Patents by Inventor Frank MELLIES

Frank MELLIES 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).

  • Cable connector for electrically connecting electrical conductors
    Patent number: 11355869
    Abstract: A cable connector for electrically connecting at least one first electrical conductor to at least one second electrical conductor. The cable connector includes an insulating-material housing, which has at least one first conductor insertion opening and at least one second conductor insertion opening. The second conductor insertion opening is opposite the first conductor insertion opening. The cable connector has at least one electrical contact in the insulating-material housing. The least one electrical contact is electrically contacted by a first electrical conductor via the first conductor insertion opening and by a second electrical conductor via the second conductor insertion opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Niklas Brand, Frank Mellies, Markus Lewandowski, Frank Bulmahn, Jens Andresen
  • Spring-force connection and round plug-in connector with a large number of spring-force connections
    Patent number: 10998649
    Abstract: A spring-force connection having a housing part, a pivot lever, an electrically conductive connecting device and a contact spring by means of which a conductor (L) can apply force to the connecting device. The contact spring can be pivoted between release and clamping positions and has a pressing and a clamping limb, connected to the pressing limb using a bending joint. The pivot lever has a driver and the pressing limb is arranged between the pressing device and the driver in the closed position of the pivot lever and, by pivoting the pivot lever into its closed position, the pressing device can indirectly apply force to the pressing limb so that the contact spring is pivoted into its clamping position, so that the conductor applies force to the connecting device with the clamping limb and, by pivoting the pivot lever into its open position, the driver can indirectly apply force to the pressing limb so that the contact spring is pivoted into its release position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Michael Lüdke, Frank Mellies, Jörg Hohmeier, Falk Langer, Torsten Tasche
  • Cable connector for electrically connecting electrical conductors
    Publication number: 20210057831
    Abstract: A cable connector for electrically connecting at least one first electrical conductor to at least one second electrical conductor. The cable connector includes an insulating-material housing, which has at least one first conductor insertion opening and at least one second conductor insertion opening. The second conductor insertion opening is opposite the first conductor insertion opening. The cable connector has at least one electrical contact in the insulating-material housing. The least one electrical contact is electrically contacted by a first electrical conductor via the first conductor insertion opening and by a second electrical conductor via the second conductor insertion opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Niklas BRAND, Frank MELLIES, Markus LEWANDOSKI, Frank BULMAHN, Jens ANDRESEN
  • SPRING-FORCE CONNECTION AND ROUND PLUG-IN CONNECTOR WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF SPRING-FORCE CONNECTIONS
    Publication number: 20200059014
    Abstract: A spring-force connection having a housing part, a pivot lever, an electrically conductive connecting device and a contact spring by means of which a conductor (L) can apply force to the connecting device. The contact spring can be pivoted between release and clamping positions and has a pressing and a clamping limb, connected to the pressing limb using a bending joint. The pivot lever has a driver and the pressing limb is arranged between the pressing device and the driver in the closed position of the pivot lever and, by pivoting the pivot lever into its closed position, the pressing device can indirectly apply force to the pressing limb so that the contact spring is pivoted into its clamping position, so that the conductor applies force to the connecting device with the clamping limb and, by pivoting the pivot lever into its open position, the driver can indirectly apply force to the pressing limb so that the contact spring is pivoted into its release position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Michael LÜDKE, Frank MELLIES, Jörg HOHMEIER, Falk LANGER, Torsten TASCHE