Patents by Inventor Jurgen Ude

Jurgen Ude 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: 10826207
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing which can be electrically connected on a connection side to an electrical connection part. On a contact side, one or more contacts are provided to electrically contact one or more counter-contacts of a printed circuit board. At least one latching peg assembly including two functional elements passes through an opening of the printed circuit board and can be moved by an actuation element from a non-expanded released position into an expanded latched position in which its diameter on the side of the opening which faces away from the housing is greater than the diameter of the opening of the printed circuit board. One of the functional elements is arranged on the actuation device and another element is arranged on a component of the connector which is movable relative to the actuation device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Weidmüller Interface GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Stephan Wright, Jürgen Ude, Andreas Muhs, Volker Schröder, Sascha Nolte
  • Publication number: 20200127395
    Abstract: The present invention relates an electrical connector (1) for connecting one or more electrical connectors to a board, in particular to a printed circuit board, which comprises at least the following features: a housing (15) which can be electrically connected on a connection side (131) of the electrical connector (1) to an electrical connection part (2) and which comprises, on a contact side (141) of the electrical connector (1), at least one or more contacts (4), in order to electrically contact one or more counter-contacts (31) of the printed circuit board (3), at least one latching peg arrangement (5) which, in the mounted state on the printed circuit board (3), passes through an opening (32) of the printed circuit board (3) and which can be moved from a non-expanded position—a release position—into an expanded position—a latching position—, in which its diameter on the side of the opening (32), which faces away from the housing (15), is greater than the diameter of the opening (32) of the printed circuit
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Stephan WRIGHT, JÜRGEN UDE, Andreas MUHS, Volker SCHRÖDER, Sascha NOLTE
  • Patent number: 6764355
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a conductive bridge strap for electrically connecting together a plurality of selected bus bars respectively arranged in chambers contained in a row in the upper portion of a housing formed of synthetic plastic insulating material. Horizontal fastening screws bias the bus bars into respective engagement with conductors inserted downwardly into the chambers via top openings contained in a lid or cover for the housing, and resilient contacts are carried by the bottom portions of the bus bars for engagement by wires inserted upwardly into the chambers via bottom openings contained in the bottom of the housing. In a preferred embodiment, spaced portions of the conductive bridge strap defined by a vertical slot in the leg of the U-shaped bridge member extend within the respective chambers and are permanently secured to the associated bus bars, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignee: Weidmueller Interface GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Jürgen Ude, Klaus Steinmetz
  • Publication number: 20030139099
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a conductive bridge strap for electrically connecting together a plurality of selected bus bars respectively arranged in chambers contained in a row in the upper portion of a housing formed of synthetic plastic insulating material. Horizontal fastening screws bias the bus bars into respective engagement with conductors inserted downwardly into the chambers via top openings contained in a lid or cover for the housing, and resilient contacts are carried by the bottom portions of the bus bars for engagement by wires inserted upwardly into the chambers via bottom openings contained in the bottom of the housing. In a preferred embodiment, spaced portions of the conductive bridge strap defined by a vertical slot in the leg of the U-shaped bridge member extend within the respective chambers and are permanently secured to the associated bus bars, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2003
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Applicant: Weidmuller Interface GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Jurgen Ude, Klaus Steinmetz
  • Patent number: 5938484
    Abstract: A resilient electrical terminal includes a loop-shaped conductive resilient compression spring having a body portion, a clamping leg portion extending generally normal to said body portion, and a contact leg portion extending generally normal to said clamping leg portion, said clamping leg portion containing a window opening, and an electrically conductive bus bar arranged parallel with and adjacent said contact leg portion on the side thereof remote from said spring body portion, said bus bar extending at one end through said window opening, the free extremity of said spring clamping leg portion being bent adjacent the window through an acute angle relative to the axis of the clamping leg portion to cause the wall portion of the window opening remote from the spring body portion, thereby to define a first sharp edge, whereby when a conductor is inserted in the window opening between the bus bar and the window wall portion, the sharp edge digs into the adjacent peripheral portion of the conductor to inhibit r
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1999
    Assignee: Weidmuller Interface GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Werner Beege, Reinhard Ruhm, Jurgen Ude