Patents by Inventor Rudiger SCHWEITZER

Rudiger SCHWEITZER 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).

  • Electrical switching device having at least one contact point
    Patent number: 7838788
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an electrical switching device, in particular a thermal relay having at least one contact point in which, in a first position, the contact point is open and, in a second position, the contact point is closed, having a swivelling contact carrier on which the at least one moving contact piece is held and having an actuator for driving the contact carrier. The actuator is a swivel element, which can rotate about a first axis of rotation, said swivel element being made up of two partial elements, which can be slid in mutually opposing directions and are pushed apart by spring force, of which the first partial element is rotatably mounted and the second partial element acts together with the contact carrier at its free end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: ABB Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Richard Kommert, Rüdiger Schweitzer, Anke Dietzel
  • ELECTRICAL SWITCHING DEVICE HAVING AT LEAST ONE CONTACT POINT
    Publication number: 20080067048
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an electrical switching device, in particular a thermal relay having at least one contact point in which, in a first position, the contact point is open and, in a second position, the contact point is closed, having a swivelling contact carrier on which the at least one moving contact piece is held and having an actuator for driving the contact carrier. The actuator is a swivel element, which can rotate about a first axis of rotation, said swivel element being made up of two partial elements, which can be slid in mutually opposing directions and are pushed apart by spring force, of which the first partial element is rotatably mounted and the second partial element acts together with the contact carrier at its free end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2007
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Applicant: ABB Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Richard KOMMERT, Rudiger SCHWEITZER, Anke DIETZEL