Patents by Inventor Werner F. Sonnabend

Werner F. Sonnabend 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).

  • Housing, particularly a module carrier, including supporting rails for accomodating a plurality of mutually parallel guide rails
    Patent number: 5034853
    Abstract: The present invention relates to housings, particularly module carriers, equipped with supporting rails for the accommodation of a plurality of mutually parallel guide rails into which plug-in units equipped with electronic and electric components can be inserted. According to the invention, unoccupied plug-in locations are covered by individual covers whose width essentially corresponds to a multiple of the smallest scale unit and which can be combined in any desired number so that the air flow in the housing or in the module carrier is improved in a simple manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1991
    Assignee: Schroff GmbH
    Inventors: Paul Mazura, Werner F. Sonnabend, Hans-Ulrich Gunther