Patents by Inventor Hans-Joachim Zander

Hans-Joachim Zander 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: 5785559
    Abstract: A connector assembly comprises a housing and a secondary locking member for coupling to a complementary connector assembly comprising a housing and a secondary locking member. The housing comprises a central coding cavity that allows insertion therethrough of prismatic coding bars that extend from the secondary locking member. The complementary connector housing similarly comprises a through cavity to allow passage therein of a coding bar of the secondary locking member that is complementary to the coding bar. The secondary locking member can be assembled to the connector housing within a shroud in a preassembled position and then shifted in the direction D to the fully assembled locked position. Similarly, the secondary locking member of the complementary connector can be inserted in the shroud in a preassembled position and then shifted in the direction of arrow D to the fully locked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1998
    Assignee: The Whitaker Corporation
    Inventors: Jurgen Meyer, Hans-Joachim Zander, Dirk Duenkel, Franz-Josef Thiel
  • Patent number: 5595499
    Abstract: A coaxial connector plug includes an inner insulating housing carrying a coaxial connector pin, where an outer grounding spring is positioned coaxially around the housing. The grounding spring is positioned within a sleeve member and a locking spring and outer sleeve are axially moveable between positions where locking arms of the locking spring are moveable to a position where a front edge of the locking arms is engaged with a corresponding surface of the sleeve member. The locking arms also include a locking projection which will reside in a peripheral groove of a mating jack connector when fully inserted thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1997
    Assignee: The Whitaker Corporation
    Inventors: Hans-Joachim Zander, Dieter Bozzer, Stefan Martin
  • Patent number: 5494450
    Abstract: An electrical connector is comprised of an outer housing having a rack and pinion lever, where the outer housing can receive in sliding engagement an inner housing. The inner housing carries a plurality of receptacle contacts and a plurality of shunt contacts disposed above selected contacts. The shunt spring has a base wall including individual shunt contact springs having a projection which extends through a window of a central wall to make shunt contact with adjacent electrical terminals positioned therebeneath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 27, 1996
    Assignee: The Whitaker Corporation
    Inventors: Bernhard Kirsch, Kai Sellien, Hans-Joachim Zander