Patents by Inventor Ralf Geske

Ralf Geske 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: 12562534
    Abstract: A plug connector having a housing that includes at least one receptacle formed on the housing for securing a contact which is designed to contact a contact of a further plug connector that includes at least one shield plate. The shield plate has at least one freely protruding soldering portion which passes through a housing opening, a free end portion of the soldering portion being bent away from the receptacle or being bent in the direction of the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2026
    Assignees: PHOENIX CONTACT GmbH & Co. KG, ept GmbH
    Inventors: Arndt Schafmeister, Nico Wassel, Alexander Herbst, Kathrin Stelzer, Dimitri Hardt, Ralf Geske, Markus Sonderer, Sven Hergesell, Ralph Habiger, Georg Brennauer, Helge Fritsch, Stefan Frommrich, Ralf Gehle
  • Publication number: 20240421543
    Abstract: A plug connector part for electrical connection to a mating plug connector part includes: a housing having a plurality of plug-in portions, on each of which a contact for electrically contacting a contact of a relevant mating plug-in portion of the mating plug connector part is arranged; a shield connection electrically connected to the contact of one of the plug-in portions; and a shield support having a bearing portion for a shield of a cable to be connected. The shield support is electrically connectable to the shield connection via a connecting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventor: Ralf GESKE
  • Patent number: 12170431
    Abstract: An assembly is provided. The assembly includes a component, a solder pin arranged on the component, an electrical structural unit, and a soldering point which is arranged on the electrical structural unit and forms an opening, into which the solder pin is insertable along an insertion direction in order to produce a soldered joint. The solder pin has an insertion portion which, on sides of the solder pin that face away from each other, forms insertion walls which are arranged at an acute angle to one another in such a way that the insertion portion tapers in the insertion direction. A part of the insertion portion is arranged outside the opening in such a way that one or more portions of the insertion walls extend inside the opening and one or more portions of the insertion walls extend outside the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Ralf Geske, Simon Follmann, Frank Karger
  • Publication number: 20240291198
    Abstract: A latching tab for locking an electrical plug connection between a plug connector and a mating plug connector in a plug-in direction includes: at least one latching clip for resiliently forming a detachable latching connection with a latching portion of the mating plug connector and extending at least partly in a first direction; at least one plug portion for forming a plug connection with a retaining portion of the plug connector, the at least one plug portion extending at least partly in a second direction; and at least one actuating portion for actuating the at least one latching clip. The latching tab transfers the at least one latching clip from a latching position into a release position by actuation of the actuating portion in at least one direction from the first direction and the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventor: Ralf GESKE
  • Publication number: 20240266781
    Abstract: A plug connector includes at least one plug-in contact for forming an electrical plug connection with at least one mating plug-in contact of a mating plug connector in a plug-in direction. On a side of a plug-in face of the plug connector, the at least one plug-in contact extends at least partially from a first end wall of a housing of the plug connector in the plug-in direction. The plug connector has a locking element for locking the electrical plug connection with the mating plug connector, the locking element being arranged in the housing and extending at least partially through a passage in the first end wall in a direction of the at least one plug-in contact. The locking element is resilient at least in certain portions and is mounted in the housing. The locking element is accessible via an actuating opening on the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Inventor: Ralf GESKE
  • Patent number: 11419996
    Abstract: The invention relates to a breathing apparatus, which comprises a respiratory gas source, a control unit and a device for connection to a tube. The control unit of the apparatus is connected to at least one sensor for recording a measurement value, the control unit comprising a pressure generator for setting at least two pressure levels generated by the respiratory gas source and a memory for measurement values, and the sensor being configured for measuring a flow and being coupled to an analyzer which determines the volume. The apparatus operates as specified in the claims.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: LOEWENSTEIN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY S.A.
