Patents by Inventor Marvin Linn

Marvin Linn 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: 4071982
    Abstract: A method for cleaning the fixed spring-contacts of a cylindrical, drum-type television tuner or other electrical switch having contact-carrying strips arranged around the circumference of a rotatable drum, in which a cleaning implement is attached to the drum and is rotated into engagement with the fixed contacts so as to clean the same. The implement includes a support for attachment to the drum and a cleaning element on the support for engaging and cleaning the spring-contacts of the switch upon rotation of the drum. The cleaning element may be a set of eraser pads, an elongated eraser strip, or a coating or layer of abrasive material; and the support element may be made for the attachment to the drum either in superposition with an operative contact-carrying strip or in lieu thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1976
    Date of Patent: February 7, 1978
    Inventor: Marvin Linn