Patents by Inventor Werner Glatzel

Werner Glatzel 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).

  • Connection wire alignment or orientation apparatus and method for electrical circuit elements
    Patent number: 4559978
    Abstract: The projecting leads of electrical components can be automatically aligned by placing the component in a holder (12) with the leads (15) depending therefrom, sliding each lead into a tapered central groove (21) of a rotating alignment body (18), and withdrawing the lead once it has been re-oriented along a desired alignment axis (17). The holder (12) is reciprocated to and from the rotating bodies (18) along spring-loaded guide rods (13) riding in bores (10). A motor (5) drives the bodies (18) by means of pulleys (9, 19) and belts (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1985
    Assignee: Blaupunkt-Werke GmbH
    Inventor: Werner Glatzel