Patents by Inventor Manuel Camino

Manuel Camino 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: 8858269
    Abstract: The invention relates to a spring-cage terminal block, having a bus bar and a leg spring for connecting a stripped conductor end piece of an electrical conductor, wherein the conductor end piece is inserted into a material passage of the bus bar and is clamped by means of the leg spring. According to the invention, the contact surface on the metal collar inner wall surface of the material passage has contact ribs extending along the insertion direction in order to form a linear contact pattern which extends in the insertion direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Juergen Brand, Manuel Camino, Ralph Hoppmann, Holger Steinhage
  • Publication number: 20120264339
    Abstract: The invention relates to a spring-cage terminal block, having a bus bar and a leg spring for connecting a stripped conductor end piece of an electrical conductor, wherein the conductor end piece is inserted into a material passage of the bus bar and is clamped by means of the leg spring. According to the invention, the contact surface on the metal collar inner wall surface of the material passage has contact ribs extending along the insertion direction in order to form a linear contact pattern which extends in the insertion direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Juergen Brand, Manuel Camino, Ralph Hoppmann, Holger Steinhage
  • Patent number: 7354319
    Abstract: An electrical terminal includes an insulating housing, a conductor bar, strain-relief clamp connections and actuating elements located in the insulating housing for opening and closing the strain-relief clamp connections. The electrical terminal enables simple manual opening of the clamping site even when the strain-relief clamp connection is designed for leads with large cross section since the actuation element is made as an actuating cam that is eccentrically supported in the insulating housing. The actuating cam can be pivoted by an actuating tool out of a first position in which the strain-relief clamp connection is closed into a second position in which the strain-relief clamp connection is opened so that an electric lead can be inserted between the conductor bar and a through opening in the strain relief clamp connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Manuel Camino, Juergen Brand, Hans Hilmar Schulte
  • Publication number: 20070141910
    Abstract: An electrical terminal includes an insulating housing, a conductor bar, strain-relief clamp connections and actuating elements located in the insulating housing for opening and closing the strain-relief clamp connections. The electrical terminal enables simple manual opening of the clamping site even when the strain-relief clamp connection is designed for leads with large cross section since the actuation element is made as an actuating cam that is eccentrically supported in the insulating housing. The actuating cam can be pivoted by an actuating tool out of a first position in which the strain-relief clamp connection is closed into a second position in which the strain-relief clamp connection is opened so that an electric lead can be inserted between the conductor bar and a through opening in the strain relief clamp connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Applicant: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Manuel CAMINO, Juergen BRAND, Hans Hilmar SCHULTE