Patents by Inventor Robert Van Den Heuvel

Robert Van Den Heuvel 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: 9312640
    Abstract: An assembly is disclosed herein, including a connector and a carrier for carrying the connector. The connector includes a plurality of terminals having terminal contacts, a first shield at least partially surrounding at least one first terminal and having a first shield contact and a second shield at least partially surrounding at least one second terminal and having a second shield contact. The carrier includes a plurality of signal conductors, e.g. being a circuit board or a connector body. The carrier also includes a plurality of, advantageously substantially identical, contact sites. The terminal contacts are contacted to a number of the contact sites of the carrier, and the first and second shield contacts are arranged adjacent each other so that they together fit and are contacted to one contact site of the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: FCI
    Inventors: Ludwig Lange, Winnie Heyvaert, Thierry Goossens, Robert Van Den Heuvel
  • Publication number: 20140057492
    Abstract: An assembly is disclosed herein, including a connector and a carrier for carrying the connector. The connector includes a plurality of terminals having terminal contacts, a first shield at least partially surrounding at least one first terminal and having a first shield contact and a second shield at least partially surrounding at least one second terminal and having a second shield contact. The carrier includes a plurality of signal conductors, e.g. being a circuit board or a connector body. The carrier also includes a plurality of, advantageously substantially identical, contact sites. The terminal contacts are contacted to a number of the contact sites of the carrier, and the first and second shield contacts are arranged adjacent each other so that they together fit and are contacted to one contact site of the carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: FCI
    Inventors: Ludwig Lange, Winnie Heyvaert, Thierry Goossens, Robert Van Den Heuvel
  • Patent number: 7727019
    Abstract: The invention relates to a circuit board connector capable of establishing an electrical connection between circuits on a circuit board and a mating electrical connector at a mating side of said circuit board connector. The circuit board connector includes a connector housing accommodating a plurality of terminals for establishing said electrical connection and an electrically conductive shell at least partially enclosing said connector housing. The shell includes a top wall and a rear wall, wherein said rear wall is connected to said top wall and is arranged opposite to said mating side. The shell further has a first and second extension connected to opposite sides of said rear wall and bent with respect to said rear wall to extend towards said mating side. First and second mounting posts are connected, respectively, to said first and second extension and third and fourth mounting posts are connected to said rear wall, wherein said mounting posts are arranged for mounting said shell on said circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: FCI
    Inventors: Gert Droesbeke, Robert Van Den Heuvel, Nico Van Stiphout, Bernard Vuillaume, Michel Fonteneau
  • Publication number: 20090186525
    Abstract: The invention relates to a circuit board connector capable of establishing an electrical connection between circuits on a circuit board and a mating electrical connector at a mating side of said circuit board connector. The circuit board connector includes a connector housing accommodating a plurality of terminals for establishing said electrical connection and an electrically conductive shell at least partially enclosing said connector housing. The shell includes a top wall and a rear wall, wherein said rear wall is connected to said top wall and is arranged opposite to said mating side. The shell further has a first and second extension connected to opposite sides of said rear wall and bent with respect to said rear wall to extend towards said mating side. First and second mounting posts are connected, respectively, to said first and second extension and third and fourth mounting posts are connected to said rear wall, wherein said mounting posts are arranged for mounting said shell on said circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2006
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Inventors: Gert Droesbeke, Robert Van Den Heuvel, Nico Van Stiphout, Bernard Vuillaume, Michel Fonteneau, Michel Fonteneau
  • Publication number: 20080009191
    Abstract: The invention relates to a connector including an insulating housing module and at least one shielding plate. The housing module contains a plurality of signal leads and at least one ground lead extending between a mating end (M) and a contact end (C) of said connector. The shielding plate includes one or more fastening elements contacting said ground lead each having a distal portion and an intermediate portion extending between the shielding plate and the distal portion. The distal portion has a deformable structure for engaging a portion of said ground lead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2005
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Inventors: Robert Van Den Heuvel, Gert Droesbeke, Erik Verbruggen, Tiny Peters, Jacques Van Loosdrecht
  • Patent number: 7302785
    Abstract: A packaging machine with a movable centering and lowering device for inserting partitions between groups of bottles or cans and a method of operation thereof. The movable centering and lowering device is designed to move with a group of bottles or cans and insert a divider between the bottles or cans in the group as the group moves through the packaging machine. The movable centering and lowering device is also adjustable to permit handling of dividers of different size and configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: KHS Maschinen-und Anlagenbau AG
    Inventors: Robert Van Den Heuvel, Hans-Peter Kuhlmann, Lothar Wess, Thomas Nitsch
  • Publication number: 20050235607
    Abstract: A beverage bottling plant for filling, closing, and packing beverage bottles. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2004
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Inventors: Robert Van Den Heuvel, Hans-Peter Kuhlmann, Lothar Wess, Thomas Nitsch
  • Patent number: 5378032
    Abstract: An improved stoneholder for supporting diamonds and other gemstones comprising a pair of clasping members and a pair of respective clasp mounts. Each clasping member comprises a pair of stone support members which are joined at a distal end, separated by an aperture, and mounted to one of the respective clasp mounts at a proximal end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 3, 1995
    Assignee: GIA Gem Instruments Corporation
    Inventors: Richard C. Agnew, Robert Van Den Heuvel
  • Patent number: 5242203
    Abstract: An improved stoneholder for supporting diamonds and other gemstones comprising a pair of clasping members and a pair of respective clasp mounts. Each clasping member comprises a pair of stone support members which are joined at a distal end, separated by an aperture, and mounted to one of the respective clasp mounts at a proximal end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1993
    Assignee: GIA GEM Instruments Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Agnew, Robert Van Den Heuvel
  • Patent number: D351176
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1994
    Assignee: GIA Gem Institute Corporation
    Inventors: Richard C. Agnew, Robert Van Den Heuvel