Patents by Inventor Frank Andresen

Frank Andresen 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: 12249781
    Abstract: An axially resilient press-in contact pin includes a metal body and an electrically conductive, elastic element. The metal body includes a pin-shaped section and a press-in spring. The press-in spring is on a first end of the pin-shaped section. The elastic element surrounds at least portions of the pin-shaped section and extends beyond a second end (i.e., free end region) of the pin-shaped section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: KOSTAL Automobil Elektrik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Norbert Andresen, Ralf Ostermann, Heike Skutta, Frank Kunert, Matthias Seifert, Edward Ziebko
  • Publication number: 20040102988
    Abstract: The invention relates to a computerised system and a method for the maintenance of a plant for the production of goods, preferably in the food and luxury food industry. The aim of the invention is to provide a computerised system and a method as above by means of which the technical and economical costs for maintenance of a plant can be reduced and the availability of the plant can be increased. According to the invention, the plant in particular comprises production machines for batch production, whereby the memory unit contains a non-plant specific relational data bank for the determining of detailed plant data, for example, individual components, at least one non-plant specific main tool (software main tool) and further plant specific tools (software tools) provided for the execution of the data aspect of the maintenance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2003
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Inventors: Frank Andresen, Michael Schmidt