Patents by Inventor Gerhard P. Schwebler

Gerhard P. Schwebler 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).

  • Connector for connecting a conductor to a structural member
    Patent number: 5997368
    Abstract: A connector having a frame with an upper arm and a lower arm cantilevered from a center section to form a channel adapted to receive a section of a structural steel member. The frame has a conductor receiving area to receive a conductor therein. The conductor receiving area is located so that when the upper arm and the lower arm are compressed to grip the section of the structural steel member received in the channel, the conductor located in the conductor receiving area is crimped to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1999
    Assignee: Framatome Connectors USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith F. Mello, H. Thomas Nelson, Gerhard P. Schwebler