Patents by Inventor Martin Boike

Martin Boike 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: 7320610
    Abstract: A power-rail adapter (39) for mechanical and electrical connection of a light fixture (10) and/or of an operating unit (15) of the light fixture with a power rail (28), comprising at least a switch shaft (41) that can be pivoted between a removing position in which the adapter is removable from the power rail and an installing position in which the adapter is fixed to the power rail is illustrated and described. A specific feature is amongst others that a coding stud (66) is provided on the switch shaft and that a coding groove (77) is provided at the power rail in which the coding stud can be introduced only with a single relative orientation of the adapter (39) with respect to the power rail (28) with pivoting of the switch shaft from the removing position into the installing position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2008
    Assignee: Erco Leuchten GmbH
    Inventor: Martin Boike
  • Publication number: 20070015388
    Abstract: A power-rail adapter (39) for mechanical and electrical connection of a light fixture (10) and/or of an operating unit (15) of the light fixture with a power rail (28), comprising at least a switch shaft (41) that can be pivoted between a removing position in which the adapter is removable from the power rail and an installing position in which the adapter is fixed to the power rail is illustrated and described. A specific feature is amongst others that a coding stud (66) is provided on the switch shaft and that a coding groove (77) is provided at the power rail in which the coding stud can be introduced only with a single relative orientation of the adapter (39) with respect to the power rail (28) with pivoting of the switch shaft from the removing position into the installing position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventor: Martin Boike