Patents by Inventor Hermann Stadler

Hermann Stadler 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: 7845969
    Abstract: The invention relates to a contact element for a connecting terminal, where the contact element consists of a bent punched part, into which are integrated at least an initial clamping means for fixing a plug link into position and a second clamping means for fixing a connecting pin into position. The invention also relates to a connecting terminal, particularly a circuit board connecting terminal, with at least two clamping elements, where the clamping elements each have an insulating housing, with a contact element of the described type positioned within said insulating housing. Finally, the invention relates to a plug link for such a connecting terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: MC Technology GmbH
    Inventors: Hermann Stadler, Frank Walter
  • Patent number: 7737713
    Abstract: An apparatus for hot-probing integrated semiconductor circuits on wafers is disclosed that includes a support device for accommodating the wafer, a measurement card with electronic circuitry for functional verification of the integrated semiconductor circuits on the wafers, and a test head with contact needles which establishes an electrical contact between the measurement card and the integrated semiconductor circuits, wherein a detachable and coolable shield plate is provided between the measurement card and wafer in order to protect the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Atmel Automotive GmbH
    Inventor: Hermann Stadler
  • Patent number: 7695327
    Abstract: The invention relates to a contact element for printed circuit boards, comprising a terminal body that has an insertion opening for the insertion of a conductor and a screw for the fastening by clamping of the conductor within the terminal body. A seating element with a seating surface is detachably fastenable by a fastening element to the contact element. The seating surface has a surface area that is greater than the cross-sectional surface area of the terminal body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: MC Technology GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Bäuerle, Frank Walter, Hermann Stadler
  • Publication number: 20090305540
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multi-polar connecting terminal (10, 10?), having a plurality of single-pole connecting terminal segments (20), each with a housing (21), such that the single-pole connecting terminal segments (20) can be joined together to form the multi-polar connecting terminal (10, 10?) by means of a plug-in or click-in connection (27, 28) positioned on the housings (21), and the housings (21) are glued together with an adhesive layer (40, 40?).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: MC TECHNOLOGY GmbH
    Inventors: Hermann Stadler, Oswald Mossinger
  • Publication number: 20090305581
    Abstract: The invention relates to a single terminal (10, 110) with a terminal body (20, 120) designed in the shape of a frame and made of an electrically conductive material, with at least one connection pin (27, 127) being arranged on one exterior side (20, 120) and a clamping spring (30, 130) being inserted in the terminal body (20, 120).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: MC TECHNOLOGY GmbH
    Inventors: Hermann STADLER, Frank WALTER
  • Publication number: 20090269985
    Abstract: The invention relates to a contact element (8) for a connecting terminal (100), where the contact element (8) consists of a bent punched part, into which are integrated at least an initial clamping means (13) for fixing a plug link into position and a second clamping means (15) for fixing a connecting pin (21) into position. The invention also relates to a connecting terminal (100), particularly a circuit board connecting terminal, with at least two clamping elements (101), where the clamping elements (101) each have an insulating housing (1), with a contact element (8) of the described type positioned within said insulating housing (1). Finally, the invention relates to a plug link (13) for such a connecting terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2009
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: MC Technology GmbH
    Inventors: Hermann Stadler, Frank Walter
  • Patent number: 7597594
    Abstract: This invention relates to an electrical connecting terminal (10) with an insulating housing (20), which contains a clamp body receptacle (22) with an insertion opening (21) for an electrical conductor, with a clamp body (30), which can be inserted into the clamp body receptacle (22) and has a connecting space (31) for the electrical conductor, said connecting space (31) being adjacent to the insertion opening (21), and within which a locking screw (40) is located in such a manner that the inserted electrical conductor is firmly clampable in the clamp body (30) by means of said locking screw (40), the clamp body (30) having at least one electrical contact, which is accessible from the base area (20a) of the housing (20), the housing (20) being of one-piece integral construction and having a plug-in opening (24) for the clamp body (30) on one side and being attachable to the clamp body (30) via a snap-in mechanism, the one-sided plug-in opening (24) being located in the base area (20a) of the housing (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: MC Technology GmbH
    Inventors: Hermann Stadler, Heike Anton
  • Publication number: 20090188095
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for pulling out a terminal clamp with a fastening section for fastening the device to the terminal clamp and a grip section. The fastening section and the grip section are connected by a pivotable connection. A second fastening device for detachable fastening of the grip section to the terminal clamp is provided on this grip section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2009
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Applicant: MC Technology GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Walter, Hermann Stadler
  • Patent number: 7544103
    Abstract: A terminal block for connecting electrical conductors has a first clamping spring element (20) and a second clamping spring element (30) for clamping the electrical conductor. The first and second clamping spring elements (20, 30) are vertically offset from each other, and with an operating element for opening the clamping spring elements against the spring force. A first operating element (40) is provided for the first clamping spring element (20) and a second operating element (50) for the second clamping spring element (30). The first and second operating elements (40, 50) can be actuated independently from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: MC Technology GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Walter, Hermann Stadler
  • Patent number: 7462076
