Patents by Inventor Franz Mueller

Franz Mueller 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: 12255423
    Abstract: A contact arrangement for a connector includes a plurality of contact elements each extending from a first connection side to a second connection side. A plurality of first end sections of a first subset of the contact elements contact a plurality of external elements in a first plane at the first connection side and a plurality of first end sections of a second subset of the contact elements contact a plurality of external elements in a second plane at the first connection side. The second plane is parallel to and spaced from the first plane in a height direction. A plurality of intermediate sections of at least some of the contact elements lie in a single common plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignees: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH, TE Connectivity Nederland BV
    Inventors: Jeroen Jozef Maria De Bruijn, Wijnand Van Gils, Martin Szelag, Peter Dirk Jaeger, Ulrich Buchmann, Franz Mueller, Nick Ottenbros
  • Patent number: 12166312
    Abstract: A housing for an electrical connector includes a housing body having an opening receiving a cable in an insertion direction and a pair of cable covers hinged to the housing body at a proximal end of each cable cover of the pair of cable covers. The pair of cable covers extend away from the opening. Each of the cable covers is pivoted away from the other cable cover in a cable mounting position and each cable cover is pivoted toward the other cable cover to form a cable support sleeve supporting the cable in an operating position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignees: TE Connectivity Nederland BV, TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Szelag, Ole Wiborg, Jeroen De Bruijn, Franz Mueller
  • Patent number: 12142885
    Abstract: A plug insert comprises a plug insert body including at least one contact member accessible from outside the plug insert, at least one insulation displacement contact electrically connected to the contact member, and a guiding assembly. At least one wire manager module includes at least one cable receptacle for receiving and holding a cable or wire. The guiding assembly guides the wire manager module relative to the plug insert body from a pre-assembly position, to an assembly position in which the insulation displacement contact extends into the cable receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignees: TE Connectivity Nederland BV, TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Jeroen De Bruijn, Martin Szelag, Wijnand Van Gils, Franz Mueller, Ulrich Buchmann, Mike Laub
  • Patent number: 12057685
    Abstract: A cable terminating assembly for terminating a cable having a wire includes a wire manager having an end face facing in an insertion direction and a connector housing with a reception opening receiving at least a part of the wire manager. The end face holds the wire in a predetermined position along the insertion direction. The connector housing has a cutting blade formed by an electrically insulating material. The cutting blade cuts the wire upon insertion of the wire manager into the connector housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Szelag, Tobias Leininger, Franz Mueller, Ole Wiborg
  • Publication number: 20220255266
    Abstract: A contact arrangement for a connector includes a plurality of contact elements each extending from a first connection side to a second connection side. A plurality of first end sections of a first subset of the contact elements contact a plurality of external elements in a first plane at the first connection side and a plurality of first end sections of a second subset of the contact elements contact a plurality of external elements in a second plane at the first connection side. The second plane is parallel to and spaced from the first plane in a height direction. A plurality of intermediate sections of at least some of the contact elements lie in a single common plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicants: TE Connectivity Nederland BV, TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Jeroen Jozef Maria De Bruijn, Wijnand Van Gils, Martin Szelag, Peter Dirk Jaeger, Ulrich Buchmann, Franz Mueller, Nick Ottenbros
  • Publication number: 20220216646
    Abstract: A housing for an electrical connector includes a housing body having an opening receiving a cable in an insertion direction and a pair of cable covers hinged to the housing body at a proximal end of each cable cover of the pair of cable covers. The pair of cable covers extend away from the opening. Each of the cable covers is pivoted away from the other cable cover in a cable mounting position and each cable cover is pivoted toward the other cable cover to form a cable support sleeve supporting the cable in an operating position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicants: TE Connectivity Nederland BV, TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Szelag, Ole Wiborg, Jeroen De Bruijn, Franz Mueller
  • Patent number: 11342711
    Abstract: A connector includes a connector housing having a coupling side for coupling with a complementary connector along a connection direction and a lever assembly including a lever for coupling with the complementary connector. The lever is pivotable around an axis of rotation on the connector housing. The axis of rotation extends essentially perpendicular to the connection direction. The lever extends in at least one position in the connection direction away from the axis of rotation toward the coupling side. The lever assembly has an extension that is movable relative to the lever and that extends the lever assembly in an extended state away from the axis of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Schambach, Stefan Plotz, Tobias Leininger, Gunter Feldmeier, Martin Szelag, Franz Mueller, Ole Wiborg
