Patents by Inventor Johannes P. M. Kusters

Johannes P. M. Kusters 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: 11355876
    Abstract: An electrical connector provides electrical connection between first, second, and third printed circuit boards (PCBs). The connector defines spaced apart substantially parallel, first, second and third mating slots and includes a plurality of pairs of first terminals and a plurality of pairs of second terminals. For each pair of first terminals: the first terminals are electrically connected to each other; one of the first terminals is disposed in the first mating slot; and the other of the first terminals is disposed in the third mating slot. For each pair of second terminals: the second terminals are electrically isolated from each other; one of the second terminals is disposed in the second mating slot; and the other of the second terminals is disposed in the third mating slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: YunLong Qiao, Saujit Bandhu, Johannes P. M. Kusters
  • Publication number: 20210216773
    Abstract: In some examples, a system includes an article of personal protective equipment (PPE) configured to present an (AR) augmented reality display to a user and at least one computing device. The computing device may include a memory and one or more processors coupled to the memory. The memory may include instructions that when executed by the one or more processors identify a field of view of the user, determine information relating to the field of view of the user, generate one or more indicator images related to the determined information of the field of view, and generate the AR display including at least the one or more indicator images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Kandyce M. Bohannon, Britton G. Billingsley, Matthew J. Blackford, Ronald D. Jesme, Johannes P.M. Kusters, Caroline M. Ylitalo
  • Publication number: 20210210202
    Abstract: In some examples, a system includes an article of personal protective equipment (PPE) that includes a communication component; an industrial controller device that is configured to control an industrial device and includes a communication component; and a computing device communicatively coupled to the article of PPE and the industrial controller device, wherein the computing device is configured to: receive PPE data from the article of PPE and industrial controller data from the industrial controller device; determine, based at least in part on a set of the PPE data that temporally corresponds to a set of the industrial controller data, an occurrence of a safety event; and perform, based at least in part on the determination of the safety event, at least one operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Steven T. Awiszus, Michael G. Wurm, David R. Stein, Johannes P.M. Kusters
  • Publication number: 20210151917
    Abstract: An electrical connector provides electrical connection between first, second, and third printed circuit boards (PCBs). The connector defines spaced apart substantially parallel, first, second and third mating slots and includes a plurality of pairs of first terminals and a plurality of pairs of second terminals. For each pair of first terminals: the first terminals are electrically connected to each other; one of the first terminals is disposed in the first mating slot; and the other of the first terminals is disposed in the third mating slot. For each pair of second terminals: the second terminals are electrically isolated from each other; one of the second terminals is disposed in the second mating slot; and the other of the second terminals is disposed in the third mating slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: YunLong Qiao, Saujit Bandhu, Johannes P.M. Kusters
  • Publication number: 20210117933
    Abstract: A system includes a computing device and an article of personal protective equipment (PPE). The article of PPE includes at least one sensor configured to generate a stream of PPE data. The computing device is configured to store the PPE data in transaction data that is stored by a distributed ledger managed by a consensus network of computing devices. The computing device is further configured to perform at least one action based at least in part on the transaction data stored by the distributed ledger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Eric C. Lobner, Oscar G. Naim D'Paola, Michael L. Gannon, Joseph P. Kronzer, Johannes P.M. Kusters, Lyle L. Luppes
  • Patent number: 10938135
    Abstract: An electrical connector provides electrical connection between first, second, and third printed circuit boards (PCBs). The connector defines spaced apart substantially parallel, first, second and third mating slots and includes a plurality of pairs of first terminals and a plurality of pairs of second terminals. For each pair of first terminals: the first terminals are electrically connected to each other; one of the first terminals is disposed in the first mating slot; and the other of the first terminals is disposed in the third mating slot. For each pair of second terminals: the second terminals are electrically isolated from each other; one of the second terminals is disposed in the second mating slot; and the other of the second terminals is disposed in the third mating slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: YunLong Qiao, Saujit Bandhu, Johannes P. M. Kusters
  • Publication number: 20200313323
    Abstract: An electrical connector provides electrical connection between first, second, and third printed circuit boards (PCBs). The connector defines spaced apart substantially parallel, first, second and third mating slots and includes a plurality of pairs of first terminals and a plurality of pairs of second terminals. For each pair of first terminals: the first terminals are electrically connected to each other; one of the first terminals is disposed in the first mating slot; and the other of the first terminals is disposed in the third mating slot. For each pair of second terminals: the second terminals are electrically isolated from each other; one of the second terminals is disposed in the second mating slot; and the other of the second terminals is disposed in the third mating slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2017
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: YunLong Qiao, Saujit Bandhu, Johannes P.M. Kusters
  • Patent number: 7722399
    Abstract: A connector system including a header connector with a header body having an internal surface and an external surface. A plurality of first openings and a plurality of second openings extend from the internal surface to the external surface of the header body. A plurality of signal pins are inserted into the plurality of first openings to form an array of pin contacts extending from the internal surface of the header body. A plurality of shield blades are inserted into the plurality of second openings. Each of the plurality of shield blades has at a first end thereof a generally right angle shielding portion configured to be disposed adjacent to a corresponding signal pin. The first ends of the plurality of shield blades are substantially coplanar with the internal surface of the header body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Richard J. Scherer, Kevin R. Meredith, Johannes P. M. Kusters, Jerome P. Dattilo
  • Publication number: 20090163078
    Abstract: A connector system including a header connector with a header body having an internal surface and an external surface. A plurality of first openings and a plurality of second openings extend from the internal surface to the external surface of the header body. A plurality of signal pins are inserted into the plurality of first openings to form an array of pin contacts extending from the internal surface of the header body. A plurality of shield blades are inserted into the plurality of second openings. Each of the plurality of shield blades has at a first end thereof a generally right angle shielding portion configured to be disposed adjacent to a corresponding signal pin. The first ends of the plurality of shield blades are substantially coplanar with the internal surface of the header body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventors: Richard J Scherer, Kevin R. Meredith, Johannes P.M. Kusters, Jerome P. Dattilo
  • Patent number: 7513797
    Abstract: A header connector includes a header body having an internal surface and an external surface. A plurality of first openings and a plurality of second openings extend from the internal surface to the external surface of the header body. A plurality of signal pins are inserted into the plurality of first openings to form an array of pin contacts extending from the internal surface of the header body. A plurality of shield blades are inserted into the plurality of second openings. Each of the plurality of shield blades has at a first end thereof a generally right angle shielding portion configured to be disposed adjacent to a corresponding signal pin. The first ends of the plurality of shield blades are substantially coplanar with the internal surface of the header body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Richard J. Scherer, Kevin R. Meredith, Johannes P. M. Kusters
  • Publication number: 20070238323
    Abstract: A terminal for use in an electronic connector for establishing electrical contact with a conductive surface on a first printed circuit board. The terminal includes a base section configured for electrical connection with a second printed circuit board, and a resilient contact beam having a proximal end coupled to the base section and a free distal end. The contact beam is shaped to provide a contact section between the proximal end and the distal end. The contact section is configured for engaging the conductive surface on the first printed circuit board upon insertion of the first printed circuit board into the housing in a first direction. The free distal end of the contact beam extends substantially in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2007
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Inventors: Alexander R. Mathews, Johannes P.M. Kusters, Juan P. Rios, Kevin R. Meredith, Alexander W. Barr, Richard J. Scherer, Steven Feldman