Patents by Inventor Wolfgang Kredler

Wolfgang Kredler 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).

  • Key module and slip-on element for a key module
    Patent number: 9941067
    Abstract: A key module has a housing and a tappet arranged in the housing. The tappet is movable in a linear manner between an upper stop position and a lower stop position in a manner limited by an upper stop and a lower stop, wherein an elastic element arranged in the housing pushes the tappet into the upper stop position, and wherein an actuating force exerted by a user pushes the tappet into the lower stop position and in the process reversibly compresses the elastic element. To reduce impact noises, the lower stop is formed by a first damping element and the upper stop is formed by a second damping element. The slip-on element has a carrier element to which a first damping element for reducing impact noises at the lower stop and a second damping element for reducing impact noises at the upper stop are attached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: GMK Electronic Design GMBH
    Inventors: Manfred Guentner, Wolfgang Kredler, Sebastian Geilersdoerfer
  • Key Module and Slip-on Element for a Key Module
    Publication number: 20160225552
    Abstract: A key module has a housing and a tappet arranged in the housing. The tappet is movable in a linear manner between an upper stop position and a lower stop position in a manner limited by an upper stop and a lower stop, wherein an elastic element arranged in the housing pushes the tappet into the upper stop position, and wherein an actuating force exerted by a user pushes the tappet into the lower stop position and in the process reversibly compresses the elastic element. To reduce impact noises, the lower stop is formed by a first damping element and the upper stop is formed by a second damping element. The slip-on element has a carrier element to which a first damping element for reducing impact noises at the lower stop and a second damping element for reducing impact noises at the upper stop are attached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Manfred Guentner, Wolfgang Kredler, Sebastian Geilersdoerfer