Patents by Inventor Andreas Wilkner

Andreas Wilkner 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: 9022813
    Abstract: The invention relates to a contact housing (1) for at least two electrical contact means, in particular for an electrical plug connector or mating connector for the automotive sector, with two contact-housing modules (10, 20), with a first electrical contact means being able to be set up in a first contact-housing module (10) and a second electrical contact means in a second contact-housing module (20), the contact-housing modules (10, 20) being provided to be able to be moved towards one another and being able to be fixed to one another, in particular being able to be mutually latched with each other. Further, the invention relates to an electrical plug connector or an electrical mating connector, in particular an electrical female connector, and to an assembled electrical line, the electrical plug connector or the electrical mating connector, or the assembled electrical line having a contact housing (1) according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics AMP GmbH
    Inventor: Andreas Wilkner
  • Publication number: 20130203299
    Abstract: The invention relates to a contact housing (1) for at least two electrical contact means, in particular for an electrical plug connector or mating connector for the automotive sector, with two contact-housing modules (10, 20), with a first electrical contact means being able to be set up in a first contact-housing module (10) and a second electrical contact means in a second contact-housing module (20), the contact-housing modules (10, 20) being provided to be able to be moved towards one another and being able to be fixed to one another, in particular being able to be mutually latched with each other. Further, the invention relates to an electrical plug connector or an electrical mating connector, in particular an electrical female connector, and to an assembled electrical line, the electrical plug connector or the electrical mating connector, or the assembled electrical line having a contact housing (1) according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS AMP GMBH
    Inventor: Andreas Wilkner
  • Patent number: 7811103
    Abstract: The invention relates to an interrupter for an electrical wire 9, having a first terminal and a second terminal insulated electrically from the first terminal and also a contact 3, which takes the form of a separate component from the terminals and is provided to produce a conductive connection between the first and second terminals, the contact 3 being capable of being brought by a linear movement from a first position connecting the terminals into a second position in which the terminals are disconnected, an actuator being provided to move the contact and a lever 5 being provided, which acts on the contact 3 by means of a joint 14, 16, 17 and is provided to transmit force from the actuator to the contact 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics AMP GmbH
    Inventors: Rolf Jetter, Andreas Wilkner, Torsten Sieler
  • Publication number: 20090156032
    Abstract: The invention relates to an interrupter for an electrical wire 9, having a first terminal and a second terminal insulated electrically from the first terminal and also a contact 3, which takes the form of a separate component from the terminals and is provided to produce a conductive connection between the first and second terminals, the contact 3 being capable of being brought by a linear movement from a first position connecting the terminals into a second position in which the terminals are disconnected, an actuator being provided to move the contact and a lever 5 being provided, which acts on the contact 3 by means of a joint 14, 16, 17 and is provided to transmit force from the actuator to the contact 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventors: Rolf Jetter, Andreas Wilkner, Torsten Sieler
  • Patent number: 5928037
    Abstract: An electrical connector comprising a connector housing (2) having a plurality of terminal receiving passageways (12, 14) therethrough for receiving terminals therein and a secondary lock member (26, 28) having a first position where the terminals can be received within the passageway (12, 14) and a second position where the terminals would be prevented from being withdrawn therefrom, the electrical connector being characterized in that the secondary lock member (26, 28) includes a first stage (26) operatively coupled to a second stage (28) and the first stage (26) has a stroke between the first and second positions that is greater than the stroke associated with the second stage (28).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Assignee: The Whitaker Corporation
    Inventors: Rolf Jetter, Andreas Wilkner
  • Patent number: 5435754
    Abstract: An airbag connector includes an insulating housing having a plurality of electrical terminals where the terminals include mating sections and wire terminating sections at, where the sections form a right angle with respect to one another. The terminals further include a lead receiving slot for a suppression device, such as a capacitor or resistor. A housing can be connected directly with the igniter and has a shunt which shunts the igniter pins when in the unmated version.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 25, 1995
    Assignee: The Whitaker Corporation
    Inventors: Gheorghe Hotea, Rolf Jetter, Andreas Wilkner