Patents by Inventor Christopher John Karrasch
Christopher John Karrasch 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).
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Patent number: 11959320Abstract: A latch mechanism includes a latch having a first latch protrusion and a second latch protrusion, and a catch having a first catch protrusion and a second catch protrusion. The first catch protrusion engages the first latch protrusion in a first catch position. The second catch protrusion engages the second latch protrusion in a second catch position following release of the first catch position.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2020Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: TE Connectivity Solutions GmbHInventor: Christopher John Karrasch
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Publication number: 20240022034Abstract: A wire processing system comprises a terminal shear having an opening receiving a terminal strip including a plurality of terminals and defining a terminal strip feed path. A crimping tool or die of the system is arranged on a first side of the terminal strip feed path. A terminal gripping device is arranged on a second side of the terminal strip feed path, opposite the first side, and is adapted to grip a terminal of the terminal strip.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2022Publication date: January 18, 2024Applicant: TE Connectivity Solutions GmbHInventor: Christopher John Karrasch
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Publication number: 20240022035Abstract: A cable guiding device of a terminal applicator comprises a movable funnel portion defining a tapered opening sized to receive an end of a cable to be terminated, a funnel stop limiting motion of the movable funnel portion in a first direction, and a first elastic element biasing the movable funnel portion in the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2022Publication date: January 18, 2024Applicant: TE Connectivity Solutions GmbHInventor: Christopher John Karrasch
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Patent number: 11677204Abstract: A wire termination apparatus for terminating an electrical terminal to a wire or cable include an upper tooling member which is movable between an open position and a closed position. A lower tooling member is attached to a base member of a frame of the wire termination apparatus. A process analyzer determines if a crimped terminal is properly crimped to a wire or cable. If the process analyzer determines that the terminal has not been properly crimped to the wire cable, the removal of the defectively crimped terminal and wire or cable from the wire termination apparatus is prevented until a code or key is entered.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2022Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: TE Connectivity Solutions GmbHInventor: Christopher John Karrasch
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Patent number: 11642718Abstract: A cable clamping device includes a pair of grip jaws, a reset mechanism, and a handle connected to the grip jaws by the reset mechanism. The handle is pivotable about a handle pivot between a first position in which the grip jaws are in an open position and a second position in which the grip jaws are in a closed position around a cable. The reset mechanism pivots the handle from the second position to the first position before moving to a reset position of the reset mechanism that holds the handle in the first position.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: TE Connectivity Solutions GmbHInventors: Jakob C. Coalmer, Christopher John Karrasch
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Publication number: 20230018581Abstract: A wire termination apparatus for terminating an electrical terminal to a wire or cable include an upper tooling member which is movable between an open position and a closed position. A lower tooling member is attached to a base member of a frame of the wire termination apparatus. A process analyzer determines if a crimped terminal is properly crimped to a wire or cable. If the process analyzer determines that the terminal has not been properly crimped to the wire cable, the removal of the defectively crimped terminal and wire or cable from the wire termination apparatus is prevented until a code or key is entered.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Applicant: TE Connectivity Services GMBHInventor: Christopher John KARRASCH
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Patent number: 11469565Abstract: A wire termination apparatus for terminating an electrical terminal to a wire or cable include an upper tooling member which is movable between an open position and a closed position. A lower tooling member is attached to a base member of a frame of the wire termination apparatus. A process analyzer determines if a crimped terminal is properly crimped to a wire or cable. If the process analyzer determines that the terminal has not been properly crimped to the wire cable, the removal of the defectively crimped terminal and wire or cable from the wire termination apparatus is prevented until a code or key is entered.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2021Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Inventor: Christopher John Karrasch
