Patents by Inventor Björn PUCHER

Björn PUCHER 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).

  • Plug receiver with contact springs for a circuit board
    Patent number: 10581187
    Abstract: Various embodiments include a plug receptacle for an electrical plug-in connection for receiving a plug with electrical plug conductor comprising a contact region for electrical connection to the plug receptacle comprising: a housing with an insertion region into which the plug can be releasably inserted; an electrical plug receptacle conductor rigidly arranged in the housing; and an electrical connecting conductor floating in the housing configured to electrically connect the plug receptacle conductor to the plug conductor. The electrical connecting conductor exerts a connecting force onto the contact region of the plug conductor once inserted into the plug receptacle. The connecting force runs substantially orthogonally in relation to said contact region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventor: Björn Pucher
  • Plug Receiver with Contact Springs for a Circuit Board
    Publication number: 20190123464
    Abstract: Various embodiments include a plug receptacle for an electrical plug-in connection for receiving a plug with electrical plug conductor comprising a contact region for electrical connection to the plug receptacle comprising: a housing with an insertion region into which the plug can be releasably inserted; an electrical plug receptacle conductor rigidly arranged in the housing; and an electrical connecting conductor floating in the housing configured to electrically connect the plug receptacle conductor to the plug conductor. The electrical connecting conductor exerts a connecting force onto the contact region of the plug conductor once inserted into the plug receptacle. The connecting force runs substantially orthogonally in relation to said contact region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventor: Björn PUCHER
  • Refrigeration device having an ice maker temperature sensor
    Publication number: 20150338146
    Abstract: A refrigeration appliance includes an ice maker which has an ice cube tray and a temperature sensor fastened to the ice cube tray. The temperature sensor is disposed outside an air flow flowing out of an outlet opening of the refrigeration appliance for cooling the ice cube tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: HANS GERD KELLER, STEPHAN KEMPFLE, KLAUS PFEIFFER, BJOERN PUCHER, GERALD SCHMIDT