Patents by Inventor Thomas Beitler

Thomas Beitler 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: 9480247
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling the bugs that swarm a light bulb consists of a centrifugal fan, a funnel, a light bulb, an electrical contact base, and a collection bin. The funnel is mounted adjacent the centrifugal fan and helps channel the airflow towards the centrifugal fan. A motor transfers rotational motion to the centrifugal fan. Both the motor and the light bulb are powered through the electrical contact base. The centrifugal fan directs the airflow towards the collection bin through an outlet duct. An impeller of the centrifugal fan opens an entrance of the collection bin. When the impeller is stationary, a trapdoor conceals the entrance. The collection bin is removably attached so that it can be removed according to user preference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Inventor: David Thomas Beitler
  • Publication number: 20150342170
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling the bugs that swarm a light bulb consists of a centrifugal fan, a funnel, a light bulb, an electrical contact base, and a collection bin. The funnel is mounted adjacent the centrifugal fan and helps channel the airflow towards the centrifugal fan. A motor transfers rotational motion to the centrifugal fan. Both the motor and the light bulb are powered through the electrical contact base. The centrifugal fan directs the airflow towards the collection bin through an outlet duct. An impeller of the centrifugal fan opens an entrance of the collection bin. When the impeller is stationary, a trapdoor conceals the entrance. The collection bin is removably attached so that it can be removed according to user preference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventor: David Thomas Beitler
  • Patent number: 5742230
    Abstract: An apparatus for triggering a warning device, in particular in a vehicle with an on-board controller to influence braking pressure and/or engine torque and/or steering as a function of the movement behavior of the vehicle wheels and/or of the vehicle, is described. In the event of a fault in the controller, ground is applied to the warning device by a control unit of the controller and the fault is thereby indicated. At least one comparator is provided, to which on the one hand a comparison voltage and on the other hand a further voltage can be applied, such that the comparator becomes conductive and applies to the warning device the ground applied to it, if the further voltage is less than a first comparison voltage and/or if the further voltage is greater than a second comparison voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1998
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Karl-Friedrich Kuhner, Thomas Beitler, Thomas Schneider, Gerhard Walter