Patents by Inventor Joerg Diekmann
Joerg Diekmann 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).
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Publication number: 20230417578Abstract: An inductive sensor, in particular a length sensor or an angle sensor, including an oscillator for generating a sinusoidal excitation signal having a first excitation frequency. A resonant circuit is connected to the oscillator and may be excited by the excitation signal to generate an electromagnetic field. A coupling element is movable relative to the resonant circuit, for changing the field as a function of a length or a rotation angle. A sensor generates an electrical sensor signal as a function of the field, A measuring transducer generates a measuring transducer output signal as a function of the electrical sensor signal, which represents the length or the rotation angle, and a checking filter checks the sinusoidal form of the excitation signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Applicant: HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaAInventors: Fabian UTERMOEHLEN, Volker WOESSMANN, Joerg DIEKMANN, Karsten KUEMMEL
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Publication number: 20230238783Abstract: A support rail on which a plurality of housings, which can be strung together and which are equipped with electrical contact elements and/or functional elements, can be arranged is mounted onto a mounting base in a mounting position, even in a state in which the housings have already been strung onto the support rail prior to the support rail being mounted. The support rail is retained by two or more latching devices which are placed in position on the mounting base prior to the support rail being mounted. The latching devices and the support rail are configured such that the support rail can be placed onto the latching device and locked onto it without using any tools.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2023Publication date: July 27, 2023Inventor: Jörg DIEKMANN
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Patent number: 11670916Abstract: A support rail and housing assembly is mountable on a housing base. The housings are equipped with electrical contact and/or functional elements which can be strung together. The support rail is mountable on the mounting base even when the housings have already been arranged on the support rail before the support rail is mounted. The support rail is secured to the mounting base by two or more mounting pins which have been placed before the support rail is mounted to the mounting base. The mounting pins and the support rail are designed to correspond to each other such that the support rail can be placed on the mounting pins and locked thereto without using a tool.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2018Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Inventors: Eike Avenhaus, Peter Giesbrecht, Jörg Diekmann, Peter Meyer, Genadij Neumann, Andre Remke
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Publication number: 20200343698Abstract: A support rail and housing assembly is mountable on a housing base. The housings are equipped with electrical contact and/or functional elements which can be strung together. The support rail is mountable on the mounting base even when the housings have already been arranged on the support rail before the support rail is mounted. The support rail is secured to the mounting base by two or more mounting pins which have been placed before the support rail is mounted to the mounting base. The mounting pins and the support rail are designed to correspond to each other such that the support rail can be placed on the mounting pins and locked thereto without using a tool.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2018Publication date: October 29, 2020Inventors: Eike AVENHAUS, Peter GIESBRECHT, Jörg DIEKMANN, Peter MEYER, Genadij NEUMANN, Andre REMKE
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Patent number: 10062978Abstract: The invention relates to a terminal assembly and in particular a series terminal assembly for medium-voltage switchgears. The assembly includes at least two input-side connectors and at least two output-side connectors in addition to a configuration location. The input-side connectors and the output-side connectors are not interconnected in a fixed pre-configured manner. Each of the configuration locations for each input-side connector location and for each output-side connector location has a configuration connector location.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2015Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: Weidmüller Interface GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Ralf Henke, Torsten Diekmann, Jörg Diekmann, Jan Meier
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Publication number: 20170110811Abstract: The invention relates to a terminal assembly and in particular a series terminal assembly for medium-voltage switchgears. The assembly includes at least two input-side connectors and at least two output-side connectors in addition to a configuration location. The input-side connectors and the output-side connectors are not interconnected in a fixed pre-configured manner. Each of the configuration locations for each input-side connector location and for each output-side connector location has a configuration connector location.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2015Publication date: April 20, 2017Inventors: Ralf HENKE, Torsten DIEKMANN, Jörg DIEKMANN, Jan MEIER
