Patents by Inventor Henry STOLZE

Henry STOLZE 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: 20240088583
    Abstract: A conductor terminal having a terminal housing with a locking device for snapping the terminal housing onto a DIN rail, wherein the locking device has a first locking foot that can be elastically displaced relative to the terminal housing, which has a recess for holding an actuating element with which the first locking foot can be elastically displaced. A set formed of such a conductor terminal and an actuating element is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventors: Henry STOLZE, Max BOETTCHER, Silvio LOBING
  • Patent number: 11764494
    Abstract: A connecting terminal for connecting at least one first electrical conductor to a second electrical conductor, the connecting terminal including a housing with a first conductor insertion opening for inserting the first electrical conductor and with a second conductor insertion opening for inserting the second electrical conductor, the first and the second conductor insertion openings being arranged on opposite sides of the housing, the connecting terminal including a contact insert, which includes a first clamping spring, a second clamping spring and a busbar, the first and the second clamping springs being fastened in end areas of the busbar facing away from each other, and a free space being present between the first and the second clamping springs, the connecting terminal including an inner piece as a further separate component, which is arranged at least with a middle section predominantly in the free space between the first and second clamping springs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventor: Henry Stolze
  • Publication number: 20230178905
    Abstract: A conductor connection terminal with a contact insert that has a bus bar and a clamping spring, and with a housing that has a first housing part and a second housing part and that at least partially encloses the contact insert, wherein the first housing part has a first housing wall with a receiving structure for receiving the contact insert, and the second housing part has multiple additional housing walls for covering the contact insert received by the first housing part. A conductor connection terminal is also provided with a contact insert that has a bus bar and a clamping spring, and with a housing that has a first housing part and a second housing part and that at least partially encloses the contact insert. The first housing part has a first conductor insertion channel section and the second housing part has a second conductor insertion channel section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventor: Henry STOLZE
  • Patent number: 11658430
    Abstract: A connecting terminal having a plurality of conductor connection modules, wherein the conductor connection modules each have an insulating material housing with a conductor insertion opening for receiving an electrical conductor. In each case two conductor connection modules arranged next to one another are connected via a web, wherein the web is designed flexibly in such a way that the conductor connection modules can be arranged from an initial position into an arrangement different from the initial position, and vice versa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventor: Henry Stolze
  • Patent number: 11600934
    Abstract: A conductor terminal with an insulating material housing and a spring-force terminal connection. The spring-force terminal connection has a contact body which is shaped out of a sheet element and has a base portion, lateral wall portions that protrude from the base portion and are mutually spaced, and solder connection contact tongues. The base portion together with the lateral wall portions forms a conductor receiving channel for receiving an electric conductor, and leaf spring tongues protrude from the lateral wall portions so as to face one another, each leaf spring tongue has a clamping edge for clamping an electric conductor received in the conductor receiving channel. The insulating material housing has a conductor insertion opening which leads to the conductor receiving channel on the front face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventors: Konrad Stromiedel, Henry Stolze
  • Patent number: 11437740
    Abstract: A contact insert for clamping an electric conductor to a clamping point by a clamping spring. The contact insert has a contact frame having at least one contact base and a respective lateral wall arranged at an angle to the contact base, wherein the lateral walls run substantially parallel to each other, and a receiving area is formed between the lateral walls. The clamping spring is arranged in the receiving area. The clamping spring has a contact arm, a spring bend, which adjoins the contact arm, and a clamping arm, which adjoins the spring bend. The contact arm is secured to one or both lateral walls or to at least one securing wall, which adjoins one or both lateral walls. The clamping arm is pretensioned relative to the contact base. The clamping point for the electric conductor to be clamped is formed between the clamping arm and the contact base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventor: Henry Stolze
  • Patent number: 11387582
    Abstract: A contact insert for a connecting terminal, wherein the contact insert has a busbar piece and a clamping spring for clamping an electrical conductor in a conductor insertion direction, wherein the busbar piece and the clamping spring form a clamping point for the electrical conductor to be clamped, and wherein the contact insert has a bushing contact for receiving a contact pin. The longitudinal extension direction of the bushing contact runs essentially perpendicular to the conductor insertion direction from the busbar piece. The bushing contact is designed to receive the contact pin perpendicular to the longitudinal extension direction of the bushing contact and to receive the contact pin in the longitudinal extension direction of the bushing contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventor: Henry Stolze
