Patents by Inventor Horst Gehrke

Horst Gehrke 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: 6305992
    Abstract: An electrical contact (1) is shown having a conductor connection region (2) for connection to an electrical conductor wire and a contact-making region (3) for making contact with a complementary contact pin is specified, the contact-making region essentially being designed in the form of a box with two side walls (4, 5), a top wall (6) and a bottom wall (7), the bottom wall (7) and the top wall (6) having a different width in the direction perpendicular to the plug-in direction, in such a way that the side walls (4, 5) run in a manner inclined with respect to the bottom and top walls (6, 7) and with respect to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Assignee: The Whitaker Corporation
    Inventors: Harald Bouda, Horst Gehrke, Günther Mumper
  • Patent number: 6095860
    Abstract: An electrical connector with a family seal and a connector housing, which has an outer collar and at least one chamber for an electrical contact the chamber surrounded by an outer rim between the two collars and a plate-like region with at least one through-opening located inside the inner collar, the outer rim and the plate-like region being connected to each other by a connecting plate, which extends over the inner collar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2000
    Assignee: The Whitaker Corporation
    Inventors: Horst Gehrke, Ralf Jaklin
  • Patent number: 5857859
    Abstract: Electrical connectors having actuating slides, for connection to a second complementary connector, the actuating slide being attachable to an outer housing part of the first connector and the actuating slide interacting with the second connector, are known. The actuating slides often have a U-shaped design and are fastened to the outer housing part of the first connector. In order to ensure correct functioning of the actuating slide with the first connector, it is necessary for the actuating slide to be pushed onto the housing of the first connector from a specific direction. In order to achieve this, the outer housing part has guide means for guiding the actuating slide and the actuating slide has corresponding complementary means. The guide means and/or the actuating slide are/is configured in such a way that the actuating slide and the outer housing part can be joined together only from one side of the housing part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Assignee: The Whitaker Corporation
    Inventors: Andreas Machill, Horst Gehrke, Markus Kressmann
  • Patent number: 5795196
    Abstract: An electrical receptacle contact for engaging a complementary tab terminal (not shown) comprising a contact portion and a conductor engaging portion, where the contact portion includes a body portion and at least three contact arms including a pair of spaced-apart outer contact arms extending from the body with an inner contact arm extending therebetween and the contact arms have contact surfaces thereupon for engaging a common side of the tab terminal, the receptacle contact being characterized in that the inner contact arm is supported therealong independently of the adjacent outer contact arm by a transverse support rail to provide the inner contact arm with enhanced stiffness. The contact being of simple construction, with multiple connection points established essentially independently, where the inner contact arms are independently stiffened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Assignee: The Whitaker Corporation
    Inventors: Gheorghe Hotea, Mile Trajkov, Horst Gehrke