Patents by Inventor Patrick Dietmann

Patrick Dietmann 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).

  • Tamper-resistant connector arrangement
    Patent number: 9935390
    Abstract: A connector assembly is disclosed for making a connection between a tubular adapter component and a port connector which, once connected to each other, are not able to be disassembled. At least one of the tubular adapter component or the port component may have at least one cutout section and the other may have a projecting tab. A tubular sleeve is positioned on the port component and is non-rotatable and non-removable from the port component. The tubular sleeve has at least one flexible cam locking post. When the adapter component is slidably engaged with the port component the cutout section and the projecting tab engage to prevent sliding withdrawal of the adapter component from the port component. The flexible cam locking post also engages with the cutout section and prevents the adapter component from rotating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
    Inventors: Gabriel Ortiz, Daniel Livingston, Juergen Kosicki, Patrick Dietmann
  • TAMPER-RESISTANT CONNECTOR ARRANGEMENT
    Publication number: 20160104964
    Abstract: A connector assembly is disclosed for making a connection between a tubular adapter component and a port connector which, once connected to each other, are not able to be disassembled. At least one of the tubular adapter component or the port component may have at least one cutout section and the other may have a projecting tab. A tubular sleeve is positioned on the port component and is non-rotatable and non-removable from the port component. The tubular sleeve has at least one flexible cam locking post. When the adapter component is slidably engaged with the port component the cutout section and the projecting tab engage to prevent sliding withdrawal of the adapter component from the port component. The flexible cam locking post also engages with the cutout section and prevents the adapter component from rotating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Gabriel Ortiz, Daniel Livingston, Juergen Kosicki, Patrick Dietmann