  • Publication number: 20220037810
    Abstract: A connecting terminal for connecting at least one first electrical conductor to a second electrical conductor, the connecting terminal including a housing with a first conductor insertion opening for inserting the first electrical conductor and with a second conductor insertion opening for inserting the second electrical conductor, the first and the second conductor insertion openings being arranged on opposite sides of the housing, the connecting terminal including a contact insert, which includes a first clamping spring, a second clamping sprin and a busbar, the first and the second clamping springs being fastened in end areas of the busbar facing away from each other, and a free space being present between the first and the second clamping springs, the connecting terminal including an inner piece as a further separate component, which is arranged at least with a middle section predominantly in the free space between the first and second clamping springs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventor: Henry STOLZE
  • Publication number: 20220013936
    Abstract: A conductor terminal with an insulating material housing and a spring-force terminal connection. The spring-force terminal connection has a contact body which is shaped out of a sheet element and has a base portion, lateral wall portions that protrude from the base portion and are mutually spaced, and solder connection contact tongues. The base portion together with the lateral wall portions forms a conductor receiving channel for receiving an electric conductor, and leaf spring tongues protrude from the lateral wall portions so as to face one another, each leaf spring tongue has a clamping edge for clamping an electric conductor received in the conductor receiving channel. The insulating material housing has a conductor insertion opening which leads to the conductor receiving channel on the front face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventors: Konrad STROMIEDEL, Henry STOLZE
  • Patent number: 11196193
    Abstract: A conductor terminal for connecting at least one electrical conductor. The conductor terminal has a base module which includes mounting rail fastening elements for fastening the conductor terminal to a mounting rail. The base module includes a housing, which extends in its longitudinal direction up to two end areas of the housing. A central area of the housing is provided between the two end areas, with the central area projecting beyond the two end areas in a direction facing away from the mounting rail fastening elements. The base module also includes at least one receptacle arrangement being disposed on the base module in each of the two end areas, each for accommodating a conductor connecting module. The conductor connecting modules each include at least one conductor terminal connection designed to connect an electric conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: WAGO Verwaltungesellschaft mbH
    Inventor: Henry Stolze
  • Patent number: 11121486
    Abstract: A conductor terminal with an insulating material housing and a spring-force terminal connection. The spring-force terminal connection has a contact body which is shaped out of a sheet element and has a base portion, lateral wall portions that protrude from the base portion and are mutually spaced, and solder connection contact tongues. The base portion together with the lateral wall portions forms a conductor receiving channel for receiving an electric conductor, and leaf spring tongues protrude from the lateral wall portions so as to face one another, each leaf spring tongue has a clamping edge for clamping an electric conductor received in the conductor receiving channel. The insulating material housing has a conductor insertion opening which leads to the conductor receiving channel on the front face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventors: Konrad Stromiedel, Henry Stolze
  • Publication number: 20210242614
    Abstract: A contact insert for a connecting terminal, wherein the contact insert has a busbar piece and a clamping spring for clamping an electrical conductor in a conductor insertion direction, wherein the busbar piece and the clamping spring form a clamping point for the electrical conductor to be clamped, and wherein the contact insert has a bushing contact for receiving a contact pin. The longitudinal extension direction of the bushing contact runs essentially perpendicular to the conductor insertion direction from the busbar piece. The bushing contact is designed to receive the contact pin perpendicular to the longitudinal extension direction of the bushing contact and to receive the contact pin in the longitudinal extension direction of the bushing contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventor: Henry STOLZE
  • Publication number: 20210242612
    Abstract: A connecting terminal having a plurality of conductor connection modules, wherein the conductor connection modules each have an insulating material housing with a conductor insertion opening for receiving an electrical conductor. In each case two conductor connection modules arranged next to one another are connected via a web, wherein the web is designed flexibly in such a way that the conductor connection modules can be arranged from an initial position into an arrangement different from the initial position, and vice versa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventor: Henry STOLZE
  • Publication number: 20210218160
