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).
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Patent number: 11916346Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 23, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbHInventor: Olivier De Cloet
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Patent number: 11870189Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 23, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbhInventors: Olivier De Cloet, Joerg Bieber, Christian Mandel, Christian Rusch, Bert Bergner
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Publication number: 20230299525Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2023Publication date: September 21, 2023Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbHInventor: Olivier De Cloet
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Publication number: 20230155338Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2022Publication date: May 18, 2023Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbHInventors: Olivier De Cloet, Turgay Yilmaz
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Patent number: 11611160Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 5, 2021Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbHInventors: Olivier De Cloet, Wolfgang Mueller, Jochen Brandt
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Patent number: 11569605Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 23, 2020Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbHInventors: Lam Nguyen Nhu, Olivier De Cloet, Christian Schrettlinger, Wolfgang Mueller
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Publication number: 20220368039Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2022Publication date: November 17, 2022Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbHInventors: Olivier De Cloet, Uwe Bluemmel, Daniel Volkmann, Turgay Yilmaz, Michael Delp, Erik Glombitza, Karl Zhung-Wei Choi
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Patent number: 11316289Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 28, 2020Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbHInventors: Christian Schrettlinger, Olivier De Cloet, Samir Aboulkassem, Uwe Bluemmel, Marcel Starke
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Publication number: 20220029364Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2021Publication date: January 27, 2022Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbHInventors: Olivier De Cloet, Joerg Bieber, Christian Mandel, Christian Rusch, Bert Bergner
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Publication number: 20220029371Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2021Publication date: January 27, 2022Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbHInventor: Olivier De Cloet
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Publication number: 20210280991Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2021Publication date: September 9, 2021Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbHInventors: Olivier De Cloet, Wolfgang Mueller, Jochen Brandt
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Publication number: 20210075142Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbHInventors: Lam Nguyen Nhu, Olivier De Cloet, Christian Schrettlinger, Wolfgang Mueller
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Patent number: 10938169Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 25, 2019Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbHInventors: Olivier De Cloet, Samir Aboulkassem
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Patent number: 10923834Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 31, 2020Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbHInventors: Olivier De Cloet, Christian Schrettlinger
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Publication number: 20210036441Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2020Publication date: February 4, 2021Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbHInventors: Olivier De Cloet, Christian Schrettlinger
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Patent number: 10847924Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 19, 2019Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbHInventors: Lam Nguyen Nhu, Olivier De Cloet, Christian Schrettlinger, Wolfgang Mueller
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Publication number: 20200227842Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2020Publication date: July 16, 2020Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbHInventors: Christian Schrettlinger, Olivier De Cloet, Samir Aboulkassem, Uwe Bluemmel, Marcel Starke
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Patent number: 10468786Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 13, 2017Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignees: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH, TE Connectivity CorporationInventors: Olivier De Cloet, Christian Schrettlinger, Wolfgang Mueller, Keith Richard Foltz
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Publication number: 20190305469Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2019Publication date: October 3, 2019Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbHInventors: Lam Nguyen Nhu, Olivier De Cloet, Christian Schrettlinger, Wolfgang Mueller
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Publication number: 20190237919Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2019Publication date: August 1, 2019Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbHInventors: Olivier De Cloet, Samir Aboulkassem