Patents by Inventor Gerd Klaiber

Gerd Klaiber 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: 6174194
    Abstract: An add-on electrical assembly is provided for association with an electrical connector for receiving a complementary mating plug to a circuit board. The electrical connector may be a standard modular jack including a connector housing having a front face with a receptacle receiving the plug, a top wall, a rear wall and a bottom face adapted for mounting on the circuit board. A plurality of terminals each include one end extending into the receptacle for making electrical contact with a corresponding terminal on the plug and the other end adapted to contact the circuit board. A separate LED assembly is provided with housing for mounting over the top and rear walls of the connector housing. A light emitting device is mounted on the LED housing and is viewable through a front face thereof adjacent the receptacle. Conductors extend from the light emitting device through the LED housing for connection to the circuit board. At least one snap latch is provided between the LED housing and the connector housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2001
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Matthias Bleicher, Frank Bordron, Martin Buss, Michael Fasold, Thomas Hans Foerner, Michael Follmann, Heinrich Fuchslocher, Gerd Klaiber, Reinhold Muller