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Patent number: 8453518Abstract: An inductive torque sensor for a motor vehicle is provided that has an excitation coil, an oscillator circuit which is coupled with the excitation coil and which generates a periodic alternating voltage signal and couples it with the excitation coil during operation, a stator circuit board with first receiver means and second receiver means with each having a number of periodically repeated receiver structures, at least two rotors which can be rotated relative to one another and relative to the stator circuit board and which influence the strength of the inductive coupling between the excitation coil and the receiver means, and evaluation means suitable for evaluation of the signals induced in the receiver means.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2009Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Assignee: Hella KGAA Hueck & Co.Inventors: Jörg Diekmann, Roman Schamne
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Publication number: 20100319467Abstract: The present invention relates to an inductive torque sensor (1), Inductive torque sensor (1), in particular for a motor vehicle, comprising at least one excitation coil, at least one oscillator circuit which is coupled with the excitation coil and which generates a periodic alternating voltage signal and couples it into the excitation coil during operation, A stator circuit board (2) with a first receiver means (20) and a second receiver means (21), which each have a number of periodically repeated receiver structures, at least 2 rotors (3, 4) which can be rotated relative to one another and relative to the stator circuit board (2) and which influence the strength of the inductive coupling between the excitation coil and the receiver means (20, 21), Evaluation means suitable for the evaluation of the signals induced in the receiver means (20, 21), wherein the number N of the receiver structures of the first receiver means (20) and the number M of the receiver structures of the second receiver means (21) aType: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2009Publication date: December 23, 2010Applicant: HELLA KGAA HUECK & CO.Inventors: Jörg Diekmann, Roman Schamne
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Patent number: 7695324Abstract: A connector arrangement connects the contacts of a stack of terminal blocks, including a first conductive bridge extending longitudinally of a given terminal block for selectively connecting together the contacts thereof, and a second laterally-extending conductive bridge for connecting together corresponding contacts of various selected terminal blocks of the stack. The terminal blocks are mounted in parallel vertical orientation on an orthogonally arranged horizontal mounting rail. Vertical branch lines extend upwardly from a plurality of horizontal vertically-spaced bus bar members contained in each of the terminal blocks, and intermediate branch lines connected with the upper ends of the vertical branch lines contain offset tiered first and second contact areas. Resilient fingers on the longitudinal and lateral conductive bridges extend into and electrically engage openings contained in the first and second contact areas, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2008Date of Patent: April 13, 2010Assignee: Weidmuller Interface GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Joerg Diekmann
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Patent number: 7658653Abstract: A connector arrangement includes a universal terminal block having a body containing a chamber in which is removably mounted one of a plurality of function control modules as used in commercial, industrial and residential installations, wherein a pair of module contacts on the module are brought into electrical engagement with a pair of stationary contacts mounted in the chamber, thereby to connect the module to a pair of external insulated conductors via bus bars and terminals contained in the terminal block body. Various types of function control modules may be used with a single universal terminal block. The modules may include locking devices for locking the module to the universal terminal block. The terminal block includes mounting feet on the side thereof remote from the chamber, whereby selective modules may be substituted for one another when the terminal block is mounted on a support rail.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2008Date of Patent: February 9, 2010Assignee: Weidmuller Interface GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Joerg Diekmann, Torsten Diekmann, Michael Lenschen, Joern Buhrke
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Publication number: 20090111334Abstract: A connector arrangement connects the contacts of a stack of terminal blocks, including a first conductive bridge extending longitudinally of a given terminal block for selectively connecting together the contacts thereof, and a second laterally-extending conductive bridge for connecting together corresponding contacts of various selected terminal blocks of the stack. The terminal blocks are mounted in parallel vertical orientation on an orthogonally arranged horizontal mounting rail. Vertical branch lines extend upwardly from a plurality of horizontal vertically-spaced bus bar members contained in each of the terminal blocks, and intermediate branch lines connected with the upper ends of the vertical branch lines contain offset tiered first and second contact areas. Resilient fingers on the longitudinal and lateral conductive bridges extend into and electrically engage openings contained in the first and second contact areas, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2008Publication date: April 30, 2009Inventor: Joerg Diekmann
