Patents by Inventor Marc GENAU

Marc GENAU 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: 12242120
    Abstract: In order to simplify mounting and cabling of optoelectronic plug connectors (3, 3?) and—equipped therewith—subdistribution units (6) and subdistribution systems, the use of special module housings (100) is proposed. The latter can accommodate a plurality of, in particular eight, identical and/or different optoelectronic transducers (2, 2?) and are installed in the plug connectors (3, 3?) between the electrical plug contacts (311) and the multi-core optical cables (58), i.e. the cores (51) thereof. Susceptibility to errors is considerably improved as a result and mounting is significantly simplified as a result of the improved clarity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: HARTING Electronics GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Schwarz, Rainer Bussmann, Marc Genau
  • Publication number: 20240332837
    Abstract: A printed circuit board assembly is provided having a first printed circuit board with at least two contact openings, at least two printed circuit board contact elements, each of which has a plug end and a connection end, the plug end being plugged into the contact opening in the first printed circuit board, a second printed circuit board with at least two contact openings, wherein the connection ends of the printed circuit board contact elements are secured, preferably screwed, to a contact opening in the second printed circuit board, and a plastic housing which is mounted on the first printed circuit board and in which the printed circuit board contact elements are movably mounted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Marc GENAU, Rainer BUSSMANN
  • Patent number: 12095186
    Abstract: A board-edge plug connector establishes an electrical connection between at least one electrical conductor and at least one printed circuit board. The board-edge plug connector has a housing which accommodates at least one contact element and has at least one cavity which receives both the conductor and also the printed circuit board at least partially in the housing. The contact element both encloses and makes contact with the printed circuit board in a spring-elastic manner and also clamps the conductor against the housing and makes contact with it in a spring-elastic manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: HARTING ELECTRONICS GMBH
    Inventors: Marc Genau, Rainer Bussmann
  • Publication number: 20240268028
    Abstract: A printed circuit board arrangement, is provided having a first printed circuit board with at least two first contact elements fastened thereto and protruding vertically therefrom, a second printed circuit board with at least two second contact elements fastened thereto, protruding vertically therefrom and corresponding to the first contact elements, and a plastics housing which is mounted on the first printed circuit board and in which the first contact elements are held with a form fit and the second contact elements are mounted displaceably.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Inventor: Marc GENAU
  • Publication number: 20240195087
    Abstract: A cable connection unit for a connection box is provided including a cable, which has at least two electrical conductors surrounded by a cable sheath; a cable seal, which radially surrounds the cable sheath; and a cable organizer, in which the at least two electrical conductors are held in a fanned-out arrangement. A matching connection box has at least one receiving region for the cable connection unit, in which the cable seal and the cable organizer can each be placed. A cover of the connection box may then be folded down, whereby the electrical conductors of the cable are pressed into respective insulation displacement contacts of the connection region and thereby electrically contacted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Marc GENAU, Rainer BUSSMANN
  • Publication number: 20240146001
    Abstract: Disclosed is a shielding of an electrically conductive material for use in a printed circuit board connector. The shielding is formed of at least two shield elements which each have at least two shield contact receptacles, at least two shield contact elements and at least one fastening structure for connection to a housing of the printed circuit board connector, and at least one printed circuit board contact for establishing an electrical connection to the printed circuit board to be contacted. The shield elements each have at least a first side element and a second side element which are interconnected by at least one intersection region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Jana BUETTEMEYER, Gert HAVERMANN, Marc GENAU, Arno WESTPFAHL, Dieter ROSE
  • Publication number: 20240053550
    Abstract: A plug is provided which has a main body and a sliding element, the sliding element encompassing the main body and being arranged thereon so as to be movable along a plugging axis of the plug, the plug having a blocking element which is arranged on the sliding element so as to be rotatable between an open position and a locked position, the axis of rotation of the blocking element being perpendicular to the plugging axis of the plug, or the plug having a blocking element which is arranged on the sliding element so as to be slidable between an open position and a locked position, the sliding axis of the blocking element being perpendicular to the plugging axis of the plug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Marc GENAU, Alexander ELLERMANN
  • Publication number: 20240030641
