Patents by Inventor Wolfgang Reber

Wolfgang Reber 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: 7413454
    Abstract: An apparatus for signal transmission between terminals (6, 8), between which at least one cable (10) is arranged, which is accommodated in an essentially circular cassette (K), to which ongoing cables can be connected at the terminals, and whose length is greater than the distance between the terminals. The cassette (K) comprises a rotor (R), which can rotate about its axis and bears at least one terminal, and a stationary stator (S), which likewise bears at least one terminal. The rotor (R) has a cylindrical hub (17), which runs in the axial direction of the cassette (K) and on which means are provided for fitting an intermediate base (16), which runs parallel to the cover face (18) and the base (19) of the accommodating area (15), is arranged at a distance from them, and divides the accommodating area (15) in a variable manner according to the height or width of the cable (10) to be inserted into the cassette into a smaller area (V) for the cable (10) and an empty area (L).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Assignee: Nexans
    Inventors: Wolfgang Reber, Helmut Rebhan
  • Publication number: 20070149019
    Abstract: An apparatus for signal transmission between terminals (6, 8), between which at least one cable (10) is arranged, which is accommodated in an essentially circular cassette (K), to which ongoing cables can be connected at the terminals, and whose length is greater than the distance between the terminals. The cassette (K) comprises a rotor (R), which can rotate about its axis and bears at least one terminal, and a stationary stator (S), which likewise bears at least one terminal. The rotor (R) and stator (S) delimit a circular accommodating area (15) having a rectangular cross section, which serves the purpose of accommodating the cable (10) and has a cover face (18) and a base (19), running parallel thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Inventors: Dipl.-Ing. Wolfgang Reber, Dipl.Ing Helmut Rebhan
  • Patent number: 6257909
    Abstract: A rotary joint with two housing parts (1, 2) rotatable with respect to each other, which are connected by a flexible flat conductor (10) that extends in spires within an interstice (11) of the housing parts (1, 2) and is attached at its end to a contact element (23), which connects a strand (27) of the flat conductor (10) with a circular conductor (5, 7) and which is arranged in a holder (21) in a housing part (1, 2). The contact element (23) of the rotary joint is a one-piece metal part having a surface (26) to which the strand (27) of the flat conductor (10) is permanently fixed, the contact element is attached to the circular conductor (5, 7) by crimping, and each contact element (23) is fixed within a holder (21) assigned to it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Assignee: Alcatel
    Inventors: Frank Schröer, Wolfgang Reber