Patents by Inventor Florian C. Deibele

Florian C. Deibele 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).

  • Quarter-turn fastener
    Patent number: 4391461
    Abstract: A one-piece molded plastic quarter-turn fastener is provided for releasably latching a panel to a cabinet. A generally disc-like body has a flanged and slotted stem axially extending therefrom to be snapped into a hole in the panel. Projecting radially from the body is a latching lip for engaging and disengaging a cabinet. A positioning boss is provided to permit a quarter-turn rotation of the fastener with a detent provided at each rotational limit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1980
    Date of Patent: July 5, 1983
    Assignee: Tektronix, Inc.
    Inventor: Florian C. Deibele
  • Probe-actuated guard shield switch
    Patent number: 4389551
    Abstract: A probe-actuated guard-shield switch mechanism automatically disconnects a guard shield to an input terminal of a measurement instrument upon insertion of a guard probe, and reconnects the guard shield upon removal of the guard probe. The mechanism provides a break-before-make connection sequence for safety reasons, and also provides a non-conductive safety gate to minimize shock hazard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1981
    Date of Patent: June 21, 1983
    Assignee: Tektronix, Inc.
    Inventors: Florian C. Deibele, William F. Schell