Patents by Inventor Andreas Merkle

Andreas Merkle 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).

  • Electric terminal having secondary latching device
    Patent number: 11955756
    Abstract: An electric terminal including a contact section having a locking lance locking the electric terminal in a connector housing of an electric connector and a transition section extending from the contact section and having a secondary latching with a secondary latching device latching the electric terminal in the connector housing. The locking lance is axially additionally secured in the contact section away from an attachment of the locking lance to the contact section and/or a plurality of side walls of the electric terminal are closed by a circumferential connection in the secondary latching device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Daniel Leiminger, Jochen Brandt, Andreas Oettle, Stefan Raab, Ulrich Lechler, Marina Hertlein, Florian Staufinger, Jiri Konrad, Andreas Merkle, Julia Stegmeier (nee Kirschbaum)
  • Electric Terminal
    Publication number: 20220115791
    Abstract: An electric terminal including a contact section having a locking lance locking the electric terminal in a connector housing of an electric connector and a transition section extending from the contact section and having a secondary latching with a secondary latching device latching the electric terminal in the connector housing. The locking lance is axially additionally secured in the contact section away from an attachment of the locking lance to the contact section and/or a plurality of side walls of the electric terminal are closed by a circumferential connection in the secondary latching device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Daniel Leiminger, Jochen Brandt, Andreas Oettle, Stefan Raab, Ulrich Lechler, Marina Hertlein, Florian Staufinger, Jiri Konrad, Andreas Merkle, Julia Stegmeier (nee Kirschbaum)
  • Bent electric contact element with chamfered edges and method for its manufacture
    Patent number: 10770856
    Abstract: An electric contact element comprises a bent portion. The bent portion has a cross-section including at least one of a plastically flattened side in the bent portion or a corner that has a chamfer in the bent portion for maintaining accuracy of a bending process used to form the bent portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Manuel Eder, Andreas Merkle, Matthias Schuster, Juergen Burger
  • Bent Electric Contact Element With Chamfered Edges and Method For Its Manufacture
    Publication number: 20190115707
    Abstract: An electric contact element comprises a bent portion. The bent portion has a cross-section with a corner that has a chamfer at least in the bent portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Manuel Eder, Andreas Merkle, Matthias Schuster, Juergen Burger