Patents by Inventor Robert A. Pape

Robert A. Pape 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: 11528823
    Abstract: An industrial control device includes a display, a body, a first sensor, and a controller. The body includes a facia wall, an inner shroud, and an outer shroud. The facia wall includes a window that is a transparent material aligned to permit the display to be viewed through the window. The inner shroud extends rearward from a rear side of the facia wall. The outer shroud is disposed about the inner shroud and extends rearward from the rear side of the facia wall and is spaced apart from the inner shroud to define a cavity. A seal member is within the cavity forms a seal with a facia plate disposed about the inner shroud. The first sensor detects contact with a front surface of the facia wall. The controller is coupled to an output of the first sensor. The controller is coupled to the display and controls the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Mark Hoven, Andrew Borkowski, Bret Wadewitz, Robert A. Pape, Jeremy J. Quandt, Theodore Von Arx, Austin Johannes, Stephen White
  • Publication number: 20220304179
    Abstract: An industrial control device includes a display, a body, a first sensor, and a controller. The body includes a facia wall, an inner shroud, and an outer shroud. The facia wall includes a window that is a transparent material aligned to permit the display to be viewed through the window. The inner shroud extends rearward from a rear side of the facia wall. The outer shroud is disposed about the inner shroud and extends rearward from the rear side of the facia wall and is spaced apart from the inner shroud to define a cavity. A seal member is within the cavity forms a seal with a facia plate disposed about the inner shroud. The first sensor detects contact with a front surface of the facia wall. The controller is coupled to an output of the first sensor. The controller is coupled to the display and controls the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Mark HOVEN, Andrew BORKOWSKI, Bret WADEWITZ, Robert A. PAPE, Jeremy J. QUANDT, Theodore VON ARX, Austin JOHANNES, Stephen WHITE
  • Patent number: 11388831
    Abstract: An industrial control device includes a display, a body, and a controller. The body includes a capacitive slider sensor, a graphic, and a window. The graphic overlaps the capacitive slider sensor. The window is transparent and aligned with the display to permit the display to be viewed through the window. The controller is coupled to an output of the capacitive slider sensor to receive signals from the capacitive slider sensor. The controller is coupled to the display and configured to control the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Mark Hoven, Andrew Borkowski, Bret Wadewitz, Robert Pape, Jeremy Quandt, Theodore Von Arx, Austin Johannes, Stephen White
  • Publication number: 20200404801
    Abstract: An industrial control device includes a display, a body, and a controller. The body includes a capacitive slider sensor, a graphic, and a window. The graphic overlaps the capacitive slider sensor. The window is transparent and aligned with the display to permit the display to be viewed through the window. The controller is coupled to an output of the capacitive slider sensor to receive signals from the capacitive slider sensor. The controller is coupled to the display and configured to control the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Mark HOVEN, Andrew BORKOWSKI, Bret WADEWITZ, Robert PAPE, Jeremy QUANDT, Theodore VON ARX, Austin JOHANNES, Stephen WHITE
  • Patent number: 10239340
    Abstract: A hand held device for manually holding a multi-page document with a U-shaped element having a ring-shaped extension at one end of an elongated leg and a shorter leg parallelly spaced therefrom by a right angle extension at the opposite end of the elongated leg whereby the shorter leg is inserted between the pages along the inner side of the multi-page document's binding and the longer leg is positioned along the outer side of the multi-page document's binding such that a person can support the multi-page document with one hand by inserting, in part, a preselected finger of one hand through the ring-shaped extension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Inventor: Donald Robert Pape
  • Publication number: 20190016171
    Abstract: A hand held device for manually holding a multi-page document with a U-shaped element having a ring-shaped extension at one end of an elongated leg and a shorter leg parallelly spaced therefrom by a right angle extension at the opposite end of the elongated leg whereby the shorter leg is inserted between the pages along the inner side of the multi-page document's binding and the longer leg is positioned along the outer side of the multi-page document's binding such that a person can support the multi-page document with one hand by inserting, in part, a preselected finger of one hand through the ring-shaped extension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventor: Donald Robert Pape
  • Patent number: 7561430
    Abstract: A power switching device is provided that includes a housing, a printed circuit board disposed within the housing, and a plurality of electrical components mounted to the printed circuit board, including at least one relay. At least one pair of load terminals is connected to the printed circuit board on opposite sides of the relay, and a plurality of heat transfer elements are formed through and in the printed circuit board and are dispersed proximate the relay, around the load terminals, and extending to the peripheral portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Larry E. Tiedemann, Reinhold Henke, James P. Hentges, Dean R. McCluskey, Keith D. Ness, Robert A. Pape