    Inventors: Ralf Geske, Peter Kremeier
  • Publication number: 20220239047
    Abstract: An assembly is provided. The assembly includes a component, a solder pin arranged on the component, an electrical structural unit, and a soldering point which is arranged on the electrical structural unit and forms an opening, into which the solder pin is insertable along an insertion direction in order to produce a soldered joint. The solder pin has an insertion portion which, on sides of the solder pin that face away from each other, forms insertion walls which are arranged at an acute angle to one another in such a way that the insertion portion tapers in the insertion direction. A part of the insertion portion is arranged outside the opening in such a way that one or more portions of the insertion walls extend inside the opening and one or more portions of the insertion walls extend outside the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2020
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Ralf Geske, Simon Follmann, Frank Karger
  • Patent number: 11316295
    Abstract: A connector part includes: a plurality of hermaphroditic contact elements for contacting associated hermaphroditic contact elements of a mating connector part, each of the plurality of hermaphroditic contact elements having a body, a first contact lug extending from the body along a first direction, and a second contact lug extending from the body along the first direction. The first contact lug and the second contact lug are offset from each other along a second direction that extends transversely to the first direction, and along a third direction that extends transversely to the first direction and transversely to the second direction. The connector part has, for each hermaphroditic contact element, a hermaphroditic contact element mirror-inverted to a first mirror plane spanned by the first direction and the third direction and a hermaphroditic contact element mirror-inverted to a second mirror plane spanned by the first direction and the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignees: EPT HOLDING GMBH & CO. KG, PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Arndt Schafmeister, Ralf Geske, Georg Brennauer
  • Patent number: 11289845
    Abstract: A modular system for producing an electrical device includes: a plurality of terminal devices arrangeable on a printed circuit board to connect electrical conductors to the printed circuit board, the terminal devices each having a housing that has a connection side, arranged on which is a plug-in connection opening for insertion of an electrical conductor, and two lateral flanks, which are spaced apart from each other along a width direction and between which the connection side extends. A first terminal device of the plurality of terminal devices is a spring-force terminal. A second terminal device of the plurality of terminal devices is a screw-connection terminal. A housing of the first terminal device and a housing of the second terminal device have a same width, measured along the width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Ralf Geske, Simon Follmann
  • Publication number: 20210408737
    Abstract: A plug connector having a housing that includes at least one receptacle formed on the housing for securing a contact which is designed to contact a contact of a further plug connector that includes at least one shield plate. The shield plate has at least one freely protruding soldering portion which passes through a housing opening, a free end portion of the soldering portion being bent away from the receptacle or being bent in the direction of the receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Arndt Schafmeister, Nico Wassel, Alexander Herbst, Kathrin Stelzer, Dimitri Hardt, Ralf Geske, Markus Sonderer, Sven Hergesell, Ralph Habiger, Georg Brennauer, Helge Fritsch, Stefan Frommrich, Ralf Gehle
  • Publication number: 20210376532
    Abstract: The invention relates to a plug connector comprising a housing (8) and at least one contact (10) which is held on the housing (8) and which is designed to contact a contact (10) of another plug connector (6), wherein the housing (8) has at least one shaped element (12) for securing at least one shield plate (30, 32). The invention is characterized in that the housing (8) has at least one guide element (14, 16) which is designed to guide and position the plug connector (4) on another plug connector (6) in a form-fitting manner, said guide element (14, 16) being arranged at a distance from the shaped element (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Arndt Schafmeister, Nico Wassel, Alexander Herbst, Kathrin Stelzer, Dimitri Hardt, Ralf Geske, Ralf Gehle, Markus Sonderer, Sven Hergesell, Ralph Habiger, Claus Guglhör
  • Patent number: 10992067
    Abstract: A connection device for connection of an electrical conductor includes: a housing which has an insertion opening for insertion of an electrical conductor; a spring element arranged on the housing, which spring element has a spring leg for locking a conductor inserted in the insertion opening; and an adjusting element which is arranged adjustably on the housing. By adjustment of the adjusting element, the spring leg is movable between a clamping position in which a conductor inserted in the insertion opening is lockable in the insertion opening, and a release position in which a conductor may be inserted into the insertion opening, or a conductor inserted in the insertion opening is releasable from the insertion opening. The spring element has an actuation section arranged on the spring leg on which the adjusting element acts during an adjustment for the movement of the spring leg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Ralf Geske, Sergej Eremin
  • Publication number: 20210083416
    Abstract: A connector part includes: a plurality of hermaphroditic contact elements for contacting associated hermaphroditic contact elements of a mating connector part, each of the plurality of hermaphroditic contact elements having a body, a first contact lug extending from the body along a first direction, and a second contact lug extending from the body along the first direction. The first contact lug and the second contact lug are offset from each other along a second direction that extends transversely to the first direction, and along a third direction that extends transversely to the first direction and transversely to the second direction. The connector part has, for each hermaphroditic contact element, a hermaphroditic contact element mirror-inverted to a first mirror plane spanned by the first direction and the third direction and a hermaphroditic contact element mirror-inverted to a second mirror plane spanned by the first direction and the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Arndt Schafmeister, Ralf Geske, Georg Brennauer
