Patents by Inventor Manfred Eichenauer

Manfred Eichenauer 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: 7357429
    Abstract: A safety lock for a closing-off device which can be opened, has an actuating unit with an actuator which is guided in a displaceable manner, and has a locking unit into which the actuator, with the closing-off device closed, can be pushed and can be locked via an electromagnetically actuable, pivotable catch, by way of interengaging engagement surfaces, the actuator has a trigger element and the locking unit has a response element which, with the actuator pushed in, reacts to the trigger element by emitting an electric signal which triggers the locking action, in the case of which the catch can be pivoted about an axis extending parallel to the movement direction of the actuator, and the engagement surfaces of the catch and of the actuator run perpendicularly to the movement direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: K.A. Schmersal GmbH & Co.
    Inventor: Manfred Eichenauer
  • Publication number: 20070029813
    Abstract: The invention relates to a safety lock for a closing-off device which can be opened, having an actuating unit with an actuator which is guided in a displaceable manner, and having a locking unit into which the actuator, with the closing-off device closed, can be pushed and can be locked via an electromagnetically actuable, pivotable catch, by way of interengaging engagement surfaces, the actuator having a trigger element and the locking unit having a response element which, with the actuator pushed in, reacts to the trigger element by emitting an electric signal which triggers the locking action, in the case of which the catch can be pivoted about an axis extending parallel to the movement direction of the actuator, and the engagement surfaces of the catch and of the actuator run perpendicularly to the movement direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2006
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Inventor: Manfred Eichenauer
  • Publication number: 20040159134
    Abstract: The invention relates to a safety lock for a closing-off device which can be opened, having an actuating unit with an actuator which is guided in a displaceable manner, and having a locking unit into which the actuator, with the closing-off device closed, can be pushed and can be locked via an electromagnetically actuable, pivotable catch, by way of interengaging engagement surfaces, the actuator having a trigger element and the locking unit having a response element which, with the actuator pushed in, reacts to the trigger element by emitting an electric signal which triggers the locking action, in the case of which the catch can be pivoted about an axis extending parallel to the movement direction of the actuator, and the engagement surfaces of the catch and of the actuator run perpendicularly to the movement direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2004
    Publication date: August 19, 2004
    Inventor: Manfred Eichenauer