Patents by Inventor Manfred Proff

Manfred Proff 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).

  • Two-part crimp contact element
    Patent number: 9502783
    Abstract: The invention relates to a two-part crimped contact element. The invention further relates to a method for producing a two-part crimped contact element. The invention further relates to a device for producing a two-part crimped contact element. Previous crimped contact elements comprising two portions have a high transition resistance between the two portions and insufficient mechanical stability. The crimped contact element according to the invention overcomes these disadvantages by at least one pressure-shaped connection element being used to connect the two portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Bleicher, Josef Sinder, Stefan Raab, Manuel Eder, Gerhard Goegelein, Erich Koehnert, Jochen Brandt, Manfred Proff, Walter Utz
  • TWO-PART CRIMP CONTACT ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20140235118
    Abstract: The invention relates to a two-part crimped contact element. The invention further relates to a method for producing a two-part crimped contact element. The invention further relates to a device for producing a two-part crimped contact element. Previous crimped contact elements comprising two portions have a high transition resistance between the two portions and insufficient mechanical stability. The crimped contact element according to the invention overcomes these disadvantages by at least one pressure-shaped connection element being used to connect the two portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Inventors: Martin Bleicher, Josef Sinder, Stefan Raab, Manuel Eder, Gerhard Goegelein, Erich Koehnert, Jochen Brandt, Manfred Proff, Walter Utz
  • Electrical contact, in particular pin contact
    Patent number: 6679735
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical pin contact, (1, 32, 56), having a connecting part (2) and a connector tongue (4) together with a locking part (3, 33, 57). A separate locking spring (14, 34, 58), is provided which is inserted into the locking part (3, 33, 57) perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the contact (1, 32, 56). Particularly simple mounting of the locking spring (14, 34, 48) is achieved in that the latter has latching means, which fix the locking spring (14, 34, 58) in position in the locking part (3, 33, 57) through insertion of the locking spring into the locking part (3, 33, 57).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2004
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics AMP GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Otto Boemmel, Rolf Jetter, Manfred Proff
  • Electrical contact, in particular pin contact
    Publication number: 20020182943
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical pin contact, (1, 32, 56), having a connecting part (2) and a connector tongue (4) together with a locking part (3, 33, 57). A separate locking spring (14, 34, 58), is provided which is inserted into the locking part (3, 33, 57) perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the contact (1, 32, 56). Particularly simple mounting of the locking spring (14, 34, 48) is achieved in that the latter has latching means, which fix the locking spring (14, 34, 58) in position in the locking part (3, 33, 57) through insertion of the locking spring into the locking part (3, 33, 57).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2002
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Inventors: Christian Otto Boemmel, Rolf Jetter, Manfred Proff