Patents by Inventor Josip Jelak

Josip Jelak 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: 9608362
    Abstract: A mat seal for an electrical connector, including: a front face, a rear face opposite to the front face, and a plurality of passageways each adapted to receive a cable to be inserted through the passageway, at least one cavity in at least one of the front face and the rear face, wherein at least two first passageways of the plurality of passageways open into one of the at least one cavity, and wherein at least one second passageway of the plurality of passageways opening into the front face and the rear face of the mat seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: YAZAKI EUROPE, LTD.
    Inventors: Josip Jelak, Vedran Mahovic, Tvrtko Rebic, Michael Wiese
  • Publication number: 20150255913
    Abstract: A mat seal for an electrical connector, including: a front face, a rear face opposite to the front face, and a plurality of passageways each adapted to receive a cable to be inserted through the passageway, at least one cavity in at least one of the front face and the rear face, wherein at least two first passageways of the plurality of passageways open into one of the at least one cavity, and wherein at least one second passageway of the plurality of passageways opening into the front face and the rear face of the mat seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Applicant: YAZAKI EUROPE, LTD.
    Inventors: Josip JELAK, Vedran MAHOVIC, Tvrtko REBIC, Michael WIESE
  • Patent number: 9118131
    Abstract: An electric terminal (1) made of sheet metal having a contact portion (3) including a top wall (7), a bottom wall (8), a first side wall (9) and a second side wall (10) and a contact spring arm (6) having: a contact beam (14) for achieving an electric contact with a complementary contact element and being integrally connected to the top wall (7) and a reinforcement beam (15), wherein the contact beam (14) and the reinforcement beam (15) together form an L-shaped cross-section, wherein the reinforcement beam (15) is only connected to the contact beam (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: YAZAKI EUROPE LTD.
    Inventors: Ivica Jakoplic, Josip Jelak
  • Patent number: 8858274
    Abstract: An electric terminal 1 comprising a terminal body 2 and a box-shaped hood 3 enclosing at least partially the terminal body 2, said hood 3 being bent from a sheet-metal part into the box-shaped design wherein the sheet-metal part has a first connecting end 20 and a second connecting end 21 both being bent towards each other, wherein said connecting ends 20, 21 of the sheet-metal part are form-fittingly connected to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Yazaki Europe Ltd.
    Inventors: Ivica Jakoplic, Josip Jelak, Raimund Ochs, Uwe Speitmann, David Duncan
  • Publication number: 20130273790
    Abstract: An electric terminal (1) made of sheet metal having a contact portion (3) including a top wall (7), a bottom wall (8), a first side wall (9) and a second side wall (10) and a contact spring arm (6) having: a contact beam (14) for achieving an electric contact with a complementary contact element and being integrally connected to the top wall (7) and a reinforcement beam (15), wherein the contact beam (14) and the reinforcement beam (15) together form an L-shaped cross-section, wherein the reinforcement beam (15) is only connected to the contact beam (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: YAZAKI EUROPE LTD.
    Inventors: Ivica JAKOPLIC, Josip JELAK
  • Publication number: 20130244510
    Abstract: An electric terminal 1 comprising a terminal body 2 and a box-shaped hood 3 enclosing at least partially the terminal body 2, said hood 3 being bent from a sheet-metal part into the box-shaped design wherein the sheet-metal part has a first connecting end 20 and a second connecting end 21 both being bent towards each other, wherein said connecting ends 20, 21 of the sheet-metal part are form-fittingly connected to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: YAZAKI EUROPE LTD.
    Inventors: Ivica JAKOPLIC, Josip JELAK, Raimund OCHS, Uwe SPEITMANN, David DUNCAN
  • Publication number: 20080182447
    Abstract: Connector assembly comprising a first connector 1, which has a first housing 4 with a first end 5 and a second end 6, wherein the first housing 4 has first accommodation chambers 7 for first contact elements 8 and two second accommodation chambers 11 each for a second contact element 12 and wherein the first housing 4 has first locking means 15, has a slider 22, which is linearly displaceable in a limited manner on the first housing 4 in a direction away from the first end 5 towards the second end 6 and reversely between a first position and a second position, has, respectively, one receptacle 23 for one of the two second counter contact elements 26, wherein the two second counter contact elements 26 are electrically conductively connected to each other, a second connector 2, which has a second housing 34 with third accommodation chambers 40 arranged correspondingly to the first accommodation chambers 7 for the first counter contact elements 36 fitting to the first contact elements 8, has second lock
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Applicant: Yazaki Europe Ltd.
    Inventors: Harald Michael LUTSCH, Josip Jelak, Boris Fretze, Mario Hanzek
  • Patent number: 7381085
    Abstract: A connection assembly having a first connector and a second connector which can be connected to or disconnected from one another by being adjusted along a longitudinal axis, wherein the first connector comprises a first housing which is provided with an elastically deformable locking arm comprising an end connected to the first housing and a free end, as well as a first stop; the second connector comprises a second housing which is provided with a second stop; the first stop and the second stop are designed in such a way that when the two connectors are being connected to one another, they cooperate in such a way that the elastic locking arm 6 temporarily experiences an elastic deformation and, that, after the connected position has been achieved, it experiences an elastic return movement; the second housing comprises a first tunnel portion with a tunnel axis, into which first tunnel portion the locking portion 6, in the connected condition of the two connectors, projects at least partially, which first tunne
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: Yazaki Europe Ltd.
    Inventors: Harald Michael Lutsch, Ranko Resman, Josip Jelak, Boris Fretze
  • Publication number: 20080032545
    Abstract: A connection assembly having a first connector and a second connector which can be connected to or disconnected from one another by being adjusted along a longitudinal axis, wherein the first connector comprises a first housing which is provided with an elastically deformable locking arm comprising an end connected to the first housing and a free end, as well as a first stop; the second connector comprises a second housing which is provided with a second stop; the first stop and the second stop are designed in such a way that when the two connectors are being connected to one another, they cooperate in such a way that the elastic locking arm 6 temporarily experiences an elastic deformation and, that, after the connected position has been achieved, it experiences an elastic return movement; the second housing comprises a first tunnel portion with a tunnel axis, into which first tunnel portion the locking portion 6, in the connected condition of the two connectors, projects at least partially, which first tunne
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2007
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicant: Yazaki Europe Ltd.
    Inventors: Harald Michael Lutsch, Ranko Resman, Josip Jelak, Boris Fretze