    Abstract: An electric contact element for use in a printed circuit board plug connector is formed with at least two opposing narrow faces and at least two opposing wide faces. At least one narrow face is designed to be used as a contact surface in order to be brought into an electrically conductive connection with a counter contact element. At least the contact surface of the contact element and of the counter contact element are designed to have identical structures, and the wide face has at least one rigid region and a flexible region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: HARTING Electric Stiftung & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jana BÜTTEMEYER, Gert HAVERMANN, Marc GENAU, Dieter ROSE
  • Publication number: 20240014590
    Abstract: An angled printed circuit board connector is suitable for connecting at least one circuit board to at least one additional circuit board or at least one corresponding circuit board connector. It comprises a housing, at least two contact elements which are arranged in pairs and have at least two narrow sides and at least two wide sides. The contact elements have at least one flexible contact region. At least the flexible contact region of the contact elements are substantially identically shaped. The housing is designed to orient the contact elements substantially parallel to the connected circuit board. Each contact has a rigid contact region that adjoins the flexible contact region. The rigid contact region has at least one fastening element for fastening the contact element in the housing. The rigid contact region forms at least one angle of 80° to 100°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: HARTING Electric Stiftung & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jana BÜTTEMEYER, Gert HAVERMANN, Arno WESTPHAL, Marc GENAU
  • Publication number: 20230411879
    Abstract: A printed circuit board connector for connecting at least one circuit board to at least one additional circuit board or at least one corresponding circuit board connector, comprises a housing, at least two contact elements which are arranged in pairs and have at least two narrow sides and at least two wide sides, the contact elements having at least one flexible contact region, at least the flexible contact region of the contact elements being substantially identically shaped, the housing being designed to orient the contact elements substantially perpendicularly to the receiving circuit board, each contact having a rigid contact region that adjoins the flexible contact region, the rigid contact region having at least one fastening element for fastening the contact element in the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: HARTING Electric Stiftung & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jana BÜTTEMEYER, Gert HAVERMANN, Marc GENAU, Arno WESTPHAL
  • Patent number: 11799218
    Abstract: A contact element for establishing electrical contact between a first and a second printed circuit board is provided. The contact element has a fastening region for fastening to the first printed circuit board and a plug section for a plug connection to the second printed circuit board. The plug section has at least two contact arms which are electrically conductively connected to one another. A method for assembling a printed circuit board arrangement is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: HARTING ELECTRONICS GMBH
    Inventors: Marc Genau, Rainer Bussmann
  • Publication number: 20230280552
    Abstract: In order to simplify mounting and cabling of optoelectronic plug connectors (3, 3?) and—equipped therewith—subdistribution units (6) and subdistribution systems, the use of special module housings (100) is proposed. The latter can accommodate a plurality of, in particular eight, identical and/or different optoelectronic transducers (2, 2?) and are installed in the plug connectors (3, 3?) between the electrical plug contacts (311) and the multi-core optical cables (58), i.e. the cores (51) thereof. Susceptibility to errors is considerably improved as a result and mounting is significantly simplified as a result of the improved clarity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: HARTING Electronics GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas SCHWARZ, Rainer BUSSMANN, Marc GENAU
  • Publication number: 20230275379
    Abstract: In order to produce a circuit board plug connector in which the advantages of hermaphroditic plug connectors are combined with the advantages of conventional plug connectors, a contact carrier is equipped with both plug contacts of a first type and plug contacts of a second type in equal numbers. Advantageously, the plug contacts of the first type are designed as “male” contacts (blade contacts) and the plug contacts of the second type are designed as “female” contacts (fork contacts) and can be plugged into one another in principle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventor: Marc GENAU
  • Publication number: 20230032757
    Abstract: An electric plug connector has a locking element configured for releasably connecting to a mating plug connector, a housing for receiving at least one cable and at least one contact element, and a bending guard which is made of an elastic material and prevents excessive bending of the connected cable, wherein the bending guard can be used for different cable cross-sections for field assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Marc GENAU, Maximilian ROHRER
  • Publication number: 20220294133
    Abstract: A contact element for establishing electrical contact between a first and a second printed circuit board is provided. The contact element has a fastening region for fastening to the first printed circuit board and a plug section for a plug connection to the second printed circuit board. The plug section has at least two contact arms which are electrically conductively connected to one another. A method for assembling a printed circuit board arrangement is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Marc GENAU, Rainer BUSSMANN