Patents by Inventor Florian VELDEN

Florian VELDEN 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).

  • Device for the orientation of contact terminals on an electrical component for fitting to a circuit board of an electric circuit
    Patent number: 10292272
    Abstract: A device for orienting contact terminals on an electrical component such that they fit to a circuit board of an electric circuit is disclosed. In an embodiment the device includes a carrier element configured to receive the electrical component and a plurality of bending elements, wherein the carrier element has a plurality of holes, each hole penetrating the carrier element from an upper side to an underside, wherein a respective section of the bending elements is secured to the carrier element and a respective end of the bending elements projects into a respective hole of the carrier element, and wherein the bending elements are configured such that the respective end of the bending elements, upon insertion of a respective contact terminal of the electrical component into the respective hole from the upper side of the carrier element, is bent within the hole and clamps the respective contact terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: EPCOS AG
    Inventors: Florian Velden, Guenter Feist
  • Device for the Orientation of Contact Terminals on an Electrical Component for Fitting to a Circuit Board of an Electric Circuit
    Publication number: 20180160540
    Abstract: A device for orienting contact terminals on an electrical component such that they fit to a circuit board of an electric circuit is disclosed. In an embodiment the device includes a carrier element configured to receive the electrical component and a plurality of bending elements, wherein the carrier element has a plurality of holes, each hole penetrating the carrier element from an upper side to an underside, wherein a respective section of the bending elements is secured to the carrier element and a respective end of the bending elements projects into a respective hole of the carrier element, and wherein the bending elements are configured such that the respective end of the bending elements, upon insertion of a respective contact terminal of the electrical component into the respective hole from the upper side of the carrier element, is bent within the hole and clamps the respective contact terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Florian VELDEN, Guenter FEIST