Patents by Inventor Thomas Bogenschutz

Thomas Bogenschutz 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: 5957713
    Abstract: Connector for joining a fluid conduit and an electrical line to another fluid conduit and electrical line. It has a body including a mating surface with a fluid pressure port and a seal surrounding the port. It has a nipple for a fluid pressure hose and a fluid passage joining the nipple to the port. It has means for joining two connectors having their mating surfaces in contact to compress the seals and prevent loss of fluid. There is at least one electrical contact having a contact surface on the mating surface outside of the seal, so that when two connectors are joined, the contact surface(s) on the first connector touch(es) the contact surface(s) on the second connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignee: Westinghouse Air Brake Company
    Inventors: Thomas H. Engle, Thomas Bogenschutz