Patents by Inventor Olivier De Cloet

Olivier De Cloet 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: 11916346
    Abstract: A method for crimp mounting a high-frequency (HF) electrical crimp connecting device to an electrical cable includes the steps of crimping a ferrule into a mounting state wherein its maximum diameter is fixed, and arranging the ferrule in its mounting state over an exposed shielding conductor of the cable. A terminal is crimped onto an inner conductor of the cable, and a shielding contact sleeve is placed over the cable and crimped, at least in the area of the ferrule. A target impedance or impedance range of the resulting cable is set according to at least one of a dimension of at least one crimping tool used to perform the crimping steps, or at least one dimension of at least one of the resulting crimps performed by the at least one crimping tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventor: Olivier De Cloet
  • Patent number: 11870189
    Abstract: An electrical ferrule for an electrical cable comprises a body defining a circumferential center portion connecting a first flank and a second flank, the first and second flanks arranged opposite one another in a radial direction of the ferrule. At least one latch or lock is defined on at least one of the flanks for selectively fixing the flanks together and closing the ferrule in a manner in which a diameter of the ferrule may be varied during its installation onto an electrical cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany Gmbh
    Inventors: Olivier De Cloet, Joerg Bieber, Christian Mandel, Christian Rusch, Bert Bergner
  • Publication number: 20230299525
    Abstract: An electrical contact sleeve includes a contact spring extending in a longitudinal direction from a base to an end of the electrical contact sleeve on a connector side. The contact spring has a recess and a plurality of spring legs adjoining the recess in a circumferential direction. The spring legs unite to form a free end of the contact spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventor: Olivier De Cloet
  • Publication number: 20230155338
    Abstract: A method for crimping an electrical cable with a shielding braid and an insulation enclosing the shielding braid includes removing the insulation at a predetermined area to expose an exposed portion of the shielding braid. The method includes crimping an inner crimp sleeve onto the insulation adjacent to the predetermined area and then bending back the exposed portion of the shielding braid at least sectionally over the inner crimp sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Olivier De Cloet, Turgay Yilmaz
  • Patent number: 11611160
    Abstract: An electrical terminal includes a contacting section and a crimping section arranged to a rear of the contacting section in an axial direction of the terminal. A first material layer of the crimping section is crimped directly onto a second material layer of the terminal or of the crimping section in a crimped state, forming a double material layer region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Olivier De Cloet, Wolfgang Mueller, Jochen Brandt
  • Patent number: 11569605
    Abstract: A contact device includes an outer housing delimiting an inner space and an inner housing arranged in the inner space, the inner housing having a first recess. The contact device includes a contact element arranged in the inner space and a sealing element arranged between the contact element and the outer housing. The sealing element seals the inner space from the environment. The contact element has a second recess on an outside of the contact element aligned with the first recess. The contact device includes a contact securing device movable along the first recess to engage the second recess of the contact element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Lam Nguyen Nhu, Olivier De Cloet, Christian Schrettlinger, Wolfgang Mueller
  • Publication number: 20220368039
    Abstract: A crimp contact includes a crimp barrel having a crimp base, a pair of crimp shoulders, a crimp region, and an impedance matching region. The crimp shoulders in the crimp region form a longitudinal seam when bent around an electrical conductor. An outer surface of the crimp barrel in the impedance matching region has a gradual expansion along a direction of the longitudinal seam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Olivier De Cloet, Uwe Bluemmel, Daniel Volkmann, Turgay Yilmaz, Michael Delp, Erik Glombitza, Karl Zhung-Wei Choi
  • Patent number: 11316289
    Abstract: A support barrel for an electrical lead includes a first barrel end and a second barrel end opposite to the first barrel end in a circumferential direction. The first barrel end engages the second barrel end and forms a positive engagement acting in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Schrettlinger, Olivier De Cloet, Samir Aboulkassem, Uwe Bluemmel, Marcel Starke
  • Publication number: 20220029364
    Abstract: An electrical ferrule for an electrical cable comprises a body defining a circumferential center portion connecting a first flank and a second flank, the first and second flanks arranged opposite one another in a radial direction of the ferrule. At least one latch or lock is defined on at least one of the flanks for selectively fixing the flanks together and closing the ferrule in a manner in which a diameter of the ferrule may be varied during its installation onto an electrical cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Olivier De Cloet, Joerg Bieber, Christian Mandel, Christian Rusch, Bert Bergner
  • Publication number: 20220029371
    Abstract: A method for crimp mounting a high-frequency (HF) electrical crimp connecting device to an electrical cable includes the steps of crimping a ferrule into a mounting state wherein its maximum diameter is fixed, and arranging the ferrule in its mounting state over an exposed shielding conductor of the cable. A terminal is crimped onto an inner conductor of the cable, and a shielding contact sleeve is placed over the cable and crimped, at least in the area of the ferrule. A target impedance or impedance range of the resulting cable is set according to at least one of a dimension of at least one crimping tool used to perform the crimping steps, or at least one dimension of at least one of the resulting crimps performed by the at least one crimping tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventor: Olivier De Cloet