    Abstract: This invention concerns a terminal block for connecting electrical conductors with a first clamping spring element (20) and a second clamping spring element (30) for clamping the electrical conductors, with the first and the second clamping spring elements (20, 30) being displaced vertically with respect to each other and with the two clamping spring elements (20, 30) being electrically connected to each other whereby the two clamping spring elements (20, 30) are electrically connected via an essentially S-shaped contact element (10) into which the two clamping spring elements (20, 30) can be inserted from one side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: MC Technology GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Walter, Hermann Stadler
  • Publication number: 20080261463
    Abstract: The invention relates to a contact element for printed circuit boards, comprising a terminal body that has an insertion opening for the insertion of a conductor and a screw for the fastening by clamping of the conductor within the terminal body. A seating element with a seating surface is detachably fastenable by a fastening element to the contact element. The seating surface has a surface area that is greater than the cross-sectional surface area of the terminal body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2008
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventors: Klaus Bauerle, Frank Walter, Hermann Stadler
  • Publication number: 20080176457
    Abstract: This invention relates to an electrical connecting terminal (10) with an insulating housing (20), which contains a clamp body receptacle (22) with an insertion opening (21) for an electrical conductor, with a clamp body (30), which can be inserted into the clamp body receptacle (22) and has a connecting space (31) for the electrical conductor, said connecting space (31) being adjacent to the insertion opening (21), and within which a locking screw (40) is located in such a manner that the inserted electrical conductor is firmly clampable in the clamp body (30) by means of said locking screw (40), the clamp body (30) having at least one electrical contact, which is accessible from the base area (20a) of the housing (20), the housing (20) being of one-piece integral construction and having a plug-in opening (24) for the clamp body (30) on one side and being attachable to the clamp body (30) via a snap-in mechanism, the one-sided plug-in opening (24) being located in the base area (20a) of the housing (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2008
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Applicant: MC TECHNOLOGY GmbH
    Inventors: Hermann Stadler, Heike Anton
  • Publication number: 20080045053
    Abstract: The patent application relates to a contact element (10) for connecting an electrical conductor (30), comprising a flat electrically conductive base element (12) in which at least one passage (14a, 14b, 14c, 14d, 14e, 14f, 14g) is provided, the smallest diameter (15a, 15b, 15c, 15d, 15e, 15f, 15g) of which is smaller than the diameter of the electrical conductor (30), and at its free end (18a, 18b, 18c, 18d, 18e, 18f, 18g) at least one contact lug (16a, 16b, 16c, 16d, 16e, 16f, 16g) adjoins the passage (14a, 14b, 14c, 14d, 14e, 14f, 14g), and the contact lug (16a, 16b, 16c, 16d, 16e, 16f, 16g) being designed in such a way that when an electrical conductor (30) is inserted, the contact lug lies with its free end (18a, 18b, 18c, 18d, 18e, 18f, 18g) against the electrical conductor (30).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2007
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Applicant: MC TECHNOLOGY GmbH
    Inventors: Hermann Stadler, Heiko Ullrich, Axel Fechner
  • Publication number: 20080032566
    Abstract: This invention concerns a terminal block for connecting electrical conductors with a first clamping spring element (20) and a second clamping spring element (30) for clamping the electrical conductors, with the first and the second clamping spring elements (20, 30) being displaced vertically with respect to each other and with the two clamping spring elements (20, 30) being electrically connected to each other whereby the two clamping spring elements (20, 30) are electrically connected via an essentially S-shaped contact element (10) into which the two clamping spring elements (20, 30) can be inserted from one side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Inventors: Frank Walter, Hermann Stadler
  • Publication number: 20070238303
    Abstract: The invention relates to a terminal block for connecting electrical conductors, with a first clamping spring element (20) and a second clamping spring element (30) for clamping the electrical conductors, wherein the first and second clamping spring elements (20, 30) are vertically offset from each other, and with an operating element for opening the clamping spring elements against the spring force, wherein a first operating element (40) is provided for the first clamping spring element (20) and a second operating element (50) for the second clamping spring element (30), wherein the first and second operating elements (40, 50) can be actuated independently from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Applicant: MC Technology GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Walter, Hermann Stadler
  • Publication number: 20070007986
    Abstract: An apparatus for hot-probing integrated semiconductor circuits on wafers is disclosed that includes a support device for accommodating the wafer, a measurement card with electronic circuitry for functional verification of the integrated semiconductor circuits on the wafers, and a test head with contact needles which establishes an electrical contact between the measurement card and the integrated semiconductor circuits, wherein a detachable and coolable shield plate is provided between the measurement card and wafer in order to protect the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2006
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Inventor: Hermann Stadler
  • Publication number: 20060223342
    Abstract: The invention concerns a carrier element (1) for connection leads (2, 3, 4, 30), with several slots (5, 6, 7, 8) for reception of at least one connection terminals (2, 3, 4, 30) and with means of attachment (18, 20) for securing the connection leads (2, 3, 4, 30) in the slots (5, 6, 7, 8), as well as with two spaced terminal walls (10, 11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2006
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Inventors: Joachim Borst, Klaus Bauerle, Hermann Stadler, Dieter Werhan
  • Patent number: D500989
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2005
    Assignee: RIA-BTR Produktions GmbH
    Inventor: Hermann Stadler
  • Patent number: D507238
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2005
    Assignee: RIA-BTR Produktions GmbH
    Inventor: Hermann Stadler
  • Patent number: D565509
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: MC Technology GmbH
    Inventors: Axel Fechner, Heiko Ullrich, Hermann Stadler