Patents by Inventor Rolf D. Loss

Rolf D. Loss 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).

  • Contact element
    Patent number: 4678262
    Abstract: A single piece contact element including a termination portion at one end, a female contact portion at the other end, a press fit region between the two portions, the press fit region being adapted to form a contacting region when the contact element is pressed into a circuit board. An opening is provided in the contact element in an area above the press fit region such that a press-in tool pin inserted through the female contact portion comes into engagement with a location of the contact element, which location is aligned with the longitudinal axis of the termination portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1986
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1987
    Assignee: Allied Corporation
    Inventors: Manfred Reichardt, Rolf D. Loss