Patents by Inventor Cynthia Halm

Cynthia Halm 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: 11697167
    Abstract: A device for inductively soldering at least one ferromagnetic contact element to at least one conductor structure on a nonmetallic plate, includes a system for fastening a plate during the soldering operation, at least one soldering tool having at least one induction loop or induction coil suitable for emitting a magnetic field, a system for mutually positioning the soldering tool and the contact element such that the switched-on magnetic field of the soldering tool reliably heats the ferromagnetic contact element and thus the solder joint, a generator that is suitable for generating an alternating voltage with a frequency of up to 1500 kHz and that can be connected to the induction loop or induction coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Bernhard Reul, Cynthia Halm
  • Patent number: 11152723
    Abstract: An electrically conductive contact pin for press-fitting into a PCB in a Z-direction. The contact pin includes a press-fit zone with a central crosspiece area, and two wing areas adjacent to the crosspiece area, each crosspiece area having two ear areas. The crosspiece area is confined by a crosspiece rectangle and the ear regions are confined by ear rectangles. Corner points of the ear rectangles facing a center of the cross-sectional area coincide with corner points of the crosspiece rectangle. The crosspiece rectangle has a crosspiece width in an X direction of 9-29% of a starting thickness of the contact pin and a crosspiece thickness in a Y direction of 35-55% of the starting thickness. The ear rectangles have an ear width in the X-direction of 40-60% of the starting thickness and an ear thickness in the Y-direction of 15-35% of the starting thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Hermann Eicher, Ralph Habiger, Andreas Otto, Cynthia Halm
  • Publication number: 20210291286
    Abstract: A device for inductively soldering at least one ferromagnetic contact element to at least one conductor structure on a nonmetallic plate, includes a system for fastening a plate during the soldering operation, at least one soldering tool having at least one induction loop or induction coil suitable for emitting a magnetic field, a system for mutually positioning the soldering tool and the contact element such that the switched-on magnetic field of the soldering tool reliably heats the ferromagnetic contact element and thus the solder joint, a generator that is suitable for generating an alternating voltage with a frequency of up to 1500 kHz and that can be connected to the induction loop or induction coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Bernhard REUL, Cynthia HALM
  • Publication number: 20210276112
    Abstract: A soldering tool for inductive soldering, includes an induction loop and an induction generator that is electrically conductively connected to the induction loop, wherein the induction loop consists of a metal profiled element, has at least one U-shaped region or two U-shaped regions, and each U-shaped region has in each case two legs and an end region connecting the legs, the at least one U-shaped region has a length L of at least 3 mm to 500 mm and a width B of 2 mm to 30 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Bernhard REUL, Cynthia HALM
  • Publication number: 20200251837
    Abstract: An electrically conductive contact pin for press-fitting into a PCB in a Z-direction. The contact pin includes a press-fit zone with a central crosspiece area, and two wing areas adjacent to the crosspiece area, each crosspiece area having two ear areas. The crosspiece area is confined by a crosspiece rectangle and the ear regions are confined by ear rectangles. Corner points of the ear rectangles facing a center of the cross-sectional area coincide with corner points of the crosspiece rectangle. The crosspiece rectangle has a crosspiece width in an X direction of 9-29% of a starting thickness of the contact pin and a crosspiece thickness in a Y direction of 35-55% of the starting thickness. The ear rectangles have an ear width in the X-direction of 40-60% of the starting thickness and an ear thickness in the Y-direction of 15-35% of the starting thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Hermann EICHER, Ralph HABIGER, Andreas OTTO, Cynthia HALM
  • Patent number: 10148054
    Abstract: A method is described for solderless electrical press-in contacting of conductive press-in pins in circuit boards, the method comprising the following steps: Providing a circuit board having at least one contacting opening for press-in contacting; providing at least one press-in component having at least one conductive press-in pin; providing a sonotrode for exerting a force and for applying ultrasonic energy. In order to electrically and mechanically contact press-in pins to a circuit board by means of ultrasonic press-in technology, it is provided that the press-in component together with its press-in pin, is fixated during a press-in step, in particular held firmly in place, and that a force and ultrasonic energy are directly applied to the circuit board by means of the sonotrode such that the circuit board is pressed at the location of its contacting opening onto the press-in pin, not directly acted upon by the sonotrode, of the press-in component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Otto, Cynthia Halm
  • Publication number: 20170256902
    Abstract: A method is described for solderless electrical press-in contacting of conductive press-in pins in circuit boards, the method comprising the following steps: Providing a circuit board having at least one contacting opening for press-in contacting; providing at least one press-in component having at least one conductive press-in pin; providing a sonotrode for exerting a force and for applying ultrasonic energy. In order to electrically and mechanically contact press-in pins to a circuit board by means of ultrasonic press-in technology, it is provided that the press-in component together with its press-in pin, is fixated during a press-in step, in particular held firmly in place, and that a force and ultrasonic energy are directly applied to the circuit board by means of the sonotrode such that the circuit board is pressed at the location of its contacting opening onto the press-in pin, not directly acted upon by the sonotrode, of the press-in component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Otto, Cynthia Halm