Patents by Inventor Matthias Krawinkel

Matthias Krawinkel 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).

  • Device and method for the captive accommodation of a screw in a terminal
    Patent number: 8454393
    Abstract: The invention relates to a terminal having a housing and a duct for accommodating a screw, wherein a securing device is provided that has a holding unit configured on the housing in order to enable the captive accommodation of the screw in the duct. The securing device enables an insertion of a screw into the duct in the base state, wherein a secured state is achieved after insertion of a screw by a plastic deformation of the holding unit into the free cross-section of the duct in which a screw is captively accommodated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Matthias Krawinkel
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE CAPTIVE ACCOMMODATION OF A SCREW IN A TERMINAL
    Publication number: 20100267284
    Abstract: The invention relates to a terminal having a housing and a duct for accommodating a screw, wherein a securing device is provided that has a holding unit configured on the housing in order to enable the captive accommodation of the screw in the duct. The securing device enables an insertion of a screw into the duct in the base state, wherein a secured state is achieved after insertion of a screw by a plastic deformation of the holding unit into the free cross-section of the duct in which a screw is captively accommodated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2008
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Matthias Krawinkel