Patents by Inventor Michael U. Hoffmann

Michael U. Hoffmann 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: 6062920
    Abstract: An improved custom terminal connector that may be used in electrochromic devices, the connector comprising an elongated unitary member integrally connected with a U-shaped crimping member. The custom terminal connector may be used to supply a potential from a power supply to a bus bar clip of an electrochromic device. The elongated unitary member has a resilient backwall section connecting a plurality of first resilient sections and a plurality of second resilient sections laterally spaced from the plurality of first resilient sections. The first and second resilient sections are integrally connected with the resilient backwall section and are laterally spaced from one another such that the elongated unitary member generally forms a "C" and the pressure points of the custom terminal connector on the bus bar clip generally oppose one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: Gentex Corporation
    Inventors: Wayne M. Jordan, Andy J. LeVesque, Michael U. Hoffmann, Timothy A. Bonardi, Bradley L. Busscher