Patents by Inventor Franz Mende

Franz Mende 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).

  • Coil for electromagnetically actuating a switching device
    Patent number: 5304973
    Abstract: A coil for electromagnetically actuating a switching device. The coil includes terminal connections retained in a coil flange for the coil where there are recesses in the flange to accommodate electrical components. The terminal connections are developed as a joint bar, and the joint bar serves as a mechanical holding device for one of the sides of two diodes of a rectifier bridge configured on opposite sides of the joint bar. The one side of the two diodes is soldered to the joint bar. These elements are inserted as a unit into the recesses of the coil flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 19, 1994
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Helmuth Baldauf, Gert Fischer, Franz Mende, Norbert Zimmermann