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Publication number: 20080261426Abstract: A connector arrangement includes a universal terminal block having a body containing a chamber in which is removably mounted one of a plurality of function control modules as used in commercial, industrial and residential installations, wherein a pair of module contacts on the module are brought into electrical engagement with a pair of stationary contacts mounted in the chamber, thereby to connect the module to a pair of external insulated conductors via bus bars and terminals contained in the terminal block body. Various types of function control modules may be used with a single universal terminal block. The modules may include locking devices for locking the module to the universal terminal block. The terminal block includes mounting feet on the side thereof remote from the chamber, whereby selective modules may be substituted for one another when the terminal block is mounted on a support rail.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2008Publication date: October 23, 2008Inventors: Joerg Diekmann, Torsten Diekmann, Michael Lenschen, Joern Buhrke
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Patent number: 6796855Abstract: An electrical connector includes a metal housing having at least one side wall, and first and second end walls cooperating with the side wall to define an open-topped chamber, an inverted generally U-shaped resilient contact having first and second leg portions introduced into the chamber adjacent the first and second end walls, respectively, and a bridging portion adjacent the open top of the metal housing, the housing side wall having a bent portion for supporting the resilient contact bridging portion, the resilient contact first leg portion being connected against coplanar movement relative to the housing first end wall. The resilient contact second leg portion is biased outwardly from the first leg portion, thereby to bias a conductor introduced within the housing chamber toward engagement with a bus bar defined adjacent the housing second end wall. The housing may be formed of an electrically conductive metal, such as copper.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2003Date of Patent: September 28, 2004Assignee: Weidmueller Interface GmbH & Co.Inventors: Herbert Fricke, Jörg Diekmann, Manfred Wilmes, Michael Lenschen, Rainer Schulze, Siegfried Storm, Thomas Tappe, Thomas Wielsch, Jochen Reese
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Patent number: 6692292Abstract: A terminal block assembly includes an electrical terminal having a first stationary contact provided with insulation-piercing knife edges, and a second contact arrangement for connecting the terminal to a corresponding terminal on an adjacent terminal block assembly, the second contact arrangement including a male connector and a female jack connector that are arranged in opposite directions transversely of the terminal block body, thereby to afford connection with the corresponding terminal of an adjacent terminal block assembly mounted on a common support rail with the terminal block assembly.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2002Date of Patent: February 17, 2004Assignee: Weidmueller Interface GmbH & Co.Inventors: Gerhard Huiskamp, Joerg Diekmann
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Publication number: 20030045178Abstract: A terminal block assembly includes an electrical terminal having a first stationary contact provided with insulation-piercing knife edges, and a second contact arrangement for connecting the terminal to a corresponding terminal on an adjacent terminal block assembly, the second contact arrangement including a male connector and a female jack connector that are arranged in opposite directions transversely of the terminal block body, thereby to afford connection with the corresponding terminal of an adjacent terminal block assembly mounted on a common support rail with the terminal block assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2002Publication date: March 6, 2003Applicant: Weidmuller Interface GmbH & Co.Inventors: Gerhard Huiskamp, Joerg Diekmann
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Patent number: 5174767Abstract: A conductor connector assembly for connecting a ground conductor or the like to a U-shaped top hat rail, including a first sheet metal member (1) arranged for seated engagement transversely across the outwardly directed flange portions at the free ends of the legs of the top hat rail, a second sheet metal member (2) adjacent the first member and including at each end a hook portion (16) adapted to extend below the associated flange portion, and a screw device (3) for displacing the second member upwardly relative to the first member, thereby to clamp the rail flange portions between the first and second sheet metal members. A guide arrangement is provided for guiding the members for vertical movement relative to each other.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 1991Date of Patent: December 29, 1992Assignee: C. A. Weidmueller GmbH & Co.Inventors: Joerg Diekmann, Rainer Schulze, Gerhard Huiskamp, Manfred Wilmes