Patents by Inventor Gero Degner

Gero Degner 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: 9742138
    Abstract: Provided is a belt strip for contact elements, which includes of a flat metal strip, from which individual tabs are angle by approximately 90°, wherein the tabs each have two retaining arms which are bent towards one another, wherein the retaining arms each have a constant direction of curvature, and wherein the radius of curvature is greater in the direction of the ends of the respective retaining arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: HARTING ELECTRIC GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Stefan Garske, Martin Schmidt, Mario Trost, Gero Degner
  • Publication number: 20170012399
    Abstract: Provided is a belt strip for contact elements, which includes of a flat metal strip, from which individual tabs are angle by approximately 90°, wherein the tabs each have two retaining arms which are bent towards one another, wherein the retaining arms each have a constant direction of curvature, and wherein the radius of curvature is greater in the direction of the ends of the respective retaining arms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2015
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Stefan Garske, Martin Schmidt, Mario Trost, Gero Degner
  • Patent number: 8979568
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical plug-in connector, comprising a first and a second housing half, the first housing half (2) having two opposite U-shaped locking clips (8), which are each pivotably retained on both sides on bearing journals (12) and which each have locking projections (9) on both sides, the locking projections having a recess (11), wherein said recesses act on locking pins (13) of the second housing (3) when the locking clips (8) are closed so that the two housing halves (2, 3) are pressed against each other, characterized in that the first housing half (2) has at least one web (4), which penetrates a recess (6) of the second housing half (3) intended therefore when the two housing halves (2, 3) are joined so that the housing halves lie against each other in an accurately fitting manner, and in that the locking clips (8) have lateral shields (7), which cover the bearing journals (12) of the first housing half (2) and the locking pins (13) of the second housing half (3) in the locked sta
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Harting Electric GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Heiko Herbrechtsmeier, Uwe Sundermeier, Gero Degner
  • Publication number: 20120315782
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical plug-in connector, comprising a first and a second housing half, the first housing half (2) having two opposite U-shaped locking clips (8), which are each pivotably retained on both sides on bearing journals (12) and which each have locking projections (9) on both sides, the locking projections having a recess (11), wherein said recesses act on locking pins (13) of the second housing (3) when the locking clips (8) are closed so that the two housing halves (2, 3) are pressed against each other, characterized in that the first housing half (2) has at least one web (4), which penetrates a recess (6) of the second housing half (3) intended therefore when the two housing halves (2, 3) are joined so that the housing halves lie against each other in an accurately fitting manner, and in that the locking clips (8) have lateral shields (7), which cover the bearing journals (12) of the first housing half (2) and the locking pins (13) of the second housing half (3) in the locked sta
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Inventors: Heiko Herberchtsmeier, Uwe Sundermeier, Gero Degner