Patents by Inventor Harald Lutsch

Harald Lutsch 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).

  • Publication number: 20050054247
    Abstract: A female terminal for receiving a flat male terminal with a terminal tab (5), having a rectangular cross-section and a predetermined width (B) and thickness (D). The female terminal includes a contact element (1, 101) having two elastic contact tabs (3, 103) approaching each other along a longitudinal axis (2, 102), the contact tabs opposing contact zones (4, 104) for contacting the terminal tab (5); a hollow, rectangular support element (16, 116) defined by four walls (19, 20, 21, 22; 119, 120, 121, 122), enclosing the contact element (1, 101) and in which the elastic contact tabs (3, 103) are accommodated; and a device (13, 113) for electrically connecting a conductor. A first pair of opposing walls (19, 21; 119, 121) cover the contact tabs (3, 103) and a second pair of opposing walls (20, 22; 120, 122) have an elastic locking tab (26, 126) connected thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2004
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Inventors: Harald Lutsch, Ranko Resman, Mario Lekic, Goran Petrovic-Polijak
  • Patent number: 6461056
    Abstract: A connector is specified having a housing (1) with at least one holding shaft (2) for a complementary plug (3), the connector respectively having a spring arm (4) which bounds the holding shaft (2) on one side, presses on the corresponding side of the complementary plug (3) and locks the plug (3) there in its inserted position, and by a bow (5) as secondary locking mechanism, which holds the free end (6) of the spring arm (4) detachably in the position latched with the plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2002
    Assignee: Framatome Connectors Incorporated
    Inventors: Martin Besler, Harald Lutsch
  • Patent number: 6422882
    Abstract: A plug and socket connector arrangement with a shaped plug and socket mating slider (1). Two parallel arms (3) grips one of the complementary parts (12) of the arrangement in order to draw it to the second complementary part (14) of the connector by actuating a guide slot (2) and a sliding block arrangement (13). The plug and socket mating slider (1) is led to a guide groove (10) in the connector arrangement, along which are arranged stopping faces (7) against which push the front faces (6) of the arms (3), provided that one of the complementary parts (12) of the connector is not inserted between the plug and socket connector mating slider (1). The complementary part (12) of the connector spreads apart the arms (3) in the process of its insertion between the arms (3) in such a way that the front faces (6) of the arms (3) are able to be moved sideways past the stopping faces (7) into their final position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: Framatome Connectors International
    Inventors: Guntram May, Harald Lutsch, Peter Nutzel
  • Patent number: 6402571
    Abstract: The present invention concerns an electrical socket contact (1) with a base part (2) and two contact spring arms (7) integrated on the base part. The socket contact also has a guide rail (8) which is integrated on the base part in an offset position in relation to the spring arms (7) and which on the introduction of a contact pin of a complementary plug guides and centres the said contact pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: Framatome Connectors International
    Inventors: Steffen Muller, Harald Lutsch
  • Patent number: 6394858
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a socket contact (1) for electrical connectors, having a box-shaped sheet-metal frame (3) and four contact elements (5, 6) incorporated therein as well as a connection part for cables, which adjoins the sheet-metal frame. In this case, the sheet-metal frame has, seen in the direction of insertion, a front frame part (7). The latter comprises two parts which have two sides respectively joined together via an edge, of which sides those lying respectively opposite one another are either joined via a first contact element (5) to the rear frame part (8) or respectively have a second contact element (6) with a free head end (9), which extends in the direction of the rear frame part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Assignee: Framatome Connectors International
    Inventors: Hans-Otto Geltsch, Harald Lutsch
  • Patent number: 6232555
    Abstract: A crimp connection between a flexible flat contact part (1) and a crimping ferrule (2) enclosing this contact part (1), wherein the crimp connection is characterized in that the crimping ferrule (2) has a base (3) and two side plates (4a, 4b) adjoining the base on opposite sides. The base (3) has at least one groove (6) towards the interior of the ferrule and transversely to the longitudinal ferrule axis (5), and ribs (7) arranged at the free ends of the side plates (4a, 4b). The ribs at the free end are disposed in such a way that, after crimping has taken place and with the side plates (4a, 4b) rolled in towards the interior of the ferrule, the said ribs press the flexible contact part (1) into the corresponding groove (6) and engage with the said part essentially positively into the corresponding groove (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2001
    Assignee: Framatome Connectors International
    Inventors: Martin Besler, Harald Lutsch, Armin Studt
  • Patent number: 6186840
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a female connector (1) for electrical connectors having a sheet-metal frame (2) which is in the form of a box and has contact spring elements (3) and a connecting part (4) for a cable end, and having a reinforcing cage (5) which is attached via the sheet-metal frame, is in the form of a box and has a coding rib (6). The reinforcing cage (5) is folded from sheet steel such that the coding rib is formed by bending the metal sheet to form a profile having rounded edges, while avoiding outward-pointing sharp edges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2001
    Assignee: Framatome Connectors International
    Inventors: Hans Otto Geltsch, Harald Lutsch