Patents by Inventor Wolfgang Hoelzle

Wolfgang Hoelzle 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: 7009127
    Abstract: A switch is disclosed including an operating rocker button and at least one contact element which can be actuated by a radial deflection of the operating rocker button. The contact element can be actuated directly by the operating rocker button, or by the operating rocker button by a transmission element. As such, a locking function is provided via a projection on the transmission element or the operating rocker button, which co-operates with an elastic element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: Siemens AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Hoelzle, Siegfried Koch, Ulrich Randau
  • Publication number: 20050161315
    Abstract: The invention relates to a switch including an operating rocker button and at least one contact element which can be actuated by a radial deflection of the operating rocker button. The contact element can be actuated directly by the operating rocker button, or by the operating rocker button by means of a transmission element. According to the invention, a locking function is provided via a projection on the transmission element or the operating rocker button, which co-operates with an elastic element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2005
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Wolfgang Hoelzle, Siegfried Koch, Ulrich Randau