Patents by Inventor Michael Schoenfeld

Michael Schoenfeld 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: 10411392
    Abstract: A hybrid electrical connector includes a housing having a central opening, a carrier plate supported by the housing within the central opening, and electrically conductive pins supported within the housing by the carrier plate. The housing is formed of a first plastic material, and the carrier plate is formed of a second plastic material having properties that make it more dimensionally stable than the first plastic material. In addition, a sealing layer is applied to one surface of the carrier plate, the sealing layer formed of a third plastic material and serving to secure the carrier plate to the housing and to secure the pins within the carrier plate. A method of forming the electrical connector is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Ligor Manushi, Mario Reyes, Hiram Avalos, Mark Ryskamp, Allison McInnis, Jens Oberender, Michael Schoenfeld, Alexander Moore, Robert Keller
  • Publication number: 20180294594
    Abstract: A hybrid electrical connector includes a housing having a central opening, a carrier plate supported by the housing within the central opening, and electrically conductive pins supported within the housing by the carrier plate. The housing is formed of a first plastic material, and the carrier plate is formed of a second plastic material having properties that make it more dimensionally stable than the first plastic material. In addition, a sealing layer is applied to one surface of the carrier plate, the sealing layer formed of a third plastic material and serving to secure the carrier plate to the housing and to secure the pins within the carrier plate. A method of forming the electrical connector is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Ligor Manushi, Mario Reyes, Hiram Avalos, Mark Ryskamp, Allison McInnis, Jens Oberender, Michael Schoenfeld, Alexander Moore, Robert Keller
  • Patent number: 10027051
    Abstract: A hybrid electrical connector includes a housing having a central opening, a carrier plate supported by the housing within the central opening, and electrically conductive pins supported within the housing by the carrier plate. The housing is formed of a first plastic material, and the carrier plate is formed of a second plastic material having properties that make it more dimensionally stable than the first plastic material. In addition, a sealing layer is applied to one surface of the carrier plate, the sealing layer formed of a third plastic material and serving to secure the carrier plate to the housing and to secure the pins within the carrier plate. A method of forming the electrical connector is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Ligor Manushi, Mario Reyes, Hiram Avalos, Mark Ryskamp, Allison McInnis, Jens Oberender, Michael Schoenfeld, Alexander Moore, Robert Keller
  • Patent number: 9692169
    Abstract: A connection system between an electrical or electronic device and a plug connector unit, the device including first electrical terminals, which are aligned in parallel to one another with the aid of a first positioning device within a connection area of the device, and second electrical terminals, which cooperate with the first electrical terminals, being aligned with the first electrical terminals with the aid of a second positioning device in a plug connector housing of the plug connector unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Markus Kroeckel, Michael Schoenfeld, Richard Gueckel
  • Publication number: 20160285195
    Abstract: A connection system between an electrical or electronic device and a plug connector unit, the device including first electrical terminals, which are aligned in parallel to one another with the aid of a first positioning device within a connection area of the device, and second electrical terminals, which cooperate with the first electrical terminals, being aligned with the first electrical terminals with the aid of a second positioning device in a plug connector housing of the plug connector unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Markus KROECKEL, Michael SCHOENFELD, Richard GUECKEL
  • Patent number: 9306342
    Abstract: In a plug connection for the direct electrical contacting of contact surfaces on a circuit board, having a plug receptacle associated with the circuit board, into which the circuit board extends, having a plug pluggable into the plug receptacle, which has a contact carrier having contact elements for the direct electrical contacting of the contact surfaces of the circuit board, and having a contact pressure spring device for pressing the contact elements of the contact carrier against the contact surfaces of the circuit board, the contact pressure spring device is provided in the plug receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Frank Sellmer, Ulrich Schmatz, Michael Schoenfeld, Hartmut Buschle, Peter Rehbein, Markus Kroeckel, Juergen Stein, Michael Fleig
  • Patent number: 9252540
    Abstract: In an electrical plug connector having multiple metal contacts situated in parallel to each other for electrically contacting metal contact pins of a mating plug, a separate contact terminal is situated upstream from at least one of the contacts according to the invention, which electrically conductively contacts the at least one contact and is designed for being penetrated by a contact pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Schoenfeld, Achim Puettner
  • Patent number: 9160201