  • Publication number: 20220158365
    Abstract: A plug insert comprises a plug insert body including at least one contact member accessible from outside the plug insert, at least one insulation displacement contact electrically connected to the contact member, and a guiding assembly. At least one wire manager module includes at least one cable receptacle for receiving and holding a cable or wire. The guiding assembly guides the wire manager module relative to the plug insert body from a pre-assembly position, to an assembly position in which the insulation displacement contact extends into the cable receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicants: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH, TE Connectivity Nederland BV
    Inventors: Jeroen De Bruijn, Martin Szelag, Wijnand Van Gils, Franz Mueller, Ulrich Buchmann, Mike Laub
  • Publication number: 20210281060
    Abstract: A cable terminating assembly for terminating a cable having a wire includes a wire manager having an end face facing in an insertion direction and a connector housing with a reception opening receiving at least a part of the wire manager. The end face holds the wire in a predetermined position along the insertion direction. The connector housing has a cutting blade formed by an electrically insulating material. The cutting blade cuts the wire upon insertion of the wire manager into the connector housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Szelag, Tobias Leininger, Franz Mueller, Ole Wiborg
  • Publication number: 20200313352
    Abstract: A connector includes a connector housing having a coupling side for coupling with a complementary connector along a connection direction and a lever assembly including a lever for coupling with the complementary connector. The lever is pivotable around an axis of rotation on the connector housing. The axis of rotation extends essentially perpendicular to the connection direction. The lever extends in at least one position in the connection direction away from the axis of rotation toward the coupling side. The lever assembly has an extension that is movable relative to the lever and that extends the lever assembly in an extended state away from the axis of rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Schambach, Stefan Plotz, Tobias Leininger, Gunter Feldmeier, Martin Szelag, Franz Mueller, Ole Wiborg
  • Publication number: 20160263494
    Abstract: A system may include a tank storing slop water and an in-line mixing device in communication with the tank to contact a stream of slop water from the tank, an emulsion breaker. The system may further include an emulsion breaker source to inject emulsion breaker into the stream of slop water; and a two-phase separator in communication with the in-line mixing device, the separator to separate the slop water into a mud phase and a water phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Frank Manfred Franz Mueller, Martin Hunter
  • Patent number: 9164776
    Abstract: A plurality of registrations corresponding to a user interface component can be stored. Based on at least one of a layer of a software architecture to which a specific user of a user interface has authorized access, an assignment of a work center view to the user, and business data, it can be determined that the user interface presented to the user should include a navigation target to the user interface component. At run time, a navigation link to the user interface component can be dynamically generated according to a relevant registration selected from the plurality of registrations. The user interface incorporating the navigation link to the user interface component can be displayed. Related systems, articles of manufacture, and computer-implemented methods are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Alexander Rauh, Lars Erbe, Thomas Gieselmann, Franz Mueller, Sri Vidhya Ambuga Nandakumar, Nina Tabitha Paul, Stefan Haffner, Vibhor Tomar, Holger Schmidt
  • Patent number: 8707398
    Abstract: All metadata relevant to user interface functionality needed to provide a specific unit of business functionality can be stored in one of a plurality of autonomous metadata containers retained on at least one data storage device. After a subset of available business functionality to be provided to a user is determined, a set of the plurality of autonomous metadata containers required to provide the subset of available business functions can be identified. A user interface view can be generated to present a view associated with each of the set of the plurality of autonomous metadata containers, and the generated user interface view can be provided for display to the user. Related systems, articles of manufacture, and computer-implemented methods are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Alexander Rauh, Lars Erbe, Thomas Gieselmann, Franz Mueller, Sri A N Vidhya, Nina Tabitha Paul, Stefan Haffner, Vibhor Tomar, Holger Schmidt
  • Patent number: 8578278
    Abstract: Upon receiving a request for a user interface view from a user interface, a user identity and a user authorization class for a user of the user interface can be checked against a user registry and an authorization class registry, respectively. A user interface view component can be retrieved according to the user identity and the user authorization class. The user interface view can be generated by aggregating the retrieved user interface view component with at least one other user interface view component consistent with the user identity and user authorization class, and the generated user interface view can be returned for display to the user via the user interface. Related systems, articles of manufacture, and computer-implemented methods are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Alexander Rauh, Lars Erbe, Thomas Gieselmann, Franz Mueller, Sri Vidhyaan, Nina Tabitha Paul, Stefan Haffner, Vibhor Tomar, Holger Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20120166976
