Patents by Inventor Fred R. Meiners

Fred R. 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).

  • Patent number: 7170022
    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: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Edward J. Krajci, Fred R. Meiners, Michael Khleb
  • Patent number: 6967301
    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: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2005
    Assignee: Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Edward J. Krajci, Fred R. Meiners, Michael Khleb