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Publication number: 20220239048Abstract: A wire termination apparatus for terminating an electrical terminal to a wire or cable include an upper tooling member which is movable between an open position and a closed position. A lower tooling member is attached to a base member of a frame of the wire termination apparatus. A process analyzer determines if a crimped terminal is properly crimped to a wire or cable. If the process analyzer determines that the terminal has not been properly crimped to the wire cable, the removal of the defectively crimped terminal and wire or cable from the wire termination apparatus is prevented until a code or key is entered.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2021Publication date: July 28, 2022Inventor: Christopher John KARRASCH
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Publication number: 20220010603Abstract: A latch mechanism includes a latch having a first latch protrusion and a second latch protrusion, and a catch having a first catch protrusion and a second catch protrusion. The first catch protrusion engages the first latch protrusion in a first catch position. The second catch protrusion engages the second latch protrusion in a second catch position following release of the first catch position.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2020Publication date: January 13, 2022Applicant: TE Connectivity Services GmbHInventor: Christopher John Karrasch
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Publication number: 20210299734Abstract: A cable clamping device includes a pair of grip jaws, a reset mechanism, and a handle connected to the grip jaws by the reset mechanism. The handle is pivotable about a handle pivot between a first position in which the grip jaws are in an open position and a second position in which the grip jaws are in a closed position around a cable. The reset mechanism pivots the handle from the second position to the first position before moving to a reset position of the reset mechanism that holds the handle in the first position.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2020Publication date: September 30, 2021Applicant: TE Connectivity Services GmbHInventors: Jakob C. Coalmer, Christopher John Karrasch
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Patent number: 10658808Abstract: A terminal cassette assembly for a terminal crimping machine includes a cassette housing having a terminal reel chamber holding a terminal reel and a crimp tooling chamber holding crimp tooling with a terminal reel door and a crimp tooling cover, respectively. The crimp tooling includes lower tooling including an anvil and upper tooling including a wire crimper. At least one of the upper tooling and the lower tooling are held in position relative to the terminal crimping machine by the cassette housing when the cassette housing is coupled to the terminal crimping machine.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2017Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: TE Connectivity CorporationInventors: Christopher John Karrasch, Michael Morris
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Patent number: 10566755Abstract: Crimp tooling includes upper tooling for forming a terminal around a wire during crimping. The upper tooling includes a wire crimper and a wire crimper holder for holding the wire crimper. The wire crimper holder is removably coupled directly to a terminator ram of a terminal crimping machine and being driven by the terminator ram. The crimp tooling includes lower tooling assembly for supporting the terminal during crimping. The lower tooling assembly includes a base having a plate and an anvil supported by the plate. The base is removably coupled directly to the terminal crimping machine.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2017Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: TE Connectivity CorporationInventors: Michael Morris, Christopher John Karrasch
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Patent number: 10256612Abstract: A rotary stripping device for a wire includes a support panel having a wire opening configured to receive an end of the wire and a wire stripper mounted to the support panel. The wire stripper includes an actuating wheel and a blade wheel independently movable relative to the actuating wheel. The wheels have wire openings aligned with the wire opening of the support panel to receive the wire. The wire stripper has a stripper blade held by the blade wheel having a cutting edge configured to engage the wire. The wire stripper has an actuator associated with the actuating wheel operably coupled to the stripper blade to move the stripper blade. The actuator causes the stripper blade to move as the actuating wheel is moved relative to the blade wheel to move the cutting edge of the stripper blade relative to the wire opening in the blade wheel.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2016Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATIONInventors: Matthew Steven Houser, Christopher John Karrasch
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Patent number: 10181366Abstract: A tape dispensing tool includes a hub, a fixed holder arm, and an adjustable holder arm. The hub extends through a core of a roll of tape. The fixed holder arm extends from the hub along a first side of the roll of tape and has a fixed orientation relative to the hub. The fixed holder arm includes a first cradle configured to receive a cable bundle therein. The adjustable holder arm extends from the hub along an opposite, second side of the roll of tape. The adjustable holder arm includes a second cradle configured to receive the cable bundle therein. The adjustable holder arm has an adjustable position relative to the hub and the fixed holder arm to select an angular position of the second cradle relative to the first cradle for setting an overlap amount as the tape is applied to the cable bundle.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2017Date of Patent: January 15, 2019Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATIONInventors: Matthew Steven Houser, Chadwick Alan Kerstetter, Christopher John Karrasch
