Patents by Inventor Manfred Uecker

Manfred Uecker 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: 7122744
    Abstract: The profiled rail (1) is designed for a suspension device having carriers (6) which can be plugged into the profiled rail (1) and on which articles can be suspended or set down. The profiled rail (1) is fastened horizontally on a carrying structure (9) and has a passage (10) which extends from a front entry point and into which the carriers (6) can be plugged. Arranged within the profiled rail (1) is a conductor rail (2) with current conductors (24,27) which is supplied with electricity via a power supply (3), the current conductors being accessible from the passage (10) for the purpose of tapping electricity for supplying a consuming unit (7) which can be connected via a feed line (46). The current conductors (24,27) can be tapped in an uninterrupted manner over their entire axial extent by means of an adapter (4) which can be pushed into the passage (10), can be positioned along the profiled rail (1) and can be connected and disconnected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Visplay International AG
    Inventors: Herbert Walter, Manfred Uecker
  • Publication number: 20050082082
    Abstract: The profiled rail (1) is designed for a suspension device having carriers (6) which can be plugged into the profiled rail (1) and on which articles can be suspended or set down. The profiled rail (1) is fastened horizontally on a carrying structure (9) and has a passage (10) which extends from a front entry point and into which the carriers (6) can be plugged. Arranged within the profiled rail (1) is a conductor rail (2) with current conductors (24,27) which is supplied with electricity via a power supply (3), the current conductors being accessible from the passage (10) for the purpose of tapping electricity for supplying a consuming unit (7) which can be connected via a feed line (46). The current conductors (24,27) can be tapped in an uninterrupted manner over their entire axial extent by means of an adapter (4) which can be pushed into the passage (10), can be positioned along the profiled rail (1) and can be connected and disconnected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2003
    Publication date: April 21, 2005
    Inventors: Herbert Walter, Manfred Uecker
  • Patent number: 6631813
    Abstract: An arrangement for hanging and displaying articles or for securing a receiving member for supporting and displaying articles thereon comprises a plug-in mount that is inserted into a supporting structure, and a support that is plugged into the plug-in mount. The support has at least one tongue that is plugged into a passage provided in the plug-in mount and articles may be hung directly from the support. Alternatively, the support is in the form of a shelf, of which the rear border can be plugged into the passage of the plug-in mount and upon which articles may be supported and displayed. The arrangement is suitable as a fitting for a single hanging member and for the construction of a complex display surface on a plurality of planes located one above the other and one behind the other, and allows individual design and variable utilization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Visplay International AG
    Inventors: Herbert Walter, Manfred Uecker
  • Patent number: 6561474
    Abstract: A display device for presentation of goods includes a support panel and a horizontal rod with a longitudinal groove fixed to the panel. Supporting arms with a rod part extending from a plate with bent tongue are attached to the horizontal rod by hooking the tongue into the longitudinal groove from underneath. In an alternative embodiment, the plate may have a hook that hooks into a slot provided on an upper surface of the rod. The supporting arms may support goods or shelves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Visplay International AG
    Inventors: Herbert Walter, Manfred Uecker
  • Patent number: 6371313
    Abstract: The supporting-bar arrangement serves for hanging, directly or indirectly, articles which are to be displayed in goods and services establishments. A fundamental constituent part is formed by a support bar which has, at the front, a plug-in end which can be plugged with arresting into an axial inlet opening in a plug-in sleeve or directly into an inlet opening in a supporting structure. The plug-in sleeve is fixed in a through-passage of the supporting structure. A hook contour is provided at the plug-in end, and the plugged-in support bar is arrested in different ways, A spring element is provided in the plug-in sleeve for latching the hook contour of the support bar when the support bar is plugged into the axial inlet opening. The support bar itself serves for hanging articles, or a goods carrier is secured on one or more support bars. The supporting-bar arrangement extends, in particular, the individual and high-quality design possibilities in the construction of shops and trade fairs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: Visplay IG AG
    Inventors: Herbert Walter, Manfred Uecker
  • Patent number: D453358
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2002
    Assignee: Visplay IP AG
    Inventor: Manfred Uecker