Patents by Inventor Lukas Brillo

Lukas Brillo 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).

  • Publication number: 20250118907
    Abstract: A contact element for a connector includes: a contact portion; a linking portion; and a conductor-connecting portion. The linking portion is disposed between the contact portion and the conductor-connecting portion. The contact element is made of a flat piece of metal by punching or cutting and deformation processing. An annular retaining element is mounted on the contact element in the linking portion, the retaining element serving to fix the contact element in place in a receiving chamber of a contact insert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2024
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Inventors: Detlef NEHM, Manuel TÜNKER, Lukas BRILLO, Joshua SCHLEBUSCH
  • Patent number: 12230911
    Abstract: A holding frame for a plug connector for installation into a metal connector housing and for the protective earthing thereof, and for accommodating similar and/or different modules, includes: a base frame; and at least one flange part. The holding frame is formed from at least two different materials, of which at least one material is electrically conductive. The base frame is a die-cast component. The at least one flange part is formed from resilient sheet metal. The at least one flange part has trapezoidal tapering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Thorsten Diessel, Manuel Tuenker, Lukas Brillo, Hartmut Schwettmann
  • Patent number: 12206202
    Abstract: A holding frame for a plug connector, for receiving contact inserts, includes: a main frame, which has a first side wall, a second side wall opposite the first side wall, a first end wall, and a second end wall opposite the first end wall, the first side wall, the second side wall, the first end wall, and the second end wall enclosing an interior of the main frame into which the contact inserts are insertable in an insertion direction; and a plurality of wall segments, each of which has a fastening region via which the contact inserts which are inserted into the interior of the main frame are holdable on the main frame. In a mounted position, each wall segment of the plurality of wall segments is arranged on a receiving section formed on the first side wall or on the second side wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co.KG
    Inventors: Hartmut Schwettmann, Lukas Brillo, Manuel Tuenker, Thorsten Diessel
  • Publication number: 20240186743
    Abstract: An assembly of a plug-in connector part includes: a holding frame having a receiving space for receiving at least one contact insert and which has at least one flange section; a housing part which has a receiving opening into which the holding frame is insertable in an insertion direction, and which has at least one support section formed in the receiving opening; at least one locking element which is arranged on the holding frame, the at least one locking element, in an inserted position, being in engagement with the housing part to lock the holding frame on the housing part; and at least one spring element which is arranged on the at least one flange section and which, to form an electrical contacting between the holding frame and the housing part, rests on the at least one support section in the inserted position and is brought into a tensioned state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventor: Lukas Brillo
  • Publication number: 20230283022
    Abstract: A shielded electrical connector is provided, comprising a plurality of wire elements, a plurality of wire element sheaths, an outer shielding sleeve, at least one inner shielding sleeve, a connector housing for accommodating terminal members, a shield divider for defining at least two shielding sectors, wherein the first subset of wire elements is extended into a first shielding sector and a second subset of wire elements is extended into a second shielding sector, at least one sealing insert for being arranged in one of the shielding sectors for sealing off a cable side from a connector side in the area of the shield divider, and an electrically conductive shielding bridge for electrically connecting the outer shielding sleeve to the at least one inner shielding sleeve and to the shield divider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Cord Starke, Lukas Brillo, Michael Lüdke
  • Publication number: 20230046378
    Abstract: A retaining frame for a plug connector for receiving contact inserts includes: a base frame having two opposing side walls and two opposing end walls, the two side walls and the two end walls enclosing an interior space of the base frame into which the contact inserts are introducible along an insertion direction, the side walls having a respective inner surface facing in a direction of the interior space and a respective outer surface directed away from the interior space; and securing means which, in a secured state, retain the contact inserts introduced into the interior space of the base frame on the base frame, the securing means respectively having a bracket element and an actuation lever, the bracket element being transferrable into a closed position in which the bracket element is in engagement with a retaining lug of an introduced contact insert, and into an open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventor: Lukas Brillo
  • Publication number: 20230006391
    Abstract: A holding frame for a plug connector, for receiving contact inserts, includes: a main frame, which has a first side wall, a second side wall opposite the first side wall, a first end wall, and a second end wall opposite the first end wall, the first side wall, the second side wall, the first end wall, and the second end wall enclosing an interior of the main frame into which the contact inserts are insertable in an insertion direction; and multiple wall segments, each of which has a fastening region via which the contact inserts that are inserted into the interior of the main frame are holdable on the main frame. Each wall segment of the multiple wall segments are arranged on a receiving section formed on the first side wall or on the second side wall. Each receiving section has a slot-like cutout.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Thorsten Diessel, Manuel Tuenker, Lukas Brillo, Hartmut Schwettmann
  • Publication number: 20220416468
    Abstract: A holding frame for a plug connector, for receiving contact inserts, includes: a main frame, which has a first side wall, a second side wall opposite the first side wall, a first end wall, and a second end wall opposite the first end wall, the first side wall, the second side wall, the first end wall, and the second end wall enclosing an interior of the main frame into which the contact inserts are insertable in an insertion direction; and a plurality of wall segments, each of which has a fastening region via which the contact inserts which are inserted into the interior of the main frame are holdable on the main frame. In a mounted position, each wall segment of the plurality of wall segments is arranged on a receiving section formed on the first side wall or on the second side wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Hartmut SCHWETTMANN, Lukas BRILLO, Manuel TUENKER, Thorsten DIESSEL
  • Publication number: 20220399676
    Abstract: A holding frame for a plug connector for installation into a metal connector housing and for the protective earthing thereof, and for accommodating similar and/or different modules, includes: a base frame; and at least one flange part. The holding frame is formed from at least two different materials, of which at least one material is electrically conductive. The base frame is a die-cast component. The at least one flange part is formed from resilient sheet metal. The at least one flange part has trapezoidal tapering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Thorsten Diessel, Manuel Tuenker, Lukas Brillo, Hartmut Schwettmann