Patents by Inventor Fred Meiners

Fred Meiners 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).

  • Architectural preset rotary and preset slide control and non-preset controls
    Publication number: 20060070865
    Abstract: An architectural preset rotary and preset slide control device comprising an N-mode latch mechanically coupled to a switch having a pole and a plurality of receiving terminals. The device further comprises a variable control component that is electrically coupled to the switch such that when the latch is activated into one of the N modes, the switch pole is caused to be electrically coupled to one of the receiving terminals allowing electrical energy at the pole to be routed through the switch to one of the receiving terminals. The variable control component controls the amount of electrical energy that is routed through the switch. The device has a modular design in that the switch, latch, variable control component and other parts of the device are single piece parts that facilitate the assembly of the device during its manufacture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2005
    Publication date: April 6, 2006
    Inventors: Edward Krajci, Fred Meiners, Michael Khleb
  • ARCHITECTURAL PRESET ROTARY AND PRESET SLIDE CONTROL AND NON-PRESET CONTROLS
    Publication number: 20050211538
    Abstract: An architectural preset rotary and preset slide control device comprising an N-mode latch mechanically coupled to a switch having a pole and a plurality of receiving terminals. The device further comprises a variable control component that is electrically coupled to the switch such that when the latch is activated into one of the N modes, the switch pole is caused to be electrically coupled to one of the receiving terminals allowing electrical energy at the pole to be routed through the switch to one of the receiving terminals. The variable control component controls the amount of electrical energy that is routed through the switch. The device has a modular design in that the switch, latch, variable control component and other parts of the device are single piece parts that facilitate the assembly of the device during its manufacture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2004
    Publication date: September 29, 2005
    Inventors: Edward Krajci, Fred Meiners, Michael Khleb
  • Rotary dimmer and fan speed control
    Patent number: D473851
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Assignee: Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Krajci, Fred Meiners, Michael Khleb, Selin Glickman, Alfred J. Lombardi
  • Dual rotary dimmer and fan speed control
    Patent number: D477286
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Krajci, Fred Meiners, Michael Khleb, Selin Glickman, Alfred J. Lombardi
  • Rotary dimmer and fan speed control
    Patent number: D479205
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Krajci, Fred Meiners, Michael Khleb, Selin Glickman, Alfred J. Lombardi