstract: An apparatus for supplying electrical power to a receptacle connector of a railroad car includes embedding a rigid support ring in an elastomeric nose portion of the receptacle connector. The support ring is disposed substantially in the elastomeric nose portion above a circumferential lip that extends along the inside circumference of the receptacle connector. The support ring preferably includes a raised portion and radius edges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Roger C. Williams, Eckhard S. Konkel
  • Rigid support ring molded into elastomeric connector lip
    Publication number: 20010036772
    Abstract: An apparatus for supplying electrical power to a receptacle connector of a railroad car includes embedding a rigid support ring in an elastomeric nose portion of the receptacle connector. The support ring is disposed substantially in the elastomeric nose portion above a circumferential lip that extends along the inside circumference of the receptacle connector. The support ring preferably includes a raised portion and radius edges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2001
    Publication date: November 1, 2001
    Inventors: Roger C. Williams, Eckhard S. Konkel