Patents by Inventor Oliver Scharkowski

Oliver Scharkowski 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: 11817663
    Abstract: An electrical contact part comprising, a carrier substrate of a metallic material, a metallic coating applied to the carrier substrate, and a coating barrier material applied to the carrier substrate in a partial area of the carrier substrate, wherein the coating barrier material substantially prevents coating of the carrier substrate in the portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Auto-Kabel Management GmbH
    Inventors: Oliver Scharkowski, Marie Redder
  • Patent number: 11799214
    Abstract: A connection arrangement comprising a metallic flat conductor having an at least quadrangular cross-sectional profile and at least two opposing surfaces extending longitudinally parallel to each other at least in an end region, a first through-opening between the surfaces in the end region, the first through-opening being formed for receiving a bolt, at least one second through-opening between the surfaces in the end region, the second through-opening being formed to receive a metallic terminal, the terminal being formed as a flat part and bearing flatly with a contact surface against one of the surfaces of the flat conductor in the end region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Auto-Kabel Management GmbH
    Inventors: Marie Redder, Oliver Scharkowski
  • Publication number: 20230207153
    Abstract: An electrical conductor comprising a flat conductor formed of a solid metallic material, the flat conductor having at least two opposite broad sides, two opposite narrow sides and two opposite end sides and having an at least quadrangular cross-sectional profile, and a flexible conductor formed of a plurality of strands, the strands of the flexible conductor being at least partially joined to one another in a materially bonded manner in the region of at least one end of the flexible conductor, characterized in that the flexible conductor, at its end with the joined strands, is joined in a materially bonded manner with its end face to an end face, a narrow side or broad side of the flat conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Oliver Scharkowski, Marie Redder, Kabelo Sebetlela
  • Patent number: 11641098
    Abstract: Cooling system for bus bars, in particular cell connectors or module connectors of batteries, comprising a bus bar with a first connection area for a pole of a first battery, a second connection area for a connection of an electrical component, an insulation encasing the bus bar between the connection areas, wherein the bus bar is free of the insulation at least in the two connection areas, characterized in that on a side facing away from the pole of at least one of the connection areas, a gel-shaped heat conducting agent is applied directly to the surface of the bus bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Auto-Kabel Management GmbH
    Inventors: Oliver Scharkowski, Jens Dören, Martin Schloms
  • Publication number: 20230129043
    Abstract: A connection arrangement comprising a metallic flat conductor having an at least quadrangular cross-sectional profile and at least two opposing surfaces extending longitudinally parallel to each other at least in an end region, a first through-opening between the surfaces in the end region, the first through-opening being formed for receiving a bolt, at least one second through-opening between the surfaces in the end region, the second through-opening being formed to receive a metallic terminal, the terminal being formed as a flat part and bearing flatly with a contact surface against one of the surfaces of the flat conductor in the end region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Marie Redder, Oliver Scharkowski
  • Publication number: 20230119524
    Abstract: Cooling system for bus bars, in particular cell connectors or module connectors of batteries, comprising a bus bar with a first connection area for a pole of a first battery, a second connection area for a connection of an electrical component, an insulation encasing the bus bar between the connection areas, wherein the bus bar is free of the insulation at least in the two connection areas, characterized in that on a side facing away from the pole of at least one of the connection areas, a gel-shaped heat conducting agent is applied directly to the surface of the bus bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Oliver Scharkowski, Jens Dören, Martin Schloms
  • Publication number: 20230107114
    Abstract: An electrical contact part comprising, a carrier substrate of a metallic material, a metallic coating applied to the carrier substrate, and a coating barrier material applied to the carrier substrate in a partial area of the carrier substrate, wherein the coating barrier material substantially prevents coating of the carrier substrate in the portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2021
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Oliver Scharkowski, Marie Redder
  • Publication number: 20220368085
    Abstract: Housing for attachment to an electrical flat conductor rail with a flat conductor receptacle extending in a first axis, a connecting conductor receptacle extending transversely to the first axis in a second axis, wherein the flat conductor receptacle and the connecting conductor receptacle are formed from a upper housing side and a lower housing side with in each case an inner side and an outer side, which, in the closed state of the housing, receive the flat conductor rail with their inner sides lying opposite one another, characterized in that a shield contact element is arranged on at least one inner side, the shield contact element, in the closed state of the housing, bearing directly against a shield conductor of the flat conductor rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Oliver Scharkowski, Sebastian Fels
  • Patent number: 11489271
    Abstract: Electrical connection console for a motor vehicle board net comprising a cable 2 with a metallic stranded conductor 4, and an electrical tap electrically and mechanically connected to the stranded conductor 4, characterized in that the tap is formed from a metallic sleeve 10, in that the sleeve 10 is connected to the stranded conductor 4 in a connection region 8 of the stranded conductor 4, and in that the sleeve 10 has a longitudinal extent in a longitudinal axis parallel to a longitudinal axis of the stranded conductor 4, in that the sleeve 10 has a recess 26 whose longitudinal axis runs transversely with respect to the longitudinal axis of the sleeve 10, and in that a contact sleeve 28 is arranged in the recess 26.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Auto-Kabel Management GmbH