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Publication number: 20190006808Abstract: A terminal cassette assembly for a terminal crimping machine includes a cassette housing having a terminal reel chamber holding a terminal reel and a crimp tooling chamber holding crimp tooling with a terminal reel door and a crimp tooling cover, respectively. The crimp tooling includes lower tooling including an anvil and upper tooling including a wire crimper. At least one of the upper tooling and the lower tooling are held in position relative to the terminal crimping machine by the cassette housing when the cassette housing is coupled to the terminal crimping machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2017Publication date: January 3, 2019Inventors: Christopher John Karrasch, Michael Morris
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Publication number: 20180309253Abstract: Crimp tooling includes upper tooling for forming a terminal around a wire during crimping. The upper tooling includes a wire crimper and a wire crimper holder for holding the wire crimper. The wire crimper holder is removably coupled directly to a terminator ram of a terminal crimping machine and being driven by the terminator ram. The crimp tooling includes lower tooling assembly for supporting the terminal during crimping. The lower tooling assembly includes a base having a plate and an anvil supported by the plate. The base is removably coupled directly to the terminal crimping machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2017Publication date: October 25, 2018Inventors: Michael Morris, Christopher John Karrasch
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Patent number: 10090627Abstract: A terminal crimping device includes crimp tooling comprising an anvil and a ram movable toward the anvil with a crimp zone being defined between the anvil and the ram configured to receive a wire and a terminal configured to be crimped to the wire by the crimp tooling. An ultrasonic transmitting transducer is coupled to at least one of the anvil and the ram that transmits acoustic signals through the wire and terminal. A filter is provided on at least one of the anvil and the ram in the path of the acoustic signals that affects the acoustic signals.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2013Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATIONInventors: David Michael Stull, Christopher John Karrasch, Keith Lynn Nicholas, Charles David Fry
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Publication number: 20180090918Abstract: A rotary stripping device for a wire includes a support panel having a wire opening configured to receive an end of the wire and a wire stripper mounted to the support panel. The wire stripper includes an actuating wheel and a blade wheel independently movable relative to the actuating wheel. The wheels have wire openings aligned with the wire opening of the support panel to receive the wire. The wire stripper has a stripper blade held by the blade wheel having a cutting edge configured to engage the wire. The wire stripper has an actuator associated with the actuating wheel operably coupled to the stripper blade to move the stripper blade. The actuator causes the stripper blade to move as the actuating wheel is moved relative to the blade wheel to move the cutting edge of the stripper blade relative to the wire opening in the blade wheel.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2016Publication date: March 29, 2018Inventors: Matthew Steven Houser, Christopher John Karrasch
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Patent number: 9800008Abstract: A terminal crimping machine includes a termination tool having crimp tooling defining a crimping zone that receives the terminal and the wire. The crimp tooling is actuated during a crimp stroke to crimp the terminal to the wire. The terminal crimping machine includes a wire clamp holding the wire near the crimping zone. The wire clamp releases the wire prior to completion of the crimp to allow extrusion of the wire during the crimping process. Optionally, the wire clamp may release the wire prior to bottom dead center of the crimp stroke. The wire clamp may release the wire after the terminal partially retains the wire.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2014Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATIONInventors: Michael Morris, Neil Edward Deming, Christopher John Karrasch
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Publication number: 20170278597Abstract: A tape dispensing tool includes a hub, a fixed holder arm, and an adjustable holder arm. The hub extends through a core of a roll of tape. The fixed holder arm extends from the hub along a first side of the roll of tape and has a fixed orientation relative to the hub. The fixed holder arm includes a first cradle configured to receive a cable bundle therein. The adjustable holder arm extends from the hub along an opposite, second side of the roll of tape. The adjustable holder arm includes a second cradle configured to receive the cable bundle therein. The adjustable holder arm has an adjustable position relative to the hub and the fixed holder arm to select an angular position of the second cradle relative to the first cradle for setting an overlap amount as the tape is applied to the cable bundle.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2017Publication date: September 28, 2017Inventors: Matthew Steven Houser, Chadwick Alan Kerstetter, Christopher John Karrasch