    Abstract: In a direct contact plug-in connection having a circuit board, which has contact surfaces on its one side, and having a direct contact plug that is plug-connectible to the circuit board, which has contact elements for the electrical direct contacting of the contact surfaces of the circuit board, the contact surfaces are provided on a circuit board section that runs transversely to the plugging direction of the plug connection, the contact elements each contacting the contact surfaces, using their front end face, in the plugging direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Schoenfeld, Peter Rehbein, Juergen Stein, Achim Puettner
  • Patent number: 9151213
    Abstract: To create an internal combustion engine including a crankcase and a cylinder, wherein a piston is guided in the cylinder to perform a stroke movement and movably defines a combustion chamber, and wherein at least one transfer channel, through which ignition mixture is guided from the crankcase into the combustion chamber, is arranged in the cylinder, which leads to a further improvement of the exhaust gas quality and/or of the fuel consumption, in particular for creating an improved metering of ignition mixture into the fuel chamber, it is proposed for the piston to encompass a lower piston edge, which interacts with at least one counter body such that an inlet cross section of the transfer channel for the inflow of the ignition mixture from the crankcase into the transfer channel can be controlled by the stroke movement of the piston by the lower piston edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Harry Radel, Michael Schoenfeld, Johannes Luegger
  • Patent number: 9033735
    Abstract: A contact plug for direct electrical contacting of contact surfaces is provided on both sides of a circuit board. The contact plug includes two flexibly interconnected contact carriers, which form, between each other, a plug receptacle for the circuit board and each have at least one contact element extending into the plug receptacle. A spring is provided whose two free spring legs engage over the two contact carriers i the insertion direction of the contact plug and bias them in the direction of each other. A control channel, which is formed between the two contact carriers nd laterally adjacent to the plug receptacle and, in cooperation with a control wedge provided on the circuit board, pivots the two contact carriers open in opposition to the action of the spring upon insertion of the circuit board. A seal seals the two contact carriers in a mating contact plug on the reverse side. The two free spring legs of the springengage over the two contact carriers in the insertion direction of the contact plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Timo Gaiser, Michael Schoenfeld, Lars Berger, Michael Fleig
  • Publication number: 20140141650
    Abstract: In a plug connection for the direct electrical contacting of contact surfaces on a circuit board, having a plug receptacle associated with the circuit board, into which the circuit board extends, having a plug pluggable into the plug receptacle, which has a contact carrier having contact elements for the direct electrical contacting of the contact surfaces of the circuit board, and having a contact pressure spring device for pressing the contact elements of the contact carrier against the contact surfaces of the circuit board, the contact pressure spring device is provided in the plug receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Inventors: Frank Sellmer, Ulrich Schmatz, Michael Schoenfeld, Hartmut Buschle, Peter Rehbein, Markus Kroeckel, Juergen Stein, Michael Fleig
  • Publication number: 20140113501
    Abstract: In a direct contact plug-in connection having a circuit board, which has contact surfaces on its one side, and having a direct contact plug that is plug-connectible to the circuit board, which has contact elements for the electrical direct contacting of the contact surfaces of the circuit board, the contact surfaces are provided on a circuit board section that runs transversely to the plugging direction of the plug connection, the contact elements each contacting the contact surfaces, using their front end face, in the plugging direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Inventors: Michael Schoenfeld, Peter Rehbein, Juergen Stein, Achim Puettner
  • Publication number: 20140057491
    Abstract: A contact plug for direct electrical contacting of contact surfaces is provided on both sides of a circuit board. The contact plug includes two flexibly interconnected contact carriers, which form, between each other, a plug receptacle for the circuit board and each have at least one contact element extending into the plug receptacle. A spring is provided whose two free spring legs engage over the two contact carriers i the insertion direction of the contact plug and bias them in the direction of each other. A control channel, which is formed between the two contact carriers nd laterally adjacent to the plug receptacle and, in cooperation with a control wedge provided on the circuit board, pivots the two contact carriers open in opposition to the action of the spring upon insertion of the circuit board. A seal seals the two contact carriers in a mating contact plug on the reverse side. The two free spring legs of the springengage over the two contact carriers in the insertion direction of the contact plug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Inventors: Timo Gaiser, Michael Schoenfeld, Lars Berger, Michael Fleig
  • Patent number: 8636530
