Patents by Inventor Nicholas A. Teufel

Nicholas A. Teufel 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).

  • SYSTEM FOR FUNCTION AND OUTPUT IDENTIFICATION OF A POWER SYSTEM CHASSIS AT A DISTANCE
    Publication number: 20080052974
    Abstract: Introduced is a power system chassis identification system. In one embodiment, the system includes: (1) a power system chassis rack holding a plurality of chassis, each housing a rectifier or a converter and (2) a label located on each chassis having symbols thereon identifying the chassis as housing a rectifier or a converter and its voltage input/output, which label is readable at a distance of not less than twenty feet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics Power Systems, Inc. A Nevada Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas Teufel, Khanh Q. Nguyen
  • Door frame closing and securing apparatus
    Patent number: 6675536
    Abstract: The apparatus is used for closing and securing a door in its frame. A movable wedge is supported in a slot in the frame. A closing mechanism is employed for closing the door and a second mechanism is employed for moving the wedge into a slot formed in the edge of the door when the door is closed. A shape memory wire is used in conjunction with the closing mechanism for allowing the closing mechanism to close the door. A second shape memory wire is used in conjunction with the second mechanism for allowing the second mechanism to move the wedge from the frame slot into the door slot when the door is closed for securing the door to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: Williams-Pyro, Inc.
    Inventors: Brent Williams, Richard Anthony, Aravind Seshadri, Nicholas A. Teufel, James H. Kim, Kisoo Jung, Kartik Moorthy