Patents by Inventor Bernhard Eigen

Bernhard Eigen 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: 11897057
    Abstract: A soldering tool may include a tool body comprising circuitry configured to interface with a controller, and a tip portion including a tip that is heated to melt solder and a handpiece that is graspable by an operator. The tip portion includes a heater and a sensor disposed in the tip. The tip portion includes a tip memory device disposed at the handpiece. The tip memory device is configured to store parametric data. The tip memory device is configured to exchange data with the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: APEX BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Gert Mittmann, Bernhard Eigen, Michael Mohl, Ralf Zerweck, Dirk Schonau
  • Publication number: 20220288711
    Abstract: A soldering tool may include a tool body comprising circuitry configured to interface with a controller, and a tip portion including a tip that is heated to melt solder and a handpiece that is graspable by an operator. The tip portion includes a heater and a sensor disposed in the tip. The tip portion includes a tip memory device disposed at the handpiece. The tip memory device is configured to store parametric data. The tip memory device is configured to exchange data with the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Gert MITTMANN, Bernhard EIGEN, Michael MOHL, Ralf ZERWECK, Dirk SCHONAU
  • Patent number: 11376683
    Abstract: A soldering tool may include a tool body comprising circuitry configured to interface with a controller, and a tip portion including a tip that is heated to melt solder and a handpiece that is graspable by an operator. The tip portion includes a heater and a sensor disposed in the tip. The tip portion includes a tip memory device disposed at the handpiece. The tip memory device is configured to store parametric data. The tip memory device is configured to exchange data with the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: APEX BRANDS, INC
    Inventors: Gert Mittmann, Bernhard Eigen, Michael Möhl, Ralf Zerweck, Dirk Schönau
  • Publication number: 20210129246
    Abstract: A soldering tool may include a tool body comprising circuitry configured to interface with a controller, and a tip portion including a tip that is heated to melt solder and a handpiece that is graspable by an operator. The tip portion includes a heater and a sensor disposed in the tip. The tip portion includes a tip memory device disposed at the handpiece. The tip memory device is configured to store parametric data. The tip memory device is configured to exchange data with the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Gert MITTMANN, Bernhard EIGEN, Michael MÖHL, Ralf ZERWECK, Dirk SCHNÖAU
  • Patent number: 6743042
    Abstract: A contact clip for an insulated, multi-strand electric cable has first and second clip parts engaging one another. The first clip part has a receptacle for correctly positioning the cable and the second clip part has contact pins assigned to a strand of the cable, respectively. The contact pins pierce the cable insulation and electrically contact the strands of the cable. They are positioned transversely to a longitudinal cable direction adjacent to and at a spacing from one another. This spacing matches the strand spacing. The receptacle is wider than the cable in the transverse cable direction. A fitting member is inserted into the receptacle for determining a lateral position of the cable in the receptacle. A first contact pin, depending on the lateral position of the cable within the receptacle, either engages one of the strands of the cable or the fitting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignee: Murr-Elektronik Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung
    Inventors: Bernd Kölle, Jürgen Gutekunst, Bernhard Eigen
  • Publication number: 20040002250
    Abstract: A contact clip for an insulated, multi-strand electric cable has first and second clip parts engaging one another. The first clip part has a receptacle for correctly positioning the cable and the second clip part has contact pins assigned to a strand of the cable, respectively. The contact pins pierce the cable insulation and electrically contact the strands of the cable. They are positioned transversely to a longitudinal cable direction adjacent to and at a spacing from one another. This spacing matches the strand spacing. The receptacle is wider than the cable in the transverse cable direction. A fitting member is inserted into the receptacle for determining a lateral position of the cable in the receptacle. A first contact pin, depending on the lateral position of the cable within the receptacle, either engages one of the strands of the cable or the fitting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2003
    Publication date: January 1, 2004
    Applicant: MURR-ELEKTRONIK GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG
    Inventors: Bernd Kolle, Jurgen Gutekunst, Bernhard Eigen
  • Patent number: D926015
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: APEX BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Scott Daniel Bublitz, Ralf Zerweck, Bernhard Eigen