Patents by Inventor Dirk Weyrauch

Dirk Weyrauch 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).

  • Publication number: 20220396162
    Abstract: An adapter system for the electrical connection of a connector of a cabling to different contact arrangements of different charging sockets along a connection axis includes an adapter housing and a fastening element attaching the adapter housing to one of the charging sockets. The adapter housing has a contact surface extending perpendicularly to the connection axis and a plurality of contact openings extending along the connection axis. The contact surface is disposed at an end of the adapter housing on a socket side. An end of the adapter housing on a cable side has a cabling interface connecting to the connector. The end of the adapter housing on the socket side is attachable to each of the charging sockets by the fastening element with the contact surface in a predetermined rotational position relative to the connection axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Dirk Weyrauch, Philipp Kowarsch, Dominik Heiss
  • Patent number: 10220714
    Abstract: An actuator module for locking an electrical connection comprises a lock, a drive unit, and a position detection unit. The lock is movable between an unlocked position and a locked position along a direction of movement. The lock has a trigger. The drive unit moves the lock from the unlocked position to the locked position. The position detection unit has an optical sensor detecting the trigger and determining a position of the lock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Dominik Heiss, Frank Wittrock, Dirk Weyrauch
  • Patent number: 10044133
    Abstract: An electrical plug type connector is disclosed. The electrical plug type connector has an electrically insulating housing, a plurality of first contact chambers disposed in the housing, a plurality of power contact elements which are each received in one of the plurality of first contact chambers, and a plurality of separate drainage channels integrally formed in the housing. Each drainage channel is fluidly connected to one of the plurality of first contact chambers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Wittrock, Dirk Weyrauch
  • Publication number: 20170341524
    Abstract: An actuator module for locking an electrical connection comprises a lock, a drive unit, and a position detection unit. The lock is movable between an unlocked position and a locked position along a direction of movement. The lock has a trigger. The drive unit moves the lock from the unlocked position to the locked position. The position detection unit has an optical sensor detecting the trigger and determining a position of the lock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Dominik Heiss, Frank Wittrock, Dirk Weyrauch
  • Publication number: 20160118744
    Abstract: An electrical plug type connector is disclosed. The electrical plug type connector has an electrically insulating housing, a plurality of first contact chambers disposed in the housing, a plurality of power contact elements which are each received in one of the plurality of first contact chambers, and a plurality of separate drainage channels integrally formed in the housing. Each drainage channel is fluidly connected to one of the plurality of first contact chambers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Wittrock, Dirk Weyrauch
  • Patent number: 6840534
    Abstract: An airbag module has at least a housing and an inflator. The inflator is pushed into a securing device on the housing in a longitudinal direction of the inflator. A first longitudinal end of the inflator abuts against an abutment on the housing. A securing element is inserted into the housing behind a second longitudinal end of the inflator and abuts against the second longitudinal end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Assignee: Key Safety Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Lincoln, Thilo Wackenroder, Dirk Weyrauch, Matthias Volkmann, Hans-Peter Zirfas
  • Publication number: 20030067144
    Abstract: An airbag module has at least a housing and an inflator. The inflator is pushed into a securing device on the housing in a longitudinal direction of the inflator. A first longitudinal end of the inflator abuts against an abutment on the housing. A securing element is inserted into the housing behind a second longitudinal end of the inflator and abuts against the second longitudinal end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2002
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Inventors: Paul Lincoln, Thilo Wackenroder, Dirk Weyrauch, Matthias Volkmann, Hans-Peter Zirfas