Patents by Inventor Hugo Kathan

Hugo Kathan 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: 7497720
    Abstract: A housing for connection to an electrical line (14), especially a bus line, with at least one first housing part (2a) and one second housing part (2b), with at least one locking system 6 for locking the first housing part (2a) with the second housing part (2b) in a common locking position, whereby a contact device (15) for making electrical contact with the line (14) is assigned to the first housing part (2a) and whereby at least one line bed (16) for guiding the line (14) is formed in the second housing part (2b). The line bed (16) is made—at least partially—in a line bed carrier (17), and the contact device (15) and the line bed carrier (17) can be turned such that the orientation of the line path can be adjusted with respect to the housing (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: i f m electronic gmbh
    Inventors: Hugo Kathan, Thomas Roehm, Marcus Will
  • Publication number: 20070155221
    Abstract: A housing for connection to an electrical line (14), especially a bus line, with at least one first housing part (2a) and one second housing part (2b), with at least one locking system 6 for locking the first housing part (2a) with the second housing part (2b) in a common locking position, whereby a contact device (15) for making electrical contact with the line (14) is assigned to the first housing part (2a) and whereby at least one line bed (16) for guiding the line (14) is formed in the second housing part (2b). The line bed (16) is made—at least partially—in a line bed carrier (17), and the contact device (15) and the line bed carrier (17) can be turned such that the orientation of the line path can be adjusted with respect to the housing (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2006
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Applicant: I F M ELECTRONIC GMBH
    Inventors: Hugo KATHAN, Thomas ROEHM, Marcus WILL
  • Publication number: 20050064757
    Abstract: A fixing device (B) is provided for fixing at least one connector element (36) to a mating piece (44). The fixing device (b) has at least one connector element holder (10) which is designed to at least partly hold at least one connector element (36). At least two fixing elements (14) which are fitted to the connector element holder (10). The fixing elements (14) are capable of springing back and are used to fix the connector element holder (10) to the mating piece (44). The fixing elements (14) in each case have at least one engagement section (28) that is oriented away from the connector element holder (10) and is designed to interengage with the mating piece (44) to fix the connector element (36) to the mating piece (44).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2004
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Applicant: Yamaichi Electronics Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Hugo Kathan, Bernd Heinzl