Patents by Inventor Hans-Josef Köllmann

Hans-Josef Köllmann 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: 11909155
    Abstract: A conductor terminal that has an insulating housing, which has a conductor insertion opening for inserting an electrical conductor and a contact element insertion opening for inserting a contact element. A busbar has a clamping section arranged between the inserted electrical conductor and the inserted contact element. A first clamping spring is provided for clamping the electrical conductor, which includes a first clamping leg having a clamping edge oriented in the direction of the clamping section, a first spring bend and a first contact leg, the clamping edge and the clamping section forming a first clamping point for clamping the electrical conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventors: Hans-Josef Koellmann, Michael Meyer
  • Publication number: 20240030625
    Abstract: A connecting terminal for connecting at least two electric conductors to one another, wherein the connecting terminal has a housing in which at least a first conductor guide passage for guiding a first electric conductor and at least a second conductor guide passage for guiding a second electric conductor are formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventors: Tobias DYCK, Hans-Josef KOELLMANN, Henning MEIER, Stefan GRAEFEN
  • Patent number: 11777233
    Abstract: A conductor connection terminal having an insulating material housing that includes a conductor insertion opening having a conductor insertion channel attached to the conductor insertion opening and a contact pin insertion opening having a contact pin insertion channel attached to the contact pin insertion opening. The conductor connection terminal also has a busbar and a clamping spring. The busbar includes a first contact portion and a second contact portion and the clamping spring has a first clamping limb having a first clamping edge oriented towards the first contact portion of the busbar, a first spring bow, a bearing limb, a second spring bow and a second clamping limb.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventor: Hans-Josef Koellmann
  • Publication number: 20220344852
    Abstract: A conductor connection terminal having a first insulating material housing and a second insulating material housing. The first and the second insulating material housings each have a plurality of conductor insertion openings arranged side by side for inserting an electrical conductor in a conductor insertion direction into the insulating material housing. The first insulating material housing has a first busbar and the second insulating material housing has a second busbar, and at least two conductor insertion openings of the first insulating material housing and the second insulating material housing are each associated with a clamping spring having a clamping leg. The clamping leg and the respective busbar form a clamping point for an electrical conductor to be clamped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventors: Michael MEYER, Hans-Josef KOELLMANN, Gunter SPEY
  • Patent number: 11462847
    Abstract: A conductor terminal with an insulating material housing, the insulating material housing having a conductor insertion opening for receiving an electrical conductor in a conductor insertion direction, with a conductor rail section, with a clamping spring, wherein the clamping spring has a clamping leg which, with the conductor rail section, forms a clamping point for the electrical conductor, with a retaining element for holding the clamping leg in an open position of the clamping point, wherein a first latching element is arranged on the clamping leg and a second latching element is arranged on the retaining element, wherein the first and second latching elements can be latched together in the open position of the clamping point, the retaining element and the clamping spring being designed as two components which are separate from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventor: Hans-Josef Koellmann
  • Patent number: 11355870
    Abstract: A conductor terminal for connecting an electrical conductor by means of spring force clamping, the conductor terminal being configured for mounting on a busbar, the terminal conductor including at least one spring force clamping connection having a clamping spring for clamping the electrical conductor, a housing, which at least partially surrounds the spring force clamping connection and has a conductor insertion opening and a pivotably supported actuation lever, which is configured to actuate at least one part of the clamping spring, a receiving space for receiving at least one section of the busbar onto which the conductor terminal may be mounted, being present in the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventors: Hans-Josef Koellmann, Michael Meyer
  • Patent number: 11329403
    Abstract: A conductor connection terminal with an insulating material housing, a busbar component, a first clamping leg and a second clamping leg, wherein the first clamping leg and the second clamping leg are arranged on a clamping spring or on different clamping springs, respectively, wherein the first clamping leg and the busbar component form a first clamping point for a first electrical conductor to be clamped, and the second clamping leg and the busbar component form a second clamping point for a second electrical conductor to be clamped, wherein the busbar component comprises a first conductor receiving section and a second conductor receiving section at diametrically opposite areas of one another, wherein the first conductor receiving section and the second conductor receiving section are connected to one another via a connecting section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventor: Hans-Josef Koellmann
