Patents by Inventor Rainer MELCHIOR

Rainer MELCHIOR 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).

  • Connection piece for a switch pole of a switching apparatus
    Patent number: 9685288
    Abstract: A connection piece is disclosed for a switch pole of a switching apparatus which improves the properties of the switch pole as concerns centering and current-carrying capacity. According to an embodiment of the invention, a connection piece for a switch pole of a switching apparatus is provided for connecting in electrically conductive manner to a movement contact connection pin of a vacuum switching tube disposed in the switch pole. The connection piece includes a centering ring for centering the vacuum switching tube, the centering ring being formed from an electrically conductive material and being connected in electrically conductive manner via at least one connector to a connection region of the connection piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Rainer Melchior, Fabian Roehrig, Unni Suresh
  • CONNECTION PIECE FOR A SWITCH POLE OF A SWITCHING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20160260562
    Abstract: A connection piece is disclosed for a switch pole of a switching apparatus which improves the properties of the switch pole as concerns centering and current-carrying capacity. According to an embodiment of the invention, a connection piece for a switch pole of a switching apparatus is provided for connecting in electrically conductive manner to a movement contact connection pin of a vacuum switching tube disposed in the switch pole. The connection piece includes a centering ring for centering the vacuum switching tube, the centering ring being formed from an electrically conductive material and being connected in electrically conductive manner via at least one connector to a connection region of the connection piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Rainer MELCHIOR, Fabian ROEHRIG, Unni SURESH