Patents by Inventor Oliver Dobler

Oliver Dobler 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: 20240128697
    Abstract: A plug assembly for use with cables (K) with cable plugs (S), in particular for data cables such as RJ45 cables, waveguides, power cables, and the like. The front section of a housing (1) surrounds the cable plug (S). The housing (1) or a clamping part (5) is equipped with a stop for the cable plug (S) in order to position the cable plug (S) at least in the longitudinal axial direction of the housing (1). A specified distance is formed in the contact region of the cable plug (S) and/or between the housing (1) and the cable plug (S) as a movement clearance for at least one section of the cable plug (S) in at least one direction transversely to the longitudinal axial direction of the housing (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Neutrik AG
    Inventor: Oliver DOBLER
  • Patent number: 11881662
    Abstract: An electrical built-in plug connector having a housing with at least one mounting structure projecting transversely to the longitudinal axis of the housing, with more than five electrical contacts fixed in the housing, wherein the contacts are guided outwards at one end of the housing parallel to the longitudinal axis of the housing, wherein the end sections of the sections of the contacts located outside of the housing are angled relative to their sections located inside the housing, and their connection sections provided for connecting to a circuit board end in a common plane, which plane is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the housing, wherein the connection regions are arranged in groups, and the individual groups are situated on at least three parallel straight lines, which are part of the common plane, wherein the ends of the sections of the contacts guided in parallel out of the housing have the same distance in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the housing as the parallel straight lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Neutrik AG
    Inventor: Oliver Dobler
  • Patent number: 11569622
    Abstract: An electrical plug connector having a housing and a contact carrier held inside the housing. It comprises an electrically insulating base part and at least one pair of first electrical contacts for transmitting energy and multiple pairs of second electrical contacts for transmitting data. The contacts are held in the base part and arranged so as to be distributed in a plane extending essentially perpendicular relative to the longitudinal axis of the contact elements and the contact carrier. First distance lines between the contacts of the pairs of first contacts are free of overlaps with second distance lines between the contacts of the pairs of second contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Neutrik AG
    Inventor: Oliver Dobler
  • Publication number: 20220399667
    Abstract: An electrical plug connector has a housing, in which at least one insertion opening and at least one guide for a complementary plug connector with at least one electrical contact pin are arranged. At least one contact element that is elastically deflectable out of the path of the contact pin is mounted in the housing and at least partially protrudes into the insertion opening when the complementary plug connector is absent. The lateral edge of the contact element facing the contact pin, in its front section, encloses an acute angle with the path of the contact pin during the insertion when viewed in the direction of the deflection of the contact element. When the cable plug connector is fully inserted, a flat contact section of the contact element, adjoining the lateral edge, in the transverse direction abuts in contact with the contact pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: Neutrik AG
    Inventor: Oliver DOBLER
  • Publication number: 20220344865
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical plug connector, with a housing (1) with at least one insertion opening (2) for a complementary plug connector and a contact carrier (3), arranged in the housing (1), for the electrical contacts accessible through the insertion opening(s). Two concentrically arranged housing parts (5, 6) are connected to one another via a base (8) on the end opposite the at least one insertion opening (2). Between the housing parts (5, 6), an annular intermediate space (7) is formed as an annular receiving opening for the plug extension of a complementary plug connector. A receiving space (9) for the contact carrier (3) is provided inside the internal housing part (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: Neutrik AG
    Inventor: Oliver Dobler
  • Publication number: 20220329002
    Abstract: An electrical plug connector, in particular built-in plug connector, includes a housing with a connecting flange having through holes for feeding through fasteners; a flange plate with mounting bores for connecting to a device wall; a control panel, or similar; and a seal inserted therebetween. The outer edge of the flange plate is bent towards the housing and overlaps the outer edge of the connecting flange. The seal protrudes with a circumferential sealing lip into the insertion opening and has an edge bent towards the housing, which edge overlaps circumferential edge of the connecting flange and which, itself, is overlapped by the outer edge of the flange plate. In the assembled state, the circumferential edge of the flange plate extends at maximum to the height of the rear side of the connecting flange and the edge of the seal is higher than the rear surface of the connecting flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: Neutrik AG
    Inventor: Oliver DOBLER
  • Publication number: 20220320807
