Patents by Inventor Patrick Distler

Patrick Distler 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: 20250167465
    Abstract: Touch-protected contact part for connecting battery modules configured to be connected with a mating contact part in a plugging direction includes a contact element made from a first material, a connection element that penetrates the contact element and that is electro-conductively connected with the contact element, and a contact housing that holds the contact element and the connection element; wherein the connection element is held in the contact housing in a plugging position, in which the connection element protrudes from the contact element in the plugging direction, and the part of the connection element penetrating the contact element and protruding from the contact element is made from a second material that has a greater electrical resistance than the electrical resistance of the first material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2024
    Publication date: May 22, 2025
    Inventors: Ron BUCHHOLZ, Maik SCHAEFER, Marcus WOLF, Manuel EHEIM, Alexander WEBER, Bjoern HOFFMANN, Patrick DISTLER
  • Patent number: 12212093
    Abstract: An electrically insulating touch protection device for an electrical conductor includes an insulating tube and a housing receiving an end of the electrical conductor. The housing has an end section pointing toward the insulating tube. The end section has a first segment and a second segment. The first segment is inserted into the insulating tube and the second segment is placed on the insulating tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Bjoern Hoffmann, Alexander Weber, Frank Kaehny, Chris Buechling, Marcus Wolf, Manuel Eheim, Patrick Distler
  • Publication number: 20240421454
    Abstract: The invention relates to a housing assembly protected against contact for a module connector, with a housing which comprises a passage opening extending through the housing in a direction of connection, and with a screw with a screw head arranged in the passage opening, where the screw is locked in the passage opening in a pre-assembly position. Such a housing assembly can be assembled quickly and in a simple manner and at the same time is completely protected against contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Applicant: TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH
    Inventors: Manuel EHEIM, Marcus WOLF, Bjoern HOFFMANN, Jens HUBER, Patrick DISTLER, Alexander WEBER
  • Publication number: 20240405467
    Abstract: A high current connector includes a housing, a screw and a screw head cover. The screw extends along a screw axis and has a screw head. The housing has a first receptacle extending along the screw axis and a receptacle opening. The screw head and the cover are arranged in the first receptacle. The cover is on a side that faces the receptacle opening and covers the screw head to electrically isolate the screw. The screw head cover has a cover portion extending outwards in the radial direction and a support portion arranged radially outside on the cover portion extending about the screw axis. The first receptacle has a receptacle internal wall facing the support portion. The support portion has an outer circumferential side resting against the receptacle internal wall and supporting the screw in the radial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Marcus WOLF, Jens HUBER, Bjoern HOFFMANN, Ron BUCHHOLZ, Alexander WEBER, Maik SCHAEFER, Manuel EHEIM, Patrick DISTLER
  • Patent number: 12155162
    Abstract: A busbar contact includes a contact ring and a fastening element. The contact ring has a contact surface at a distal end and a press-in flange projecting radially. The press-in flange has a cylindrical contact surface pointing radially outward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Chris Buechling, Frank Kaehny, Manuel Eheim, Marcus Wolf, Bjoern Hoffmann, Alexander Weber, Patrick Distler
  • Publication number: 20240291197
    Abstract: An electrically insulating touch protection cover for an electrical module connector with two connection members connecting two current conductors in a conductive manner, wherein the touch protection cover includes two protective housings, one for each of the two connection members, that can be plugged together along a plugging direction, wherein one of the two protective housings comprises an inner collar and the other of the two protective housings comprises an outer collar that is configured to receive at least in part the inner collar, wherein the inner collar comprises at least one positive-fit element and the outer collar comprises at least one positive-fit element that is complementary thereto, wherein the positive-fit elements are configured to latch in the plugging direction, and wherein the inner collar and the outer collar are configured to be rotatable relative to each other in a latched state of the positive-fit elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2024
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: Manuel EHEIM, Alexander WEBER, Patrick DISTLER, Bjoern HOFFMANN, Marcus WOLF
  • Publication number: 20240145947
    Abstract: A connection assembly includes a busbar made of a first metallic material, where busbar comprises a hole; a contact element which is arranged in the hole in busbar and is made of a second metallic material; where the outer diameter of the part of contact element, which in a direction of insertion is at the rear, is larger than the outer diameter of the part of contact element which in the direction of insertion is at the fore; where the inner surface of the hole in busbar comprises a recess which is filled with the material of contact element, whereby contact element is held in the hole in busbar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Manuel Eheim, Patrick Distler, Bjoern Hoffmann, Ron Buchholz, Marcus Wolf
  • Patent number: 11962109
    Abstract: A module connector includes a first connection part and a second connection part that can be electrically conductively connected with the first connection part. The first connection part has a first attachment element and the second connection part has a second attachment element; the first attachment element can be inserted into the second attachment element. Each of the first connection part and the second connection part has a contact protection at a side facing the other connection part. The contact protection has an outer electrically insulating collar and an electrically insulating protection pin surrounded by the outer electrically insulating collar. At least one of the first connection part and the second connection part has a current bridge between the outer electrically insulating collar and the electrically insulating protection pin. The outer electrically insulating collar and the electrically insulating protection pin extend beyond the current bridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Marcus Wolf, Patrick Distler, Frank Kaehny, Chris Buechling
