Patents by Inventor Norbert Ruster

Norbert Ruster 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).

  • Socket for electrical devices, particularly tubular elongated lamps, such as double-based fluorescent lamps and/or starters therefor
    Patent number: 5931691
    Abstract: An easily assembled socket, particularly for elongated lamps such as fluorescent lamps for use with, or without associated starters, which can be wired by automatic wiring machinery. A socket housing (2) of insulating material has reception chambers (33, 48) for receiving the blade part (57) of an slit blade insulation piercing (SBIP) connector portion (53) of a contact spring (49). The connector portion (53) extends to a connecting element portion (52) which, in turn, terminates in a contact terminal end portion (51) for engagement with a projecting terminal pin of the electrical device. The contact spring (49) is a unitary element, which can be slipped into the reception chamber (33, 48) via a lateral opening (44). Wire positioning recesses (24, 25, 34, 35) are formed in the housing leading to and from the chambers (33, 48).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1999
    Assignee: Vossloh-Schwabe GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Peter Mews, Norbert Ruster
  • Connection structure for at least one electrical device
    Patent number: 5480323
    Abstract: An electric connection structure for at least one electric device has slit blade insulation piercing connectors (5) and additional plug connectors (31) for connecting conductive parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 2, 1996
    Assignee: Vossloh-Schwabe GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Peter Mews, Norbert Ruster