    Abstract: A contacting plug for contacting a contact carrier, in particular a circuit board, having two clamping claws able to be pivoted relative to each other, transversely to a plug-in direction, at least one of which is implemented as contact holder carrying at least one flexible contact element, which contact holder is implemented with a contact force for resting on the contact carrier, and a spring arrangement for generating a clamping force that is independent of the contact force. According to the invention, the spring arrangement is designed for bracing exclusively on the contacting plug for generating the clamping force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Schoenfeld, Wolfgang Pade, Hartmut Buschle, Michael Fleig, Achim Puettner
  • Publication number: 20130344726
    Abstract: In an electrical plug connector having multiple metal contacts situated in parallel to each other for electrically contacting metal contact pins of a mating plug, a separate contact terminal is situated upstream from at least one of the contacts according to the invention, which electrically conductively contacts the at least one contact and is designed for being penetrated by a contact pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventors: Michael Schoenfeld, Achim Puettner
  • Publication number: 20130255652
    Abstract: To create an internal combustion engine including a crankcase and a cylinder, wherein a piston is guided in the cylinder to perform a stroke movement and movably defines a combustion chamber, and wherein at least one transfer channel, through which ignition mixture is guided from the crankcase into the combustion chamber, is arranged in the cylinder, which leads to a further improvement of the exhaust gas quality and/or of the fuel consumption, in particular for creating an improved metering of ignition mixture into the fuel chamber, it is proposed for the piston to encompass a lower piston edge, which interacts with at least one counter body such that an inlet cross section of the transfer channel for the inflow of the ignition mixture from the crankcase into the transfer channel can be controlled by the stroke movement of the piston by the lower piston edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Harry RADEL, Michael SCHOENFELD, Johannes LUEGGER
  • Patent number: 8517143
    Abstract: In order to improve an arrangement of a silencer on a combustion motor, whereby the silencer has a connection piece which with an end area adjoins an outlet in the cylinder of the combustion motor forms a flow connection between a combustion chamber of the combustion motor and the silencer in such a way a disturbance-free flow connection between a combustion chamber in the cylinder and the silencer is made possible, and more particularly to simplify the mounting of a silencer on the cylinder of a combustion motor, the internal diameter of the end area is made larger than the internal diameter of the outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Makita Corporation
    Inventor: Michael Schoenfeld
  • Patent number: 8398423
    Abstract: A contacting plug for contacting a contract carrier, in particular a circuit board, includes two clamping claws able to be swiveled relative to each other, transversely to a plug-in direction, at least one of the clamping claws being implemented as contact holder carrying at least one flexible contact element, which contact holder is designed to rest on the contact carrier with a contact force and has spring devices for generating a clamping force which is independent of the contact force. The clamping claws have at least one stop face in each case, which rest against each other in the non-contacting state of the contacting plug and thereby prevent plastic deformation of the contact element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Simmel, Wolfgang Pade, Michael Schoenfeld, Michael Fleig
  • Patent number: 8342868
    Abstract: A removable electrical plug-in connection comprising a connector and a mating connector, the mating connector including a contact element, in particular a p.c. board, or similar, having at least one contact area which is connectable at least in part to the connector. It is provided that the connector includes at least one clamping element which grips at least in part around the contact element in its contact position, and this clamping element presses at least a part of the contact element against the contact area for establishing the electrical plug-in connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Achim Puettner, Hartmut Buschle, Michael Schoenfeld, Peter Rehbein, Andreas Simmel
  • Publication number: 20120241248
    Abstract: A silencer includes a silencer inlet followed by a flow channel. The inlet can be attached to an outlet of a combustion chamber of a two-stroke engine. The flow channel at the channel end located opposite the silencer inlet leads into a first chamber where a second chamber is provided into which exhaust gas flows through a main outlet branched off the flow channel. The second chamber preferentially encloses the first chamber. The flow channel is flow-favourably moulded between the silencer inlet and the first chamber so that the exhaust gas flowing into the silencer inlet, because of its mass inertia, predominantly flows into the first chamber and, after filling the first chamber, flows back again in the direction towards the combustion chamber. The silencer allows a piston of the engine to include a piston skirt that is substantially designed closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael SCHOENFELD, Christian KELLERMANN