Patents by Inventor Frank Ostendorf

Frank Ostendorf 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).

  • CONTACT ELEMENT WITH A SPRAY COATING AS WELL AS CONNECTION ASSEMBLY, USE OF A SPRAY MEDIUM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A CONTACT ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20240154334
    Abstract: A contact element includes an electrically conductive carrier body with at least one contact surface for contacting at least one electrical conductor, wherein the at least one contact surface comprises a spray coating made of electrically conductive solid particles distributed over the at least one contact surface. The presence and distribution of the solid particles lead to a reduction in the contact resistance between the contact element and the at least one conductor when the contact element is pressed with the at least one contact surface against the at least one conductor and the solid particles have there penetrated at least in part into the material of the at least one conductor. A connection assembly may be provided with such a contact element. A spray medium as well as a method for manufacturing such a contact element are further provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Felix GREINER, Marcella Joana OBERST, Frank OSTENDORF, Isabell BURESCH, Helge SCHMIDT
  • Method for Surface Treatment of an Electrical Contact Element and Contact Element
    Publication number: 20230155310
    Abstract: A method for treating an electrically conductive contact element includes applying a lubricant to at least a partial region of a contact surface of the electrically conductive contact element. The contact surface is metallic. The contact surface is changed by plasma treatment to produce a coating of a solid lubricant on the partial region of the contact surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Felix Greiner, Stefan Thoss, Michael Leidner, Frank Ostendorf, Helge Schmidt, Esteban Sanchez, Stefan Job
  • Electrical connector, connector assembly and charging robot for a conductive charging system
    Patent number: 11532917
    Abstract: An electrical connector configured to be mated with a mating connector along a mating direction includes a plurality of contact elements each having a contact surface at least partially inclined with respect to the mating direction. The contact elements are spaced apart from each other along a circumferential direction with respect to the mating direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Rajesh Kumar, Maik Schaefer, Uwe Hauck, Helge Schmidt, Waldemar Stabroth, Markus Eckel, Frank Ostendorf, Alexander Jakob
  • Electrical Connector, Connector Assembly And Charging Robot For A Conductive Charging System
    Publication number: 20210194193
    Abstract: An electrical connector configured to be mated with a mating connector along a mating direction includes a plurality of contact elements each having a contact surface at least partially inclined with respect to the mating direction. The contact elements are spaced apart from each other along a circumferential direction with respect to the mating direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Rajesh Kumar, Maik Schaefer, Uwe Hauck, Helge Schmidt, Waldermar Stabroth, Markus Eckel, Frank Ostendorf, Alexander Jakob