  • Publication number: 20210280991
    Abstract: An electrical terminal includes a contacting section and a crimping section arranged to a rear of the contacting section in an axial direction of the terminal. A first material layer of the crimping section is crimped directly onto a second material layer of the terminal or of the crimping section in a crimped state, forming a double material layer region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Olivier De Cloet, Wolfgang Mueller, Jochen Brandt
  • Publication number: 20210075142
    Abstract: A contact device includes an outer housing delimiting an inner space and an inner housing arranged in the inner space, the inner housing having a first recess. The contact device includes a contact element arranged in the inner space and a sealing element arranged between the contact element and the outer housing. The sealing element seals the inner space from the environment. The contact element has a second recess on an outside of the contact element aligned with the first recess. The contact device includes a contact securing device movable along the first recess to engage the second recess of the contact element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Lam Nguyen Nhu, Olivier De Cloet, Christian Schrettlinger, Wolfgang Mueller
  • Patent number: 10938169
    Abstract: A method for producing a modularly configurable plug comprises inserting a cable insulator in a pre-shaped outer cable contact, positioning an inner cable contact of a cable in the cable insulator, and bending the pre-shaped outer cable contact to form a cable section. The cable section is adapted to a diameter of the cable and a diameter of the inner cable contact. The method further comprises positioning an inner interface contact in an interface insulator and inserting the interface insulator in an outer interface contact to form an interface section. The interface section is connected to the cable section. The interface section has one of a plurality of different lengths or one of a plurality of different shapes interchangeably connected to the cable section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Olivier De Cloet, Samir Aboulkassem
  • Patent number: 10923834
    Abstract: An intermediate product for crimping includes an electrical conductor extending along a longitudinal axis. The electrical conductor has a shielding braid and an insulation at least partially enclosing the shielding braid. The electrical conductor has a radially compressed core in a region along the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Olivier De Cloet, Christian Schrettlinger
  • Publication number: 20210036441
    Abstract: An intermediate product for crimping includes an electrical conductor extending along a longitudinal axis. The electrical conductor has a shielding braid and an insulation at least partially enclosing the shielding braid. The electrical conductor has a radially compressed core in a region along the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Olivier De Cloet, Christian Schrettlinger
  • Patent number: 10847924
    Abstract: A contact device comprises an outer housing delimiting a first inner space, an inner housing delimiting a second inner space and arranged in the first inner space, a contact element arranged in the second inner space, a first sealing element arranged between the inner housing and the outer housing, and a second sealing element arranged between the contact element and the inner housing. The first sealing element seals the first inner space from an environment of the contact device. The second sealing device seals the second inner space from the environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Lam Nguyen Nhu, Olivier De Cloet, Christian Schrettlinger, Wolfgang Mueller
  • Publication number: 20200227842
    Abstract: A support barrel for an electrical lead includes a first barrel end and a second barrel end opposite to the first barrel end in a circumferential direction. The first barrel end engages the second barrel end and forms a positive engagement acting in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Schrettlinger, Olivier De Cloet, Samir Aboulkassem, Uwe Bluemmel, Marcel Starke
  • Patent number: 10468786
    Abstract: An electrical connection device comprises a cable, a ferrule, and a first electrical contact. The cable has an outer conductor surrounding an inner conductor. The ferrule is mechanically connected to the outer conductor. The first electrical contact is electrically connected to the inner conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignees: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH, TE Connectivity Corporation
    Inventors: Olivier De Cloet, Christian Schrettlinger, Wolfgang Mueller, Keith Richard Foltz
  • Publication number: 20190305469
    Abstract: A contact device comprises an outer housing delimiting a first inner space, an inner housing delimiting a second inner space and arranged in the first inner space, a contact element arranged in the second inner space, a first sealing element arranged between the inner housing and the outer housing, and a second sealing element arranged between the contact element and the inner housing. The first sealing element seals the first inner space from an environment of the contact device. The second sealing device seals the second inner space from the environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Lam Nguyen Nhu, Olivier De Cloet, Christian Schrettlinger, Wolfgang Mueller
  • Publication number: 20190237919
    Abstract: A method for producing a modularly configurable plug comprises inserting a cable insulator in a pre-shaped outer cable contact, positioning an inner cable contact of a cable in the cable insulator, and bending the pre-shaped outer cable contact to form a cable section. The cable section is adapted to a diameter of the cable and a diameter of the inner cable contact. The method further comprises positioning an inner interface contact in an interface insulator and inserting the interface insulator in an outer interface contact to form an interface section. The interface section is connected to the cable section. The interface section has one of a plurality of different lengths or one of a plurality of different shapes interchangeably connected to the cable section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Olivier De Cloet, Samir Aboulkassem