  • Patent number: 11901653
    Abstract: A module connector for electrically connecting a pair of electric modules includes a pair of contact assemblies spaced from one another and fastening the module connector to the electric modules, a conductor assembly electrically connecting the contact assemblies and, with the contact assemblies, forming an electrical connection between the electric modules, and a housing formed of an electrically insulating material. The contact assemblies and the conductor assembly are accommodated in the housing. At least one of the contact assemblies is fastened to the conductor assembly in a manner displaceable relative to the conductor assembly in a direction of displacement directed towards and/or away from the other of the contact assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Chris Buechling, Frank Kaehny, Manuel Eheim, Marcus Wolf, Bjoern Hoffmann, Alexander Weber, Patrick Distler
  • Publication number: 20240014599
    Abstract: A module connector for electrically connecting two electric modules comprises a busbar, at least one screw and at least one screw guide. The busbar includes at least one flat face defining a busbar plane, and a through opening extending perpendicularly to the busbar plane and through the busbar. The at least one screw is held in the through hole, rotatable relative to the busbar and slidable parallel to the busbar plane. The at least one screw guide is rotatable relative to the busbar and held at least sectionally in the through opening. The at least one screw guide includes a hole extending parallel to the through opening in which the at least one screw is held at least sectionally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Marcus Wolf, Maik Schaefer, Bjoern Hoffmann, Ron Buchholz, Patrick Distler, Manuel Eheim
  • Publication number: 20230327360
    Abstract: A screw for a touch-proof plug connection includes a screw body and a touch protection device. The screw body has a screw head and a screw shank extending from the screw head along a screw-in direction to a screw tip. The screw tip has a connecting element. The touch protection element has a connection device on a coupling side. The connection device is a connection counterpart to the connecting element and connects the touch protection element to the screw body. The touch protection element has an electrically insulating surface on a front side that points in the screw-in direction in a connected state of the screw body and the touch protection element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Ron Buchholz, Manuel Eheim, Alexander Weber, Marcus Wolf, Bjoern Hoffmann, Patrick Distler
  • Publication number: 20220384911
    Abstract: A contact assembly includes a contact element having a lead-through opening, a contact section extending in a tube-shaped manner along the lead-through opening and having a contact surface, and a collar section connected to the contact section and extending the lead-through opening in a sleeve-shaped manner, a busbar having a reception opening receiving the collar section, and a fastener inserted into the lead-through opening. The contact element has a first friction surface affixable with the busbar in the reception opening in a frictionally engaging manner and a second friction surface affixable in the reception opening with the busbar or in the lead-through opening with the fastener in a frictionally engaging manner. The first friction surface and the second friction surface are mutually offset in a radial direction with respect to the lead-through opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Manuel Eheim, Alexander Weber, Bjoern Hoffmann, Frank Kaehny, Patrick Distler, Marcus Wolf
  • Publication number: 20220311172
    Abstract: An electrically insulating touch protection device for an electrical conductor includes an insulating tube and a housing receiving an end of the electrical conductor. The housing has an end section pointing toward the insulating tube. The end section has a first segment and a second segment. The first segment is inserted into the insulating tube and the second segment is placed on the insulating tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Bjoern Hoffmann, Alexander Weber, Frank Kaehny, Chris Buechling, Marcus Wolf, Manuel Eheim, Patrick Distler
  • Publication number: 20220231436
    Abstract: A module connector for electrically connecting a pair of electric modules includes a pair of contact assemblies spaced from one another and fastening the module connector to the electric modules, a conductor assembly electrically connecting the contact assemblies and, with the contact assemblies, forming an electrical connection between the electric modules, and a housing formed of an electrically insulating material. The contact assemblies and the conductor assembly are accommodated in the housing. At least one of the contact assemblies is fastened to the conductor assembly in a manner displaceable relative to the conductor assembly in a direction of displacement directed towards and/or away from the other of the contact assemblies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Chris Buechling, Frank Kaehny, Manuel Eheim, Marcus Wolf, Bjoern Hoffmann, Alexander Weber, Patrick Distler
  • Publication number: 20220200220
    Abstract: A busbar contact includes a contact ring and a fastening element. The contact ring has a contact surface at a distal end and a press-in flange projecting radially. The press-in flange has a cylindrical contact surface pointing radially outward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Chris Buechling, Frank Kaehny, Manuel Eheim, Marcus Wolf, Bjoern Hoffmann, Alexander Weber, Patrick Distler
  • Publication number: 20210408721
    Abstract: A module connector includes a first connection part and a second connection part that can be electrically conductively connected with the first connection part. The first connection part has a first attachment element and the second connection part has a second attachment element; the first attachment element can be inserted into the second attachment element. Each of the first connection part and the second connection part has a contact protection at a side facing the other connection part. The contact protection has an outer electrically insulating collar and an electrically insulating protection pin surrounded by the outer electrically insulating collar. At least one of the first connection part and the second connection part has a current bridge between the outer electrically insulating collar and the electrically insulating protection pin. The outer electrically insulating collar and the electrically insulating protection pin extend beyond the current bridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Marcus Wolf, Patrick Distler, Frank Kaehny, Chris Buechling