Patents by Inventor Rudolf Schuppli

Rudolf Schuppli 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).

  • Electrically contacting an electrical component
    Patent number: 8556665
    Abstract: Disclosed is an arrangement for electrically contacting a component, in particular a capacitor for a power converter of a rail vehicle, wherein the component includes a protruding pin for applying and/or positioning parts in order to produce the electrical contact. The arrangement a first element which has a through-bore extending in a longitudinal direction therethrough for inserting the pin, a second element which has a through-bore extending in a longitudinal direction therethrough for inserting the pin, and a contact plate of an electrically conductive material, which comprises a contact plate end region. The contact plate end region has a slot extending from a free end into the contact plate end region and the width of the slot is sufficiently large to accommodate the pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Bombardier Transportation GmbH
    Inventor: Rudolf Schuppli
  • Electrically Contacting an Electrical Component
    Publication number: 20120178280
    Abstract: Disclosed is an arrangement for electrically contacting a component, in particular a capacitor for a power converter of a rail vehicle, wherein the component includes a protruding pin for applying and/or positioning parts in order to produce the electrical contact. The arrangement a first element which has a through-bore extending in a longitudinal direction therethrough for inserting the pin, a second element which has a through-bore extending in a longitudinal direction therethrough for inserting the pin, and a contact plate of an electrically conductive material, which comprises a contact plate end region. The contact plate end region has a slot extending from a free end into the contact plate end region and the width of the slot is sufficiently large to accommodate the pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: BOMBARDIER TRANSPORTATION GMBH
    Inventor: Rudolf Schuppli