  • Publication number: 20200343667
    Abstract: A modular system for producing an electrical device includes: a plurality of terminal devices arrangeable on a printed circuit board to connect electrical conductors to the printed circuit board, the terminal devices each having a housing that has a connection side, arranged on which is a plug-in connection opening for insertion of an electrical conductor, and two lateral flanks, which are spaced apart from each other along a width direction and between which the connection side extends. A first terminal device of the plurality of terminal devices is a spring-force terminal. A second terminal device of the plurality of terminal devices is a screw-connection terminal. A housing of the first terminal device and a housing of the second terminal device have a same width, measured along the width direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Ralf Geske, Simon Follmann
  • Patent number: 10680359
    Abstract: A plug contact for electrically contacting a printed circuit board by plugging the contact into a contact hole of the printed circuit board, has two contact limbs which are elastic relative to each other, a terminal region, and a connection region. The connection region connects the contact limbs together and to the terminal region, the plug contact being punched out of flat metal material and bent. The plug contact ensures multiple plugging and pulling cycles without the inner wall of the contact hole being damaged by each of the contact limbs being a contacting region which contacts the contact hole in the plugged-in state. The outer contour of each of the contact limbs is shaped as a segment of a circle in a cross-sectional view in the contacting region, the radius of the outer contour being smaller than the radius of the corresponding contact hole of the printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Ralf Geske
  • Patent number: 10665970
    Abstract: A plug contact for electrically contacting a circuit board by insertion of the plug contact into a contact hole of the circuit board, the plug contact having two resilient contact legs, a terminal region, and a connecting region which connects the two contact legs to one another and to the terminal region, wherein the plug contact is punched out of a metallic flat material in one piece. As a result, the plug contact only has a small overall height, and the two contact arms each have a first region and a second region which are arranged at an angle ? relative to one another, such that the two contact legs are bent approximately in an L shape, and wherein the two first regions adjoin the connection region and the ends of the two second regions form the free ends of the contact legs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Ralf Geske
  • Publication number: 20200136276
    Abstract: A connection device for connection of an electrical conductor includes: a housing which has an insertion opening for insertion of an electrical conductor; a spring element arranged on the housing, which spring element has a spring leg for locking a conductor inserted in the insertion opening; and an adjusting element which is arranged adjustably on the housing. By adjustment of the adjusting element, the spring leg is movable between a clamping position in which a conductor inserted in the insertion opening is lockable in the insertion opening, and a release position in which a conductor may be inserted into the insertion opening, or a conductor inserted in the insertion opening is releasable from the insertion opening. The spring element has an actuation section arranged on the spring leg on which the adjusting element acts during an adjustment for the movement of the spring leg.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Ralf Geske, Sergej Eremin
  • Patent number: 10461454
    Abstract: A plug contact for electrically contacting a circuit board by inserting the plug contact into a via hole in the circuit board, the plug contact having two flat contact arms that are resilient relative to each other, and a connecting region, from which the two contact arms extend in the plug-in direction of the plug contact, the plug contact being punched as a single piece from a flat metallic material. In the connection region, adjacent to the two contact arms, a recess is formed in the plug contact, the distance between the two contact arms increases from the recess towards the free ends of the contact arms, the two contact arms being spread apart relative to each other and the two contact arms together having a width which is the same as or only slightly smaller than the diameter of the corresponding via hole in the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Ralf Geske
  • Patent number: 10381757
    Abstract: A base strip for connection to at least one plug connector part includes a housing which has a wall portion and at least one plug-in location, into which the at least one plug connector part can be inserted; at least one contact element arranged on the wall portion of the housing for electrically contacting to the plug connector part; and at least one dome which is arranged on the wall portion, protrudes from the wall portion, and has an opening through which the at least one contact element extends in an insertion direction and in which the contact element is held. The dome has two portions which are spaced apart from one another transversely to the insertion direction and are separated from one another by a slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Ralf Geske, Senta Pietschmann
  • Patent number: 10340613
    Abstract: A connection terminal includes a housing; an insertion opening, which is arranged on the housing and into which a conductor can be inserted in an insertion direction; a contact element, which is arranged on the housing and with which the conductor can be brought into contact by insertion into the insertion opening; a spring element, which is arranged on the housing, is held on the housing by a spring body, and has a resiliently movable spring leg extending from the spring body, wherein the spring leg clamps the conductor inserted into the insertion opening to the contact element in a clamping position; and an actuating element, which is arranged on the housing and can be actuated in an actuation direction to move the spring leg out of the clamping position, wherein the actuating element can be locked to the housing in an open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Ralf Geske, Simon Follmann