Patents by Inventor Dirk Dunkel

Dirk Dunkel 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 connection assembly with overbent soldering pin
    Patent number: 10819050
    Abstract: An electric connection assembly for surface mounting on a circuit board comprises a soldering pin. The soldering pin has a starting portion disposed in a housing of the electric connection assembly, a middle portion, and an end portion disposed at an end of the soldering pin opposite the starting portion and contacting the circuit board. The middle portion is bent from the starting portion in a direction toward the housing and the end portion is bent from the middle portion in a direction away from the housing. An acute angle is formed between both the starting portion and the middle portion and between the middle portion and the end portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Ufuk Tuey, Dirk Dunkel, Dominik Kasper, Alexander Baierlein, Ulrich Kiefner, Kai Sellien, Rolf Jetter
  • Electric Connection Assembly With Overbent Soldering Pin
    Publication number: 20190097332
    Abstract: An electric connection assembly for surface mounting on a circuit board comprises a soldering pin. The soldering pin has a starting portion disposed in a housing of the electric connection assembly, a middle portion, and an end portion disposed at an end of the soldering pin opposite the starting portion and contacting the circuit board. The middle portion is bent from the starting portion in a direction toward the housing and the end portion is bent from the middle portion in a direction away from the housing. An acute angle is formed between both the starting portion and the middle portion and between the middle portion and the end portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Ufuk Tuey, Dirk Dunkel, Dominik Kasper, Alexander Baierlein, Ulrich Kiefner, Kai Sellien, Rolf Jetter