Patents by Inventor Pierre Plath

Pierre Plath 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).

  • Busbar adapter comprising a mounting rail for attaching a switching device
    Patent number: 8714991
    Abstract: A busbar adapter has a mounting rail for attaching a switching device to the busbar adapter, wherein the mounting rail can be attached to the busbar adapter at different positions. The mounting rail includes leg elements and the busbar adapter includes passages through which a respective one of the leg elements of the mounting rail extend with a latch from a first boundary surface of the passages on which the mounting rail rests, to a second boundary surface of the passages, such that the respective latch of the leg elements is, with a retaining surface thereof, arranged in a distance to the second boundary surface which corresponds to a dimension of a slider positively insertable between the retaining surface and the second boundary surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Rittal GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Joerg Kayma, Pierre Plath, Frank Kuester, Matthias Kienholz
  • Busbar adapter comprising a mounting rail for attaching a switching device
    Publication number: 20130189862
    Abstract: A busbar adapter has a mounting rail for attaching a switching device to the busbar adapter, wherein the mounting rail can be attached to the busbar adapter at different positions. The mounting rail includes leg elements and the busbar adapter includes passages through which a respective one of the leg elements of the mounting rail extend with a latch from a first boundary surface of the passages on which the mounting rail rests, to a second boundary surface of the passages, such that the respective latch of the leg elements is, with a retaining surface thereof, arranged in a distance to the second boundary surface which corresponds to a dimension of a slider positively insertable between the retaining surface and the second boundary surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: RITTAL GMBH & CO., KG
    Inventors: Joerg Kayma, Pierre Plath, Frank Kuester, Matthias Kienholz