  • Patent number: 11289828
    Abstract: A conductor connection terminal with an insulating material housing, which has a conductor insertion channel, a busbar in the insulating material housing and a clamping spring. The clamping spring has a contact leg which is supported on the busbar, a spring arch adjoining the contact leg, a clamping leg with a clamping edge adjoining the spring arch, which together with the busbar form a clamping point for clamping an electrical conductor, and a pull tab projecting from the clamping leg. Furthermore, the conductor connection terminal has an operating lever which is pivotably mounted in the insulating material housing, wherein the operating lever has a driver lug and is designed to grip the pull tab with the driver lug and to move the pull tab when the operating lever is pivoted so as to open and close the clamping point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventor: Hans-Josef Koellmann
  • Patent number: 11239575
    Abstract: A conductor terminal with a busbar piece and a clamping spring. The clamping spring has a clamping limb which is oriented towards the busbar piece in order to form a clamping point for clamping an electric conductor between the clamping limb and the bus bar piece, a spring bracket which adjoins the clamping limb, and a contact limb, a vertical section of which extends transversely to the bus bar piece. The vertical section of the contact limb has a recess with edges which surround the bus bar piece. The bus bar piece has a contact wall which adjoins the wall surface of the contact limb vertical section extending transversely to the busbar piece. The wall surface lying on the vertical section side facing away from the clamping limb, and which is designed to support the vertical section of the contact limb on the contact wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventors: Hans-Josef Koellmann, Michael Meyer, Thomas Witte
  • Publication number: 20220029332
    Abstract: A conductor terminal with an insulating material housing, the insulating material housing having a conductor insertion opening for receiving an electrical conductor in a conductor insertion direction, with a conductor rail section, with a clamping spring, wherein the clamping spring has a clamping leg which, with the conductor rail section, forms a clamping point for the electrical conductor, with a retaining element for holding the clamping leg in an open position of the clamping point, wherein a first latching element is arranged on the clamping leg and a second latching element is arranged on the retaining element, wherein the first and second latching elements can be latched together in the open position of the clamping point, the retaining element and the clamping spring being designed as two components which are separate from one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventor: Hans-Josef KOELLMANN
  • Publication number: 20220013929
    Abstract: A conductor terminal that has an insulating housing, which has a conductor insertion opening for inserting an electrical conductor and a contact element insertion opening for inserting a contact element. A busbar has a clamping section arranged between the inserted electrical conductor and the inserted contact element. A first clamping spring is provided for clamping the electrical conductor, which includes a first clamping leg having a clamping edge oriented in the direction of the clamping section, a first spring bend and a first contact leg, the clamping edge and the clamping section forming a first clamping point for clamping the electrical conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventors: Hans-Josef KOELLMANN, Michael MEYER
  • Patent number: 11223145
    Abstract: A contact insert of a conductor terminal for connecting at least one electrical conductor, wherein the contact insert comprises at least one bus bar and at least one clamping spring, wherein the bus bar has at least one through opening, wherein the contact insert has a perforated collar which is designed as a component separate from the bus bar, wherein the perforated collar circumferentially surrounds the through opening at least partially or completely on at least one side of the bus bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventors: Stephan Wendt, Hans-Josef Koellmann, Viktor Mickmann
  • Patent number: 11146018
    Abstract: A conductor connection terminal with at least one spring-loaded clamping connection for connecting an electrical conductor, wherein the conductor connection terminal has at least one housing with a conductor insertion opening for inserting the electrical conductor to be connected, a busbar, a clamping spring with a clamping arm for clamping the electrical conductor to the busbar in a contact area on the busbar, and a pivotable actuation element for actuating the clamping spring, wherein the actuation element has at least one actuation handle for a manual actuation and at least one bearing plate which is connected to the actuation handle and via which the actuation element is rotatably mounted on at least one component of the conductor connection terminal, wherein the actuation handle is accessible from the outside on an actuation side of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventor: Hans-Josef Koellmann
