Patents by Inventor Waldemar E. Wittler

Waldemar E. Wittler 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: 5313751
    Abstract: An edge connector for connecting structural members at their adjacent edges is disclosed, including a base extending transversely between its edges, a support wall integral with the base and extending away from the base on one side thereof, the support wall extending generally parallel to the base edges and being positioned between the transverse center of the base and one edge; and a tongue integrally connected at one end to the support wall, extending from the support wall to a free end thereof; and spaced away from the base and positioned between the transverse center of the base and the other edge of the base on the side of the center opposite the one base edge, the tongue and the base defining a recess therebetween to receive the tongue of a mating connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 24, 1994
    Inventor: Waldemar E. Wittler
  • Patent number: 5305567
    Abstract: A frame system and frame members in which the frame members have a base, a support wall extending from the base adjacent one edge thereof a tongue extending from the support wall parallel to and spaced from the base, a detent or groove between the free end of the tongue and the other edge of the base, a bend or protrusion connected to the base adjacent the one edge, on the other side of said base from said support wall a tubular structure comprising a center channel and a pocket on each side thereof for receiving an angle member. In an assembled frame, the frame members are joined end to end by angle members in the pockets. Hook and loop features fabric secured respectively to the sides of the pockets and display panels permits simple mounting and changing of panels on the assembled frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 26, 1994
    Inventor: Waldemar E. Wittler
  • Patent number: 5097643
    Abstract: An edge connector for connecting structural members at their adjacent edges is disclosed, including a base extending transversely between its edges, a support wall integral with the base and extending away from the base on one side thereof, the support wall extending generally parallel to the base edges and being positioned between the transverse center of the base and one edge; and a tongue integrally connected at one end to the support wall, extending from the support wall to a free end thereof; and spaced away from the base and positioned between the transverse center of the base and the other edge of the base on the side of the center opposite the one base edge, the tongue and the base defining a recess therebetween to receive the tongue of a mating connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1992
    Inventor: Waldemar E. Wittler