Patents by Inventor Manfred Reichart

Manfred Reichart 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).

  • Contact element support in particular for a thin smart card connector
    Patent number: 6190213
    Abstract: A contacting apparatus comprising: a contact element support and fixedly mounted in said contact element support at least one contact element, wherein A) said contact element comprises: a contact cusp portion, a mounting section adapted to be enclosed by said contacting element support, and a contacting portion, said mounting section forming a step adapted to be located within said contact element support; and B) said contact element support being designed such, that it encloses said contact element only in locations where a load is generated by a contacting force exerted onto said contact cusp portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignee: Amphenol-Tuchel Electronics GmbH
    Inventors: Manfred Reichart, Gerhard Braun