Patents by Inventor Ray C. Wojtak

Ray C. Wojtak 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: 6714106
    Abstract: A manually operable switch has an opening handle pivotally mounted on a housing for moving a set of contacts in the housing from one position to another. A force generating arrangement is mounted outside the switch housing, and a force translation system extends between the housing and the force generating arrangement. The force translation system has a first end structure movable into and out of contact with the operating handle, and a second end structure disposed for movement in the force generating arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: Reliance Controls Corporation
    Inventors: Neil A. Czarnecki, Francis W. Camps, Ray C. Wojtak
  • Patent number: 6613995
    Abstract: A mounting arrangement for a switch having a housing includes a support panel having a wall structure defining an opening therein sized and shaped to receive the housing of the switch. The housing of the switch has a periphery formed with flaring, deformable stabilizing protrusions engageable in a continuous wedging relationship with edges of the opening wall structure to facilitate securement of the switch to the support panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: Reliance Controls Corporation
    Inventors: Neil A. Czarnecki, Francis W. Camps, Ray C. Wojtak