Patents by Inventor George E. Schaeffer

George E. Schaeffer 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: 4967329
    Abstract: An annunciator panel for aircraft has a plurality of pockets defining individual illuminated indicator devices. A lens assembly comprising a plastic lens and glass filters bonded together is encompassed by an elastically stretched rubber sleeve having an integral flange compressed between the lens body and panel housing, providing a light, fluid and particulate seal between lens and housing as well as a vibration and shock buffer to the lens and filters. The resiliency of the rubber sleeve accommodates different thermal expansion between dissimilar materials without imparting damage stresses to the lens assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 30, 1990
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Vanacan Tatavoosian, George E. Schaeffer