Patents by Inventor Marc Ruhstorfer

Marc Ruhstorfer 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).

  • Device for fastening and contacting actuators
    Patent number: 8753139
    Abstract: A device for the mechanical fastening and electrical contact with at least one control element (2), having first electrical contacts (9a, 9b), within a housing (3). Mating second electrical contacts (11a, 11b) are arranged on a connecting element (4) which can also be plugged into the housing (3). During assembly, the at least one control element (2) and the connecting element (4) are both plugged into the housing (3) so that such plugging engagement achieves electrical connection between the first electrical contacts (9a, 9b) and the second electrical contacts (11a, 11b) and, at the same time, an interlocked fastening of the at least one control element (2) with the housing (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Markus Moosmann, Michael Linder, Mark Pelzl, Marc Ruhstorfer, Karlheinz Mayr
  • DEVICE FOR FASTENING AND CONTACTING ACTUATORS
    Publication number: 20120214330
    Abstract: A device for the mechanical fastening and electrical contact with at least one control element (2), having first electrical contacts (9a, 9b), within a housing (3). Mating second electrical contacts (11a, 11b) are arranged on a connecting element (4) which can also be plugged into the housing (3). During assembly, the at least one control element (2) and the connecting element (4) are both plugged into the housing (3) so that such plugging engagement achieves electrical connection between the first electrical contacts (9a, 9b) and the second electrical contacts (11a, 11b) and, at the same time, an interlocked fastening of the at least one control element (2) with the housing (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Markus Moosmann, Michael Linder, Mark Pelzl, Marc Ruhstorfer, Karlheinz Mayr