Patents by Inventor Peter Altenburg

Peter Altenburg 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: 8161779
    Abstract: A lock for a sliding door (14), with a lock case (24) for receiving a lock cylinder (30), the lock cylinder (30) being arranged in a recess (36) of the lock case (24) such that, in order to lock the lock (22), a bolt (28) of the lock case (24) is brought into engagement with a striking plate (26) of the lock (22) by a rotationally actuable driver (32) of the lock cylinder (30). The lock (22) has at least one support part (38, 40) which is arranged laterally on the lock case (24) in the region of the recess (36) to support the lock cylinder (30). A further characteristic relates to the securing of the lock against removal and for this purpose, the or each support part (38, 40) is fastened to the lock case (24) by retaining pins (60), a lock cylinder screw (58) for fastening the lock cylinder (30) to the lock case (24) being in engagement with the or each retaining pin (60) to prevent removal of the support parts (38, 40) and of the retaining pins (60).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignees: raumplus GmbH & Co. KG, Steinbach & Vollmann GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Carsten Bergmann, Dirk Wefer, Peter Altenburg
  • Publication number: 20100229609
    Abstract: A lock, in particular for a sliding door (14), with a lock case (24) for receiving a lock cylinder (30), wherein the lock cylinder (30) is arranged in a recess (36) of the lock case (24) in such a manner that, in order to lock the lock (22), a bolt (28) of the lock case (24) can be brought into engagement with a striking plate (26) of the lock (22) by means of a rotationally actuable driver (32) of the lock cylinder (30). According to the invention, the lock (22) has at least one support part (38, 40) which is arranged laterally on the lock case (24) in the region of the recess (36) in order to support the lock cylinder (30). A further particular characteristic relates to the securing of the lock against removal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2009
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Inventors: Carsten Bergmann, Dirk Wefer, Peter Altenburg