Patents by Inventor Alexander Bruland

Alexander Bruland 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: 10632861
    Abstract: An electrical contact element for a car charging plug connector is disclosed, which electrical contact element has a contact part and a connection part, wherein the connection part can be connected to an electrical conductor of a cable. Cooling liquid can be delivered to the contact element. As a result, the heat produced on the contact element is extracted directly. Therefore higher currents can be transmitted by such a contact element than by known contact elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: HARTING Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Carsten Beimdieck, Alexander Bruland
  • Publication number: 20190315239
    Abstract: An electrical contact element for a car charging plug connector is disclosed, which electrical contact element has a contact part and a connection part, wherein the connection part can be connected to an electrical conductor of a cable. Cooling liquid can be delivered to the contact element. As a result, the heat produced on the contact element is extracted directly. Therefore higher currents can be transmitted by such a contact element than by known contact elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Carsten BEIMDIECK, Alexander BRULAND
  • Patent number: 10340623
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a car charging plug-in connector for an electric vehicle, comprising at least one signal contact element and at least two power contact elements. The car charging plug-in connector has a plug-in connector body and a contact carrier. The contact carrier is arranged on the plug-in side of the plug-in connector body and is fastened to the plug-in connector body in a reversible manner. Therefore, the contact carrier can be easily replaced as required, as a result of which the car charging plug-in connector can be used in a particularly cost-effective manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: HARTING Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Carsten Beimdieck, Alexander Bruland
  • Patent number: 10109395
    Abstract: A connection unit for a fluid-cooled electric cable is provided, the connection unit comprising a housing, which has a cable connecting opening, a fluid inlet opening and a fluid outlet opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: HARTING Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Carsten Beimdieck, Alexander Bruland
  • Publication number: 20180269619
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a car charging plug-in connector for an electric vehicle, comprising at least one signal contact element and at least two power contact elements. The car charging plug-in connector has a plug-in connector body and a contact carrier. The contact carrier is arranged on the plug-in side of the plug-in connector body and is fastened to the plug-in connector body in a reversible manner. Therefore, the contact carrier can be easily replaced as required, as a result of which the car charging plug-in connector can be used in a particularly cost-effective manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Carsten Beimdieck, Alexander Bruland
  • Publication number: 20180075946
    Abstract: A connection unit for a fluid-cooled electric cable is provided, the connection unit comprising a housing, which has a cable connecting opening, a fluid inlet opening and a fluid outlet opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Carsten Beimdieck, Alexander Bruland
  • Patent number: 6604865
    Abstract: For optical waveguide connections that can be freely laid for transmitting optical signals, there is proposed, in accordance with the dimensions specified by the MOST Co-operation of the automobile manufacturers, a releasably formed optical plug-in connector for an modular connector system that comprises two casing parts that can be inserted in one another. In this connection, there is inserted in a casing a mounting part that receives optical waveguides provided with ferrules, wherein the ferrules of the optical waveguides are provided with a reference surface. A defined distance for an optimized signal transmission from the end face of the optical waveguides reaches by a stop of said reference surface when assembled with a reference surface of a counterplug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2003
    Assignee: Harting Automotive GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Alexander Bruland, Wolfgang Essrich, Graham Tickle
  • Patent number: 6554494
    Abstract: An arrangement for connecting light waveguides, in which a casing houses a carrier body in which detachable light waveguides provided with fiber end sleeves, optoelectrical components, and also electrical contacts for a connecting plug are arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Assignee: HARTING Automotive GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Alexander Bruland, Ludger Leve, Jens Krause, Ralf Schöttelndreier
  • Patent number: 6508594
    Abstract: For optical waveguides which may be laid with some freedom, for the transmission of optical signals, a detachable optical plug connector constructed to be of dual gender (comprising two identical plug housings) is proposed, whereof ends of the optical waveguides fixed in fiber end sleeves are held by pressure springs at a constant minimum clearance, with possible axial displacements of the optical waveguides being compensated by correspondingly constructed channels within the plug housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2003
    Assignee: Harting Automotive GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Alexander Bruland
  • Publication number: 20020094173
    Abstract: For optical waveguide connections that can be freely laid for transmitting optical signals, there is proposed, in accordance with the dimensions specified by the MOST Co-operation of the automobile manufacturers, a releasably formed optical plug-in connector for an modular connector system that comprises two casing parts that can be inserted in one another. In this connection, there is inserted in a casing a mounting part that receives optical waveguides provided with ferrules, wherein the ferrules of the optical waveguides are provided with a reference surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2002
    Publication date: July 18, 2002
    Applicant: HARTING Automotive GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Alexander Bruland, Wolfgang Essrich, Graham Tickle
  • Publication number: 20010017965
    Abstract: What is proposed is an arrangement for connecting light waveguides, in which arrangement there is let into a casing a carrier body in which detachable light waveguides provided with fiber end sleeves, optoelectrical components and also electrical contacts for a connecting plug are arranged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2001
    Publication date: August 30, 2001
    Inventors: Alexander Bruland, Ludger Leve, Jens Krause, Ralf Schottelndreier