Patents by Inventor Peter Ernst Klauser

Peter Ernst Klauser 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).

  • Curve path of a switch, and track joint using this type of curve path
    Patent number: 6371418
    Abstract: The invention relates to a curve path of a switch comprising switch tongues, a main track and a branch track, which curve path from the beginning of the curve path to the end of the curve path is comprised of several portions having different curvatures 1/R, R being the radius of curvature, wherein the coefficient of curvature &agr;=1/R/1/Rmin at the beginning of the curve path (&agr;A) and at the end of the curve path (&agr;E) is selected to be ≧0 and the point, or a region, in which &agr;=1 is located at a relative distance &ngr;=L/Lges≠0.5 from the beginning of the curve path, L being the distance from the beginning of the curve path and Lges being the length of the curve path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: VAE Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Johannes Rainer Oswald, Hannes Gsodam, Peter Ernst Klauser