Patents by Inventor Norbert Kropiewnicki

Norbert Kropiewnicki 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).

  • Publication number: 20240090124
    Abstract: A circuit board has an upper face and a lower face. The circuit board comprises at least two circuits, with each of the at least two circuits comprising at least one conductor track and at least one current carrying electronic component. The circuit board has at least one through-hole which is provided with at least one insulating unit. The at least one insulating unit is arranged in the at least one through-hole and so is mechanically connected to the circuit board and thus is positioned between a first circuit and at least one second circuit of the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: HARTING Electric Stiftung & Co. KG
    Inventor: Norbert KROPIEWNICKI
  • Patent number: 11909162
    Abstract: An electrical contact element (1) for transmitting high currents has a connection region (A) and a contact region (K). The connection region (A) has a cylindrical opening (2) and the contact region (K) has a cylindrical passage opening (3). The opening (2) and the passage opening (3) are oriented orthogonally relative to each other and a peripheral contact strip (4) is arranged within the cylindrical passage opening (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: HARTING Electric Stiftung & Co. KG
    Inventor: Norbert Kropiewnicki
  • Publication number: 20230178930
    Abstract: An electrical connector socket is provided, which has a locking device with which an electrical connector can be locked to the electrical connector socket when plugged in, wherein the locking device is arranged at least partly inside the electrical connector socket and protrudes at least partly from the electrical connector socket on the plug-in side. The electrical connector is provided for transmitting high currents and signals, wherein the electrical connector as a locking contour, into which a locking device of an electrical connector socket can engage, wherein the locking contour is arranged on the electrical connector on the plug-in side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventor: Norbert KROPIEWNICKI
  • Publication number: 20230076774
    Abstract: A modular high-current connector (1) has a first housing part (7) and a second housing part (8) connected thereto. The second housing part (8) has an open housing wall (10). The open housing wall (10) can be added to by an unlimited number of additional housing parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: HARTING Electric Stiftung & Co. KG
    Inventors: Norbert KROPIEWNICKI, Nicole SPILKER, Sergej ZIER, Thomas BEISCHER, Nando HOPPE, Benjamin KRÜGER
  • Publication number: 20220393374
    Abstract: An electrical contact element (1) for transmitting high currents has a connection region (A) and a contact region (K). The connection region (A) has a cylindrical opening (2) and the contact region (K) has a cylindrical passage opening (3). The opening (2) and the passage opening (3) are oriented orthogonally relative to each other and a peripheral contact strip (4) is arranged within the cylindrical passage opening (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: HARTING Electric Stiftung & Co. KG
    Inventor: Norbert KROPIEWNICKI
  • Patent number: 11404824
    Abstract: Plug connections and in particular plug connections for use in an industrial environment are presented. An attachment housing arrangement has an attachment housing for accommodating a hood of a plug connector with plug contacts and a mechanical locking arrangement for mechanically locking the hood on the attachment housing. Also presented is a method for unlocking a mechanical locking of a hood of a plug connector with plug contacts on an attachment housing of an attachment housing arrangement. The attachment housing arrangement is provided with a fixing arrangement for fixing the mechanical locking arrangement at least in a locking state, and with a control unit for controlling the fixing arrangement, the control unit being configured to control the fixing arrangement so as to release a fixing of the locking arrangement only when the plug contacts are free of current and free of voltage within predefined tolerances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: HARTING Electric Stiftung & Co. KG
    Inventors: Norbert Kropiewnicki, Walter Gusew
  • Patent number: 11336055
    Abstract: An electrical connector housing is provided with at least one locking clip, which is mounted pivotably via a bearing pin and has a locking region and an actuation region. In order to reversibly lock the electrical connector housing to a mating electrical connector housing, the locking region engages overbearing journals integrally moulded on the mating electrical connector housing. The locking clip has a locking device or means for blocking the pivot movement of the locking clip. In this manner, an accidental release of the plug-in connection can be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Harting Electric GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Norbert Kropiewnicki
  • Patent number: 11276967
    Abstract: Disclosed a device for the load-free disconnection of a plug-in connection, which has an electrical disconnecting device and a locking clip. The locking clip can be pivoted both into a position locking the plug-in connection and into a position unlocking the plug-in connection. The device also has a sensor system, which interacts with the locking clip in its locking position to detect the locked state, in order to control the electrical disconnecting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Inventor: Norbert Kropiewnicki
  • Patent number: 11201441
    Abstract: A plug-in connector with a plug side and a connector side is provided, the plug-in connector comprising a housing, a frame, and at least one contact insert. The contact insert comprises sensors and a circuit board with electronics. According to prior art, the risk of overheating of the electronics, occurring inside the plug-in connector as a result of power dissipation, is a reason for the failure of plug-in connectors known to date. Embodiments described herein ensure heat dissipation via a cooling element so that overheating is prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: HARTING Electric GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Norbert Kropiewnicki
  • Publication number: 20210281020
    Abstract: A plug-in connector with a plug side and a connector side is provided, the plug-in connector comprising a housing, a frame, and at least one contact insert. The contact insert comprises sensors and a circuit board with electronics. According to prior art, the risk of overheating of the electronics, occurring inside the plug-in connector as a result of power dissipation, is a reason for the failure of plug-in connectors known to date. Embodiments described herein ensure heat dissipation via a cooling element so that overheating is prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2017
