Patents by Inventor Andreas Pitzl

Andreas Pitzl 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).

  • Double-threaded connector
    Patent number: 10103466
    Abstract: A double-threaded connector or spacer according may be self-threading such that insertion into a mounting hole in a PCB will cause the interior of the mounting hole to become threaded to match the double-threaded connector or spacer. The double- threaded connector or spacer installed in a mounting hole of a carrier. A “half circle” portion of daughter card is held in place between the double-threaded connector or spacer and screw. The half circle portion of the daughter card is plated to make electrical contact with the double-threaded connector or spacer, for example, to allow for grounding of the daughter card via the carrier, e.g., PCB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Bernd Sporer, Klaus Weinmann, Andreas Pitzl, Thomas Kirsch