Patents by Inventor Andreas Krull

Andreas Krull 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: 9627794
    Abstract: An electrical connector has a connector housing and a contact receiving body. The connector housing has a body receiving space, a body receiving end, a terminating end wall positioned opposite the body receiving end and having an inner surface facing the body receiving space, a body receiving opening positioned on the body receiving end, and a first locking mechanism positioned on the inner surface of the terminating end wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Krull, Zoran Stjepanovic, Jurgen Sauer
  • Publication number: 20150255910
    Abstract: An electrical connector has a connector housing and a contact receiving body. The connector housing has a body receiving space, a body receiving end, a terminating end wall positioned opposite the body receiving end and having an inner surface facing the body receiving space, a body receiving opening positioned on the body receiving end, and a first locking mechanism positioned on the inner surface of the terminating end wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics AMP GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Krull, Zoran Stjepanovic, Jurgen Sauer
  • Patent number: 6312272
    Abstract: An electrical connector comprising an actuating lever for mating the electrical connector with a complementary connector, the actuating lever including a deflectable lever leg with a pivot hole therethrough; and a connector housing having a wall with a pivot pin extending therefrom and being receivable within the hole of the lever leg to establish a pivot for the actuating lever; characterised in that: guide members and cams aligned with the pivot pin are included as part of the connector housing; and guide surfaces and camming surface on the actuating lever that are complementary to the respective guide members and cams of the connector housing such that the hole is aligned with the pin and an end of the leg is deflected over the pin, the lever further including a relief feature so that the lever can be operated once the pivot pin is received in the hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2001
    Assignee: The Whitaker Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Gaupp, Andreas Krull, Dietrich Wilhelm Kuempel
  • Patent number: 5772478
    Abstract: An electrical connector housing (2) for housing an electrical terminal within a body (4). The body (4) having a channel (14) wherein the terminal is received and a latch (66) movable between an unlocked position outside of said channel (N) and a locked position blocking at least a portion of said channel (14) so that the terminal is prevented from being dislodged. The electrical connector housing being characterized in that the latch (66) is actuated by a locking member (8) that is rotatable between the locked and unlocked positions upon said housing body (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1998
    Assignee: The Whitaker Corporation
    Inventors: Dietrich Wilhelm Kuempel, Patrik Mueller, Andreas Krull