  • Publication number: 20080266810
    Abstract: A power switching device is provided that includes a housing, a printed circuit board disposed within the housing, and a plurality of electrical components mounted to the printed circuit board, including at least one relay. At least one pair of load terminals is connected to the printed circuit board on opposite sides of the relay, and a plurality of heat transfer elements are formed through and in the printed circuit board and are dispersed proximate the relay, around the load terminals, and extending to the peripheral portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2007
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Larry E. Tiedemann, Reinhold Henke, James P. Hentges, Dean R. McCluskey, Keith D. Ness, Robert A. Pape
  • Patent number: 7423217
    Abstract: A housing assembly is provided that has a case including an open end and a flange extending around at least a portion of the open end. The flange defines at least one reduced area extending into a portion of the flange, and a gasket is disposed around the flange. Preferably, the gasket includes a first sealing portion, a second sealing portion, an internal groove for receiving the flange, and at least one member extending into the internal groove and into the at least one reduced area of the flange. In one form, the reduced area is an aperture, and the member of the gasket is a support that extends all the way through the flanges, thereby providing a secure engagement between the gasket and the case during operation. Methods of manufacturing the housing assembly are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignee: Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Robert Pape, Larry E. Tiedemann, Theodore T. Von Arx
  • Patent number: 7423216
    Abstract: A gasket is provided that includes a first sealing portion defining an angled profile and a second sealing portion. A plurality of beads are disposed along the angled profile of the first sealing portion, and a plurality of ribs are disposed along the second sealing portion, thus providing a dual action sealing gasket. The gasket is preferably employed in an electrical housing assembly for a power controller system, wherein the housing assembly comprises a case having an open end, a cover for closing the open end of the case, and a mounting collar disposed around the case for mounting the case to a panel. The gasket is secured to the case proximate the open end such that when the cover is mounted to the open end of the case, the plurality of beads are elastically deformed by the cover and the plurality of ribs are compressed against the panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignee: Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Robert Pape, Larry E. Tiedemann, Theodore T. Von Arx
  • Publication number: 20070293954
    Abstract: A 1/16 DIN power controller configuration is provided that includes a housing, a circuit board carrier disposed within the housing and capable of engaging at least three circuit boards within the housing, a power supply circuit board disposed within the housing and engaged by the circuit board carrier, and a communications circuit board disposed adjacent the power supply circuit board within the housing and engaged by the circuit board carrier. The communications circuit board includes Ethernet/IP and/or Modbus TCP protocols, and in alternate forms includes RS-232 and RS-485 with Modbus RTU protocol, DeviceNet, Profibus DP, CanOpen, and/or EtherCat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2007
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Applicant: Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Thomas Pfingsten, Stanton Breitlow, John Lemke, Keith Ness, Robert Pape, Larry Tiedemann, Theodore Von Arx, Dale Wolfe, Matthew Yender
  • Patent number: D555603
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignee: Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Robert A. Pape, Larry E. Tiedemann, Theodore T. Von Arx
  • Patent number: D555606
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignee: Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Robert A. Pape, Larry E. Tiedemann, Theodore T. Von Arx
  • Patent number: D557661
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2007
    Assignee: Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: John F. Lemke, Robert A. Pape, Thomas R. Pfingsten, Craig R. Dennis
  • Patent number: D558683
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Robert A. Pape, Larry E. Tiedemann, Theodore T. Von Arx
  • Patent number: D585838
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Larry E. Tiedemann, Robert A. Pape, James P. Hentges
  • Patent number: D605119
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Robert A. Pape, Craig Richard Dennis, Donald L. Commare, Thomas Robert Pfingsten, Stanton Hopkins Breitlow, Keith Douglas Ness, John Frederic Lemke, Theodore Thomas Von Arx
  • Patent number: D605120
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Robert A. Pape, Craig Richard Dennis, Thomas Robert Pfingsten, Theodore Thomas Von Arx
  • Patent number: D907587
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Mark Hoven, Andrew Borkowski, Bret Wadewitz, Robert Pape, Jeremy Quandt, Aiden Hunter, Theodore Von Arx, Austin Johannes
  • Patent number: D909313
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Mark Hoven, Andrew Borkowski, Bret Wadewitz, Robert Pape, Jeremy Quandt, Aiden Hunter, Theodore Von Arx, Austin Johannes