    Abstract: A contact insert for clamping an electric conductor to a clamping point by a clamping spring. The contact insert has a contact frame having at least one contact base and a respective lateral wall arranged at an angle to the contact base, wherein the lateral walls run substantially parallel to each other, and a receiving area is formed between the lateral walls. The clamping spring is arranged in the receiving area. The clamping spring has a contact arm, a spring bend, which adjoins the contact arm, and a clamping arm, which adjoins the spring bend. The contact arm is secured to one or both lateral walls or to at least one securing wall, which adjoins one or both lateral walls. The clamping arm is pretensioned relative to the contact base. The clamping point for the electric conductor to be clamped is formed between the clamping arm and the contact base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventor: Henry STOLZE
  • Publication number: 20200395691
    Abstract: A conductor terminal for connecting at least one electrical conductor, comprising a base module, which includes mounting rail fastening elements for fastening the conductor terminal to a mounting rail, the base module including a housing, which extends in its longitudinal direction up to two end areas of the housing, the housing having a central area between the end areas, which projects beyond the end areas of the housing in a direction facing away from the mounting rail fastening elements, at least one receptacle arrangement for accommodating a conductor connecting module being disposed on the base module in each of the two end areas, the conductor connecting module including at least one conductor terminal connection designed to connect an electric conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventor: Henry STOLZE
  • Patent number: 10658767
    Abstract: A conductor connection contact element for clamping an electrical conductor, having a power rail piece and a clamping spring. The power rail piece is formed from a sheet-metal part with an oppositely situated second side wall, a base section and an oppositely situated cover section. The side walls, together with the base section and the cover section, border a conductor insertion channel. The clamping spring is arranged on the power rail piece. The clamping spring has an abutment section and a clamping section with a clamping edge for clamping the electrical conductor. The abutment section is arranged on the base section of the power rail piece. The freely movable end of the clamping section extends toward the cover section. An actuation section which is accessible to an actuation tool lies adjacent to the clamping edge in the direction of the side wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: WAGO Verwaltungsgellschaft mbH
    Inventors: Hans-Josef Koellmann, Henry Stolze
  • Publication number: 20190393628
    Abstract: A conductor terminal with an insulating material housing and a spring-force terminal connection. The spring-force terminal connection has a contact body which is shaped out of a sheet element and has a base portion, lateral wall portions that protrude from the base portion and are mutually spaced, and solder connection contact tongues. The base portion together with the lateral wall portions forms a conductor receiving channel for receiving an electric conductor, and leaf spring tongues protrude from the lateral wall portions so as to face one another, each leaf spring tongue has a clamping edge for clamping an electric conductor received in the conductor receiving channel. The insulating material housing has a conductor insertion opening which leads to the conductor receiving channel on the front face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventors: Konrad STROMIEDEL, Henry STOLZE
  • Patent number: 10389049
    Abstract: A conductor terminal with an insulating material housing and a spring-force terminal connection. The spring-force terminal connection has a contact body which is shaped out of a sheet element and has a base portion, lateral wall portions that protrude from the base portion and are mutually spaced, and solder connection contact tongues. The base portion together with the lateral wall portions forms a conductor receiving channel for receiving an electric conductor, and leaf spring tongues protrude from the lateral wall portions so as to face one another, each leaf spring tongue has a clamping edge for clamping an electric conductor received in the conductor receiving channel. The insulating material housing has a conductor insertion opening which leads to the conductor receiving channel on the front face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventors: Konrad Stromiedel, Henry Stolze
  • Publication number: 20190229441
    Abstract: A conductor connection contact element for clamping an electrical conductor, having a power rail piece and a clamping spring. The power rail piece is formed from a sheet-metal part with an oppositely situated second side wall, a base section and an oppositely situated cover section. The side walls, together with the base section and the cover section, border a conductor insertion channel. The clamping spring is arranged on the power rail piece. The clamping spring has an abutment section and a clamping section with a clamping edge for clamping the electrical conductor. The abutment section is arranged on the base section of the power rail piece. The freely movable end of the clamping section extends toward the cover section. An actuation section which is accessible to an actuation tool lies adjacent to the clamping edge in the direction of the side wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventors: Hans-Josef KOELLMANN, Henry STOLZE
  • Patent number: D900029
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mit beschraenkter Haftung
    Inventor: Henry Stolze