Patents by Inventor Richard Gerard Kluge

Richard Gerard Kluge 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).

  • Earthquake resistant enclosure for electronic equipment
    Patent number: 5979672
    Abstract: An unitized monocoque enclosure for housing electronic equipment, as in a communications system central office, has side, top and bottom panels of corrugated metal. The panels comprise a continuous envelope for the structure and themselves constitute the structural support for electronic equipment shelves and the electronic equipment mounted thereby, which shelves are supported by screw members directly into a corrugation of the side panels. No additional, uprights, frame supports or braces are utilized. The resultant structure is both simple to fabricate and achieves improved earthquake resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignee: Telcordia Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard John Gemra, Richard Gerard Kluge, John Arthur Murphy, Theodore Arthur Shankoff, Barry Russell Vaning