Patents by Inventor Marcel Meijer

Marcel Meijer 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).

  • Connector comprising an ESD suppressor
    Patent number: 6382997
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a connector having a grounding element and a housing of an electrically insulating material. The housing includes at least one contact element comprising a contact end, an intermediate part, and a connection end. The connector also includes an electrically insulating voltage variable medium that is provided between the at least one contact element and the grounding element. The electrically insulating voltage variable medium becomes electrically conducting at a voltage that is substantially higher than the operating voltages of a device for which the connector is intended or of which it is a part. The connector described herein is relatively compact and enables constant ESD suppression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Framatome Connectors International
    Inventors: Ralph Semmeling, Jeroen Dekker, Marcel Meijer, Johannes Van Woensel, Albertus Van Zanten, Bernardus Paagman
  • Connector comprising an ESD suppressor
    Publication number: 20010019916
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a connector comprising a grounding element a and a housing of an electrically insulating material, which housing comprises at least one contact element comprising a contact end, an intermediate part, and a connection end. The connector further comprises an electrically insulating voltage variable medium that is provided between the at least one contact element and the grounding element, which medium becomes electrically conducting at a voltage that is substantially higher than the operating voltages of a device for which the connector is intended or of which it is a part. The connector according to the present invention is relatively compact and enables constant ESD suppression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2001
    Publication date: September 6, 2001
    Applicant: Framatome Connectors International
    Inventors: Ralph Semmeling, Jeroen Dekker, Marcel Meijer, Johannes Van Woensel, Albertus Van Zanten, Bernardus Paagman