Patents by Inventor Gary Jay Koppenheffer

Gary Jay Koppenheffer 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).

  • Rotary switch housing having integral flexible detenting walls and rotor mounting structure
    Patent number: 4034178
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rotary switch of the type wherein an electrical contact is mounted on a rotor or wheel provided with circumferentially spaced and radially projecting levers. The wheel is normally retained in fixed position within a housing by a pair of resiliently deflectable webs engaged against at least a pair of levers. This construction of the switch requires a minimum of component parts and assembly steps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1976
    Date of Patent: July 5, 1977
    Assignee: AMP Incorporated
    Inventors: Gary Jay Koppenheffer, William Henry Rose