Patents by Inventor Jost Merten

Jost Merten 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).

  • Switch housing for a motor vehicle combined ignition and starting switch having an insert for an auxiliary device
    Patent number: 5636730
    Abstract: The switch housing for a combined ignition and starting switch of a motor vehicle has a peripheral housing wall (8) having a substantially circular transverse cross-section and a central axis (9) substantially parallel to it, an extended portion (5) laterally projecting approximately tangentially to the peripheral housing wall (8) and displaced laterally from the central axis (9), an insert device (7) held releasably in the extended portion (5) and a snap lock device (16,17,20,21) for releasably holding the insert device (7) in the extended portion (5). The extended portion (5) is provided with a receptacle (2) for the insert device (7) and the receptacle opening (6) for the receptacle (2) is of a size and shape so as to be completely covered by the insert device (7) received in it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 10, 1997
    Assignee: Merit-Elektrik GmbH
    Inventors: Jost Merten, Robert Thalhammer