Patents by Inventor Albrecht Hopf

Albrecht Hopf 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).

  • Publication number: 20240014597
    Abstract: A connector device including: a plug which has a plug housing and at least one electrical plug contact that is held so as to be insulated in the plug housing; and a socket which has a socket housing and a socket contact. The socket housing has an electrically insulating plug channel for receiving the plug contact, in which plug channel the socket contact is located. A sleeve is rotatably arranged on the plug housing or the socket housing. A slotted guide arrangement is operatively disposed between the sleeve, the plug housing and the socket housing. A slotted guide of the slotted guide arrangement has a separating portion having a slope relative to a circumferential direction. After the separating portion in an opening direction, a delay portion is located, which has a smaller slope than the separating portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Holger SEMRAU, Albrecht HOPF
  • Publication number: 20200119499
    Abstract: A plug-in device which has a blocking sleeve, which divides the plug-in operation between the plug and the socket into two path sections. In a first path section, before the electrical contact is established, explosion-proof encapsulation of the plug and the socket is brought about. The plug and the socket are initially temporarily locked in this position and further insertion is blocked. Further insertion is not enabled until the sleeve is rotated relative to the socket housing and the plug housing. Once this has occurred, the second path section can be run through, in which the electrical contact is established.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: R. Stahl SchaltgerÃĪte GmbH
    Inventors: Manfred Leischner, Albrecht Hopf
  • Patent number: 10199767
    Abstract: A plug-in connector comprises a first connecting part with at least one first contact element and a second connecting part with at least one second contact element. The first connecting part is configured for being connected with and disconnected from the second connecting part. The first connecting part comprises a latching element with a snap-in member, and the second connecting part comprises a retaining sleeve configured for accepting the latching element. The latching pin and the retaining sleeve constitute a mechanical mechanism provided in addition to the at least one first contact element and the at least one second contact element. A mechanical interaction between the latching pin and the retaining sleeve enforces a predetermined motion pattern of the at least one first contact element relative to the at least one second contact element during a process of connecting or disconnecting the first connecting part and the second connecting part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: ODU GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Albrecht Hopf
  • Publication number: 20170250503
    Abstract: A plug-in connector comprises a first connecting part with at least one first contact element and a second connecting part with at least one second contact element. The first connecting part is configured for being connected with and disconnected from the second connecting part. The first connecting part comprises a latching element with a snap-in member, and the second connecting part comprises a retaining sleeve configured for accepting the latching element. The latching pin and the retaining sleeve constitute a mechanical mechanism provided in addition to the at least one first contact element and the at least one second contact element. A mechanical interaction between the latching pin and the retaining sleeve enforces a predetermined motion pattern of the at least one first contact element relative to the at least one second contact element during a process of connecting or disconnecting the first connecting part and the second connecting part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventor: Albrecht Hopf