    Abstract: An electrical built-in plug connector having a housing with at least one mounting structure projecting transversely to the longitudinal axis of the housing, with more than five electrical contacts fixed in the housing, wherein the contacts are guided outwards at one end of the housing parallel to the longitudinal axis of the housing, wherein the end sections of the sections of the contacts located outside of the housing are angled relative to their sections located inside the housing, and their connection sections provided for connecting to a circuit board end in a common plane, which plane is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the housing, wherein the connection regions are arranged in groups, and the individual groups are situated on at least three parallel straight lines, which are part of the common plane, wherein the ends of the sections of the contacts guided in parallel out of the housing have the same distance in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the housing as the parallel straight lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: Neutrik AG
    Inventor: Oliver DOBLER
  • Publication number: 20220311175
    Abstract: An electrical plug connector, in particular a built-in plug connector, for mounting on the rear side of a device wall, control panel, or the like includes a housing with least one insertion opening for a complementary plug connector, preferably a cable plug, wherein a projecting connecting flange protrudes on the insertion-side end of the housing, which connecting flange has through holes for feeding through fasteners. A seal with a central cutout in the region of the insertion opening has passages for feeding through the fasteners. The insertion-side surface of the connecting flange as well as all insertion-side structures inside the boundary of the connecting flange are covered by the seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: Neutrik AG
    Inventor: Oliver DOBLER
  • Patent number: 11409050
    Abstract: A plug-in connection for the transmission of electric current having a male connector and a female connector, wherein the male connector includes a plug-in extension having electrical contacts, and the female connector includes a plug-in extension receptacle having electrical mating contacts, and at least one projection is arranged on one jacket wall, and the other of these jacket walls incorporates at least one receptacle slot which matches the projection. The plug-in extension, with the projection and the receptacle slot in an undamaged state, can only be inserted into the plug-in extension receptacle from an unambiguously defined plug-in position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Neutrik AG
    Inventor: Oliver Dobler
  • Patent number: 11387600
    Abstract: A plug connector part of a plug-in connection, the plug connector part having a plug connector part housing, one or more electrical and/or optical contacts, at least one locking spring, and, in the plug connector part housing, at least one receiving space for insertion of an insertion part of a mating plug connector part of the plug-in connection. When the mating plug part is in the inserted state, completely inserted into the receiving space in an insertion direction, the mating plug connector part is locked by a longitudinal stop surface of the locking spring in a locking position of the locking spring to prevent the insertion part from being pulled out of the receiving. In addition to the longitudinal stop surface, the locking spring has at least one transverse stop surface for pressing the insertion part against the plug part housing in a direction transverse to the insertion direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: NEUTRIK AG
    Inventor: Oliver Dobler
  • Patent number: 11374357
    Abstract: A chassis connector comprises a housing with an insertion opening (2) for a complementary cable connector, a contact carrier inserted in the housing (1) or formed therein, electrical or optical contacts fixed in the contact carrier, and a front plate which is arranged on the front side of the housing and which, together with an annular ridge extending along at least a part of the circumference of the insertion opening, forms the front end and the outer delimitation of the insertion opening. The front plate is made of a light-dispersing or light-conducting material and has at least one coupling surface for light from an external light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Neutrik AG
    Inventor: Oliver Dobler
  • Publication number: 20210167549
    Abstract: A plug connector part of a plug-in connection, the plug connector part having a plug connector part housing, one or more electrical and/or optical contacts, at least one locking spring, and, in the plug connector part housing, at least one receiving space for insertion of an insertion part of a mating plug connector part of the plug-in connection. When the mating plug part is in the inserted state, completely inserted into the receiving space in an insertion direction, the mating plug connector part is locked by a longitudinal stop surface of the locking spring in a locking position of the locking spring to prevent the insertion part from being pulled out of the receiving. In addition to the longitudinal stop surface, the locking spring has at least one transverse stop surface for pressing the insertion part against the plug part housing in a direction transverse to the insertion direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: Neutrik AG
    Inventor: Oliver DOBLER
  • Publication number: 20210151942