  • Publication number: 20210257753
    Abstract: A conductor connection terminal with an insulating material housing, a busbar component, a first clamping leg and a second clamping leg, wherein the first clamping leg and the second clamping leg are arranged on a clamping spring or on different clamping springs, respectively, wherein the first clamping leg and the busbar component form a first clamping point for a first electrical conductor to be clamped, and the second clamping leg and the busbar component form a second clamping point for a second electrical conductor to be clamped, wherein the busbar component comprises a first conductor receiving section and a second conductor receiving section at diametrically opposite areas of one another, wherein the first conductor receiving section and the second conductor receiving section are connected to one another via a connecting section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventor: Hans-Josef KOELLMANN
  • Patent number: 11024987
    Abstract: A clamping spring of a conductor connection terminal for connecting an electrical conductor by means of spring-loaded clamping, wherein the clamping spring has a support leg to fix the clamping spring in the conductor connection terminal, a spring bend adjoining the support leg, and a clamping leg adjoining the spring bend, wherein the clamping leg is arranged to clamp the electrical conductor by means of its free end, wherein the clamping leg has at least one corrugation stamped into the material of the clamping leg. A conductor connection terminal with such a clamping spring is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventors: Hans-Josef Koellmann, Alexander Volkmann
  • Patent number: 11024988
    Abstract: A conductor terminal for clamping an electrical conductor having an insulating material housing and a contact element. The contact element includes a sheet metal part with at least one clamping spring arranged therein. The insulating material housing has at least one insertion guide channel leading towards a respective clamping spring. An opening is provided in the sheet metal part for receiving an electric conductor introduced into an associated insertion guide channel. The insulating material housing has a channel side wall that defines the insertion guide channel and extends into the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventor: Hans-Josef Koellmann
  • Publication number: 20210159618
    Abstract: A conductor terminal for connecting an electrical conductor by means of spring force clamping, the conductor terminal being configured for mounting on a busbar, the terminal conductor including at least one spring force clamping connection having a clamping spring for clamping the electrical conductor, a housing, which at least partially surrounds the spring force clamping connection and has a conductor insertion opening and a pivotably supported actuation lever, which is configured to actuate at least one part of the clamping spring, a receiving space for receiving at least one section of the busbar onto which the conductor terminal may be mounted, being present in the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Applicant: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventors: Hans-Josef KOELLMANN, Michael MEYER
  • Publication number: 20210143560
    Abstract: A conductor connection terminal having an insulating material housing is described, wherein the insulating material housing has a conductor insertion opening having a conductor insertion channel attached to the conductor insertion opening and has a contact pin insertion opening having a contact pin insertion channel attached to the contact pin insertion opening, having a busbar, wherein the busbar has a first contact portion and a second contact portion, having a clamping spring, wherein the clamping spring has a first clamping limb having a first clamping edge oriented towards the first contact portion of the busbar, a first spring bow, a bearing limb, a second spring bow and a second clamping limb.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventor: Hans-Josef KOELLMANN
  • Publication number: 20210075144
    Abstract: A conductor connection terminal with at least one spring-loaded clamping connection for connecting an electrical conductor, wherein the conductor connection terminal has at least one housing with a conductor insertion opening for inserting the electrical conductor to be connected, a busbar, a clamping spring with a clamping arm for clamping the electrical conductor to the busbar in a contact area on the busbar, and a pivotable actuation element for actuating the clamping spring, wherein the actuation element has at least one actuation handle for a manual actuation and at least one bearing plate which is connected to the actuation handle and via which the actuation element is rotatably mounted on at least one component of the conductor connection terminal, wherein the actuation handle is accessible from the outside on an actuation side of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventor: Hans-Josef KOELLMANN
  • Patent number: D987572
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventor: Hans-Josef Koellmann