Patents by Inventor Walter Heidenfels

Walter Heidenfels 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).

  • Fastening device having a positionable carrying element
    Patent number: 10537192
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fastening device having at least one positionable holding device, comprising a base plate having an extensively flat rear surface and a front surface, opposite the rear surface, wherein a first guide channel is formed on the front surface. The guide channel is delimited by side walls, wherein engagement areas are formed at least in sections on at least one of the side walls. According to the invention, a slide element is arranged in the guide channel, which can be displaced along the guide channel, wherein the slide element has a carrying element, wherein two spring elements are formed on the slide element, which can engage with the engagement surfaces of the guide channel in a blocking position, and wherein there is a movable locking element on the slide element, which fastens the spring elements at least in the blocking position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: tesa SE
    Inventors: Franz Fastermann, Martje Masson, Walter Heidenfels
  • FASTENING DEVICE HAVING A POSITIONABLE CARRYING ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20180289179
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fastening device having at least one positionable holding device, comprising a base plate having an extensively flat rear surface and a front surface, opposite the rear surface, wherein a first guide channel is formed on the front surface. The guide channel is delimited by side walls, wherein engagement areas are formed at least in sections on at least one of the side walls. According to the invention, a slide element is arranged in the guide channel, which can be displaced along the guide channel, wherein the slide element has a carrying element, wherein two spring elements are formed on the slide element, which can engage with the engagement surfaces of the guide channel in a blocking position, and wherein there is a movable locking element on the slide element, which fastens the spring elements at least in the blocking position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Applicant: TESA SE
    Inventors: Franz FASTERMANN, Martje MASSON, Walter HEIDENFELS
  • Pushbutton switch
    Patent number: 6087605
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pushbutton switch having a ring in which a spring-prestressed button is arranged such that it can be pushed in a predetermined actuating displacement. The button has a top side terminating flush with the top edge of the ring, and from at least one side of the ring parallel to the longitudinal axis of an actuating finger, the edge of the ring is reduced continuously in height substantially to the level of the actuating displacement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Assignee: K. A. Schmersal GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Walter Heidenfels, Damianos Papadopoulos
  • Control console for a machine tool
    Patent number: D941369
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Kai Gehrmann, Walter Heidenfels, Stephan Hühne, Sven Moniac, Markus Schön, Paul Stawenow