    Abstract: An electrical plug connector having a housing and a contact carrier held inside the housing. It comprises an electrically insulating base part and at least one pair of first electrical contacts for transmitting energy and multiple pairs of second electrical contacts for transmitting data. The contacts are held in the base part and arranged so as to be distributed in a plane extending essentially perpendicular relative to the longitudinal axis of the contact elements and the contact carrier. First distance lines between the contacts of the pairs of first contacts are free of overlaps with second distance lines between the contacts of the pairs of second contacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventor: Oliver Dobler
  • Publication number: 20210143577
    Abstract: A chassis connector comprises a housing with an insertion opening (2) for a complementary cable connector, a contact carrier inserted in the housing (1) or formed therein, electrical or optical contacts fixed in the contact carrier, and a front plate which is arranged on the front side of the housing and which, together with an annular ridge extending along at least a part of the circumference of the insertion opening, forms the front end and the outer delimitation of the insertion opening. The front plate is made of a light-dispersing or light-conducting material and has at least one coupling surface for light from an external light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventor: Oliver Dobler
  • Publication number: 20210026079
    Abstract: A plug-in connection for the transmission of electric current having a male connector and a female connector, wherein the male connector includes a plug-in extension having electrical contacts, and the female connector includes a plug-in extension receptacle having electrical mating contacts, and at least one projection is arranged on one jacket wall, and the other of these jacket walls incorporates at least one receptacle slot which matches the projection. The plug-in extension, with the projection and the receptacle slot in an undamaged state, can only be inserted into the plug-in extension receptacle from an unambiguously defined plug-in position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: NEUTRIK AG
    Inventor: Oliver DOBLER
  • Patent number: 10823914
    Abstract: A plug-in connection for the transmission of electric current having a male connector and a female connector, wherein the male connector includes a plug-in extension having electrical contacts, and the female connector includes a plug-in extension receptacle having electrical mating contacts, and at least one projection is arranged on one jacket wall, and the other of these jacket walls incorporates at least one receptacle slot which matches the projection. The plug-in extension, with the projection and the receptacle slot in an undamaged state, can only be inserted into the plug-in extension receptacle from an unambiguously defined plug-in position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Neutrik AG
    Inventor: Oliver Dobler
  • Patent number: 10749297
    Abstract: An electrical plug-in connection (1) for data transmission, including a plug (2) and a socket (3), the plug (2) has a plug housing (4) and a plug-in extension (5) which projects beyond the plug housing (4) and has electrical contacts (6), and the socket (3) has a socket housing (7) with a receiving channel (8) for the plug housing (4). A plug-in extension receptacle (9) with electrical mating contacts (10) is provided, and in a fully inserted state, the plug-in extension (5) is inserted into the plug-in extension receptacle (9) for connecting the electrical contacts (6) to the electrical mating contacts (10). The plug housing (4), at least in regions, is arranged within the receiving channel (8). The socket (3) has a locking device (11) for locking the plug housing (4) in the receiving channel (8) in the fully inserted state and an operating element (12), which projects beyond the socket housing (7), for releasing this locking arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: NEUTRIK AG
    Inventor: Oliver Dobler
  • Patent number: 10656346
    Abstract: A coupling for forming an optical plug connection between two optical plug connectors, the coupling having a guide sleeve and a sleeve-receiving cage with an interior space for receiving the guide sleeve. The sleeve-receiving cage has plug-in openings arranged opposite one another on a longitudinal axis of the sleeve-receiving cage and which serve for the plugging-in of in each case one ferrule of the respective optical plug connector into the guide sleeve in, in each case, one direction parallel to the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Neutrik AG
    Inventor: Oliver Dobler
  • Publication number: 20200026007
    Abstract: A coupling for forming an optical plug connection between two optical plug connectors, the coupling having a guide sleeve and a sleeve-receiving cage with an interior space for receiving the guide sleeve. The sleeve-receiving cage has plug-in openings arranged opposite one another on a longitudinal axis of the sleeve-receiving cage and which serve for the plugging-in of in each case one ferrule of the respective optical plug connector into the guide sleeve in, in each case, one direction parallel to the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicant: Neutrik AG
    Inventor: Oliver Dobler
  • Publication number: 20190227239
    Abstract: A plug-in connection for the transmission of electric current having a male connector and a female connector, wherein the male connector includes a plug-in extension having electrical contacts, and the female connector includes a plug-in extension receptacle having electrical mating contacts, and at least one projection is arranged on one jacket wall, and the other of these jacket walls incorporates at least one receptacle slot which matches the projection. The plug-in extension, with the projection and the receptacle slot in an undamaged state, can only be inserted into the plug-in extension receptacle from an unambiguously defined plug-in position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: NEUTRIK AG
    Inventor: Oliver Dobler