    Inventor: Oliver Scharkowski
  • Patent number: 11424586
    Abstract: The subject matter relates to a process for welding at least one welding sleeve to an electrical connection part. The subject matter also relates to a system comprising a welding sleeve and an electrical connection part as well as an ultrasonic welding device with an ultrasonic welding tool, in particular with a sonotrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Auto-Kabel Management GmbH
    Inventor: Oliver Scharkowski
  • Patent number: 11394131
    Abstract: An electrical conductor, in particular a flat conductor, comprising at least one through opening, and a contact part connected to the conductor at the through opening in a substance-to-substance bond, the contact part having an axially extending first section and a radially extending second section, characterized in that the second section is formed as a flange and a side of the flange facing the conductor has a surface having at least one recess and/or at least one protrusion and a surface welded to the conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Auto-Kabel Management GmbH
    Inventor: Oliver Scharkowski
  • Publication number: 20220149547
    Abstract: Electrical connection console for a motor vehicle board net comprising a cable 2 with a metallic stranded conductor 4, and an electrical tap electrically and mechanically connected to the stranded conductor 4, characterized in that the tap is formed from a metallic sleeve 10, in that the sleeve 10 is connected to the stranded conductor 4 in a connection region 8 of the stranded conductor 4, and in that the sleeve 10 has a longitudinal extent in a longitudinal axis parallel to a longitudinal axis of the stranded conductor 4, in that the sleeve 10 has a recess 26 whose longitudinal axis runs transversely with respect to the longitudinal axis of the sleeve 10, and in that a contact sleeve 28 is arranged in the recess 26.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventor: Oliver Scharkowski
  • Publication number: 20220094127
    Abstract: The subject matter relates to a process for welding at least one welding sleeve to an electrical connection part. The subject matter also relates to a system comprising a welding sleeve and an electrical connection part as well as an ultrasonic welding device with an ultrasonic welding tool, in particular with a sonotrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventor: Oliver Scharkowski
  • Publication number: 20220085523
    Abstract: An electrical conductor, in particular a flat conductor, comprising at least one through opening, and a contact part connected to the conductor at the through opening in a substance-to-substance bond, the contact part having an axially extending first section and a radially extending second section, characterized in that the second section is formed as a flange and a side of the flange facing the conductor has a surface having at least one recess and/or at least one protrusion and a surface welded to the conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventor: Oliver Scharkowski
  • Patent number: 11205860
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrical connection between a flat part and a connecting part, in which the flat part and the connecting part are arranged one above the other in an overlap region, in which the contact surface of the flat part facing the connecting part in the overlap region is structured in relief-like fashion and that the flat part is friction-welded, in particular ultrasonically welded, to the connecting part via the structured contact surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Auto-Kabel Management GmbH
    Inventor: Oliver Scharkowski
  • Patent number: 11167371
    Abstract: Method for forming a shield connection of a shielded cable with the steps of pushing a sleeve onto a shield of a cable, inserting the cable with the sleeve into a magnetic pulse welding coil, and energizing the magnetic pulse welding coil with a current pulse in such a way that the sleeve is joined to the shield with a material bond.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Auto-Kabel Management GmbH
    Inventor: Oliver Scharkowski
  • Publication number: 20210265748
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrical connection between a flat part and a connecting part, in which the flat part and the connecting part are arranged one above the other in an overlap region, in which the contact surface of the flat part facing the connecting part in the overlap region is structured in relief-like fashion and that the flat part is friction-welded, in particular ultrasonically welded, to the connecting part via the structured contact surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventor: Oliver Scharkowski
  • Patent number: 10998645
    Abstract: Flexible connector having a multilayer metallic strip, at least one connecting element arranged at at least one end of the strip, the layers of the metallic strip being bond one another in the region of the end of the strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Auto-Kabel Management GmbH
    Inventor: Oliver Scharkowski
  • Publication number: 20210126322
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a battery cell connector having at least two terminal clamps, each having a receiving area and a connection area, and at least one flat part, wherein the receiving area of at least one of the terminal clamps is arranged for clampingly receiving the flat part, and the connection area of at least one of the terminal clamps is arranged for connecting to a pole of a battery cell in a material bond.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventor: Oliver Scharkowski
  • Patent number: 10978815
    Abstract: A connection of a strand conductor to a connecting part, via an end of the strand conductor and a connecting part materially connected to the end of the strand conductor, wherein one end face of the end of the strand conductor is welded to the connecting part by means of ultrasound. A particularly good weld seam is achieved by first welding the end of the strand conductor to a sleeve using ultrasonic welding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Auto-Kabel Management GmbH
    Inventor: Oliver Scharkowski