Patents by Inventor Erich Dietmar Jakobeit

Erich Dietmar Jakobeit 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).

  • Electrical connector with two step positive contact retention
    Patent number: 5738542
    Abstract: An electrical connector comprising a housing having at least two contact receiving passageways with contacts therein and a locking member for positively retaining the contacts therein, the locking member having an unlocked position where the contacts may be received in the passageways and a locked position where the contacts are positively retained within the passageways, the electrical connector being characterized in that the locking member has an intermediate position wherein one of the contacts would be positively locked within its respective passageway while the other contact is free to be inserted or removed from its respective passageway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1998
    Assignee: The Whitaker Corporation
    Inventors: Erich Dietmar Jakobeit, Ralf Jaklin