Patents by Inventor Rainer Q Schmidt

Rainer Q Schmidt 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).

  • Electrical connector system comprising a secondary locking device
    Patent number: 10109953
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical connector system comprising a plug connector and a second locking device. The plug connector comprises at least one row of terminal cavities for receiving terminals and a plug connector housing having a flexible arm arranged in a sidewall of the plug connector housing, and having primary locking means adapted to provide a primary locking function. The secondary locking device is arranged between an end of the at least one row of terminal cavities and the flexible arm, and has a flexible leg with secondary locking means for providing a secondary locking function. The flexible arm comprises a blocking device and the flexible leg comprises an abutment device adapted to engage with the blocking device for said blocking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Delphi International Operations Luxembourg S.A.R.L
    Inventor: Rainer Q Schmidt
  • ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR SYSTEM COMPRISING A SECONDARY LOCKING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20180062314
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical connector system comprising a plug connector and a second locking device. The plug connector comprises at least one row of terminal cavities for receiving terminals and a plug connector housing having a flexible arm arranged in a sidewall of the plug connector housing, and having primary locking means adapted to provide a primary locking function. The secondary locking device is arranged between an end of the at least one row of terminal cavities and the flexible arm, and has a flexible leg with secondary locking means for providing a secondary locking function. The flexible arm comprises a blocking device and the flexible leg comprises an abutment device adapted to engage with the blocking device for said blocking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventor: Rainer Q Schmidt