Patents by Inventor Jens Nickel

Jens Nickel 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).

  • Fixation Device for Affixing a Contact Element in a Housing of a Connector
    Publication number: 20220115808
    Abstract: A fixation device for fixing a contact element within a connector. The device includes a housing defining a contact element receptacle for receiving a contact element and a support face defining a deflection surface for supporting the contact element within the housing, and a clamping device for clamping the contact element in the contact element receptacle with a clamping force directed in a clamping direction. The deflection surface is oriented at an angle relative to the clamping direction such that it deflects a component or portion of the clamping force acting upon the contact element in a direction transverse to the clamping direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Schmitt, Jens Nickel, Walter Saenger, Christian Gregor, Martin Listing, Rolf Jetter, Christoph Kosmalski, Wolfgang Balles
  • Electrical connection assembly, method of electrically connecting a conductor of a cable with a metallic textile
    Patent number: 11133607
    Abstract: An electrical connection assembly includes a cable having a conductor, a metallic textile in electrical contact with the conductor, and a crimp element creating a pressure between the conductor and the metallic textile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignees: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH, Tyco Electronics Belgium EC BVBA, Tyco Electronics UK Ltd., TE Connectivity India Private Limited, TE Connectivity Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Muth, Jens Nickel, Jan Van Cauwenberge, Vinayakumar Shettar, John Marsh, John Mark Myer
  • Electrical Connection Assembly, Method Of Electrically Connecting A Conductor Of A Cable With A Metallic Textile
    Publication number: 20200350701
    Abstract: An electrical connection assembly includes a cable having a conductor, a metallic textile in electrical contact with the conductor, and a crimp element creating a pressure between the conductor and the metallic textile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicants: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH, Tyco Electronics Belgium EC BVBA, Tyco Electronics UK Ltd., TE Connectivity India Private Limited, TE Connectivity Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Muth, Jens Nickel, Jan Van Cauwenberge, Vinayakumar Shettar, John Marsh, John Mark Myer
  • Sheet metal part with improved connection tab geometry
    Patent number: 9882289
    Abstract: An electrical connector unit and having an electrical connector and a connection tab connected to the electrical connector or connecting the electrical connector to a carrier-strip when a carrier strip is included in the electrical connector unit. The connector tab has a weakened shear resistance zone, so when the connection tab is sheared to separate it from the electrical connector or to separate the electrical connector and the carrier-strip, a reduced shearing force is required to shear the connection tab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignees: TE Connectivity India Private, TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Volker Seipel, Erik Glombitza, Jens Nickel, Sowmya Shivananda
  • Crimp contact with improved contacting and crimp connection
    Patent number: 9853366
    Abstract: A crimp contact is disclosed. The crimp contact has a receptacle extending in a longitudinal direction up to a receptacle end, a crimp section extending along the receptacle and beyond the receptacle end to a front end, and a wing extending from the crimp section between the receptacle end and the front end transversely to the longitudinal direction, the wing having a conductor displacing member overlapping the receptacle in the longitudinal direction. The receptacle receives a conductor in the longitudinal direction. The crimp section encloses the conductor subsequent to crimping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Jens Nickel, Uwe Blummel, Helge Schmidt, Volker Seipel
  • Crimp Contact With Improved Contacting and Crimp Connection
    Publication number: 20170162954
    Abstract: A crimp contact is disclosed. The crimp contact has a receptacle extending in a longitudinal direction up to a receptacle end, a crimp section extending along the receptacle and beyond the receptacle end to a front end, and a wing extending from the crimp section between the receptacle end and the front end transversely to the longitudinal direction, the wing having a conductor displacing member overlapping the receptacle in the longitudinal direction. The receptacle receives a conductor in the longitudinal direction. The crimp section encloses the conductor subsequent to crimping.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Jens Nickel, Uwe Blummel, Helge Schmidt, Volker Seipel
  • Sheet Metal Part With Improved Connection Tab Geometry
    Publication number: 20170077619
    Abstract: An electrical connector unit and having an electrical connector and a connection tab connected to the electrical connector or connecting the electrical connector to a carrier-strip when a carrier strip is included in the electrical connector unit. The connector tab has a weakened shear resistance zone, so when the connection tab is sheared to separate it from the electrical connector or to separate the electrical connector and the carrier-strip, a reduced shearing force is required to shear the connection tab.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Applicants: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH, TE Connectivity India Private Limited
    Inventors: Volker Seipel, Erik Glombitza, Jens Nickel, Sowmya Shivananda