    Abstract: Upon receiving a request for a user interface view from a user interface, a user identity and a user authorization class for a user of the user interface can be checked against a user registry and an authorization class registry, respectively. A user interface view component can be retrieved according to the user identity and the user authorization class. The user interface view can be generated by aggregating the retrieved user interface view component with at least one other user interface view component consistent with the user identity and user authorization class, and the generated user interface view can be returned for display to the user via the user interface. Related systems, articles of manufacture, and computer-implemented methods are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Inventors: Alexander Rauh, Lars Erbe, Thomas Gieselmann, Franz Mueller, Sri Vidhyaan, Nina Tabitha Paul, Stefan Haffner, Vibhor Tomar, Holger Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20120167016
    Abstract: A plurality of registrations corresponding to a user interface component can be stored. Based on at least one of a layer of a software architecture to which a specific user of a user interface has authorized access, an assignment of a work center view to the user, and business data, it can be determined that the user interface presented to the user should include a navigation target to the user interface component. At run time, a navigation link to the user interface component can be dynamically generated according to a relevant registration selected from the plurality of registrations. The user interface incorporating the navigation link to the user interface component can be displayed. Related systems, articles of manufacture, and computer-implemented methods are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Inventors: Alexander Rauh, Lars Erbe, Thomas Gieselmann, Franz Mueller, Sri Vidhya A. N., Nina Tabitha Paul, Stefan Haffner, Vibhor Tomar, Holger Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20120167178
    Abstract: All metadata relevant to user interface functionality needed to provide a specific unit of business functionality can be stored in one of a plurality of autonomous metadata containers retained on at least one data storage device. After a subset of available business functionality to be provided to a user is determined, a set of the plurality of autonomous metadata containers required to provide the subset of available business functions can be identified. A user interface view can be generated to present a view associated with each of the set of the plurality of autonomous metadata containers, and the generated user interface view can be provided for display to the user. Related systems, articles of manufacture, and computer-implemented methods are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Inventors: Alexander Rauh, Lars Erbe, Thomas Gieselmann, Franz Mueller, Sri Vidhyaan, Nina Tabitha Paul, Stefan Haffner, Vibhor Tomar, Holger Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20100088391
    Abstract: A request originating at a frontend server for data encapsulated in a plurality of business objects is received. The plurality of business objects are stored in a business object layer at the backend server remote from the frontend server. In addition, the request originates from a user interface layer is received at a controller layer. A controller object is instantiated in the controller layer at the backend server. Nodes of the controller object are mapped to nodes in the plurality of business objects so that the controller object encapsulates the request data. Thereafter, transmission of data response to the request encapsulated by the controller object to the frontend server is initiated. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2008
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Inventors: Frank Brunswig, Thomas Fiedler, Ioannis Grammatikakis, Oswald Gschnitzer, Martin Hartig, Manfred Hirsch, Frank Jentsch, Udo Klein, Franz Mueller, Guenter Pecht-Seibert, Ralf H. Philipp, Bare Said, Heiko Steffen, Markus Viol, Daniel Wachs
  • Patent number: 7678280
    Abstract: A mobile apparatus and method for recycling an invert emulsion based drilling fluid, in which the invert emulsion based drilling fluid includes an oleaginous component and an aqueous component. The apparatus includes an emulsion breaking tank, a water treatment tank, a filter press, and hydrocarbon filters. The method includes: mixing said invert emulsion drilling fluid with a emulsion breaker, wherein the emulsion breaker is a mixture of an alkyl glucoside and an alkane sulfonate; and separating the oleaginous component of the invert emulsion drilling fluid from the aqueous component of the invert emulsion drilling fluid. The method preferably utilizes an emulsion breaker that is a combination of an anionic surfactant, a nonionic surfactant and an alkyl polyglycoside surfactant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: M-I L.L.C.
    Inventor: Frank Manfred Franz Mueller
  • Patent number: D622371
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventors: David J. Beigel, Brian J. Jacquay, Marcey K. Collins, Franz Mueller, L. David Allendorph, Jaimi L. Smith, Luke Ice, Gerald J. Nix, Ryan T. Jones