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventor: Norbert Kropiewnicki
  • Publication number: 20210119389
    Abstract: Disclosed a device for the load-free disconnection of a plug-in connection, which has an electrical disconnecting device and a locking clip. The locking clip can be pivoted both into a position locking the plug-in connection and into a position unlocking the plug-in connection. The device also has a sensor system, which interacts with the locking clip in its locking position to detect the locked state, in order to control the electrical disconnecting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicant: HARTING Electric GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Norbert KROPIEWNICKI
  • Publication number: 20210111516
    Abstract: Plug connections and in particular plug connections for use in an industrial environment are presented. An attachment housing arrangement has an attachment housing for accommodating a hood of a plug connector with plug contacts and a mechanical locking arrangement for mechanically locking the hood on the attachment housing. Also presented is a method for unlocking a mechanical locking of a hood of a plug connector with plug contacts on an attachment housing of an attachment housing arrangement. The attachment housing arrangement is provided with a fixing arrangement for fixing the mechanical locking arrangement at least in a locking state, and with a control unit for controlling the fixing arrangement, the control unit being configured to control the fixing arrangement so as to release a fixing of the locking arrangement only when the plug contacts are free of current and free of voltage within predefined tolerances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: HARTING Electric GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Norbert Kropiewnicki, Walter Gusew
  • Publication number: 20200358225
    Abstract: An electrical connector housing is provided with at least one locking clip, which is mounted pivotably via a bearing pin and has a locking region and an actuation region. In order to reversibly lock the electrical connector housing to a mating electrical connector housing, the locking region engages overbearing journals integrally moulded on the mating electrical connector housing. The locking clip has a locking device or means for blocking the pivot movement of the locking clip. In this manner, an accidental release of the plug-in connection can be prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventor: Norbert KROPIEWNICKI
  • Patent number: 10734751
    Abstract: An insulating body or a module for a modular industrial plug-in connector is provided. At least two electrical contact elements are arranged in the module, each of which is assigned a Hall sensor for current measurement. The Hall sensors are electromagnetically shielded from one another within the module by shielding arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Harting Electric GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Norbert Kropiewnicki
  • Patent number: 10535960
    Abstract: A system comprises a first plug connector module and a second plug connector module. The plug connector modules each have at least two contact elements. The first plug connector module has at least one spring link. In the unplugged state, the at least one spring link connects the at least two contact elements of the first plug connector module electrically conductively to each other. A method for plugging a first plug connector module with a second plug connector module is based on the first and the second plug connector modules being guided toward each other in the plug-in direction. A sliding element of the second plug connector module presses against at least one spring link of the first plug connector module and, as a result, the at least one spring link is brought out of touching contact with at least two associated socket contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: HARTING Electric GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Heiko Meier, Norbert Kropiewnicki, Martin Schmidt, Michael Przyborowski
  • Publication number: 20190312391
    Abstract: A system comprises a first plug connector module and a second plug connector module. The plug connector modules each have at least two contact elements. The first plug connector module has at least one spring link. In the unplugged state, the at least one spring link connects the at least two contact elements of the first plug connector module electrically conductively to each other. A method for plugging a first plug connector module with a second plug connector module is based on the first and the second plug connector modules being guided toward each other in the plug-in direction. A sliding element of the second plug connector module presses against at least one spring link of the first plug connector module and, as a result, the at least one spring link is brought out of touching contact with at least two associated socket contacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Applicant: HARTING Electric GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Heiko Meier, Norbert Kropiewnicki, Martin Schmidt, Michael Przyborowski
  • Patent number: 10276964
    Abstract: A contact carrier can be inserted into the contact carrier and removed again by a slight elastic deformation of a holding element, a detent engagement action of a detent of the holding element with a further detent of a main body of the contact carrier can be released. A particularly simple mounting and dismounting of a contact element in the contact carrier is realized. The contact carrier is constructed such that the holding element and the contact element can be inserted into the main body from an attachment side which is situated opposite a plug-in side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: HARTING ELECTRIC GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Norbert Kropiewnicki, Xiafu Wang
  • Publication number: 20190081433
    Abstract: An insulating body or a module for a modular industrial plug-in connector is provided. At least two electrical contact elements are arranged in the module, each of which is assigned a Hall sensor for current measurement. The Hall sensors are electromagnetically shielded from one another within the module by shielding arms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventor: Norbert Kropiewnicki
  • Publication number: 20180219319
    Abstract: A contact carrier can be inserted into the contact carrier and removed again by a slight elastic deformation of a holding element, a detent engagement action of a detent of the holding element with a further detent of a main body of the contact carrier can be released. A particularly simple mounting and dismounting of a contact element in the contact carrier is realized. The contact carrier is constructed such that the holding element and the contact element can be inserted into the main body from an attachment side which is situated opposite a plug-in side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Norbert Kropiewnicki, Xiafu Wang