Patents by Inventor Ruediger Meier

Ruediger Meier 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: 20220126715
    Abstract: A high-current contact device includes a contact element and a cooling device. The cooling device has a coolant container thermally connected to the contact element, an absorber container arranged at a distance from the coolant container and the contact element, a fluid line extending between the coolant container and the absorber container, and a valve arranged in the fluid line. The coolant container has a coolant and the absorber container has an absorber material. The coolant container is fluidly connected to the absorber container in a valve open position and is fluidly separated from the absorber container in a valve closed position. The coolant changes to a gaseous phase in the coolant container to cool the contact element. The fluid line conveys the coolant in the gaseous phase from the coolant container to the absorber container, and the absorber material absorbs the coolant in the gaseous phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Ruediger Meier, Waldemar Stabroth, Volker Seipel
  • Publication number: 20210352804
    Abstract: A method for configuring an electrical contact zone of a terminal includes providing the terminal having a contact portion extending in a longitudinal direction of the terminal, forming a contact dome having a radius in the contact portion of the terminal, and forming a contact zone in the terminal at the contact dome. The contact zone is formed subsequent to a start of the step of forming the contact dome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Jochen Brandt, Isabell Buresch, Thomas Steinacker, Ruediger Meier, Christian Bergmann
  • Patent number: 10658782
    Abstract: A contact stop spring and contact assembly are disclosed. The contact assembly has a contact housing with a contact chamber and a contact resiliently held in the contact chamber by the contact stop spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Eckel, Jochen Fertig, Joachim Toboldt, Wolfgang Balles, Stefan Wallner, Ruediger Meier
  • Patent number: 10224658
    Abstract: An electrical contact device comprises a contact body and a mating contact receiver. The mating contact receiver is mountable on the contact body in at least two positions and receives a mating contact device along two different axes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignees: Tyco Electronics UK Ltd, TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: John Marsh, Ruediger Meier, Jochen Fertig, Holger Stange
  • Patent number: 10218105
    Abstract: A holding structure for an arrangement establishing an electrical connection between a tab contact and a high current conductor is disclosed. The holding structure includes a connection section with at least one mounting arm for mounting to a contacting section of a high current conductor, a receptacle for a tab contact, and at least one press-on element configured to generate a contact pressure in the direction of the connection section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Stange, Ruediger Meier
  • Patent number: 9905950
    Abstract: An electric contact is disclosed. The electric contact has an electric contact section including a plurality of contact springs with different geometrical shapes and a connecting section connected to an electric conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: John Marsh, Michael Schambach, Ruediger Meier, Jochen Fertig, Holger Stange
  • Publication number: 20170324183
    Abstract: An electrical contact device comprises a contact body and a mating contact receiver. The mating contact receiver is mountable on the contact body in at least two positions and receives a mating contact device along two different axes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics UK Ltd, TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: John Marsh, Ruediger Meier, Jochen Fertig, Holger Stange
  • Publication number: 20170141503
    Abstract: A contact stop spring and contact assembly are disclosed. The contact assembly has a contact housing with a contact chamber and a contact resiliently held in the contact chamber by the contact stop spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Eckel, Jochen Fertig, Joachim Toboldt, Wolfgang Balles, Stefan Wallner, Ruediger Meier
  • Publication number: 20170062966
    Abstract: A holding structure for an arrangement establishing an electrical connection between a tab contact and a high current conductor is disclosed. The holding structure includes a connection section with at least one mounting arm for mounting to a contacting section of a high current conductor, a receptacle for a tab contact, and at least one press-on element configured to generate a contact pressure in the direction of the connection section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Stange, Ruediger Meier
  • Publication number: 20160226170
    Abstract: An electric contact is disclosed. The electric contact has an electric contact section including a plurality of contact springs with different geometrical shapes and a connecting section connected to an electric conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Applicants: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH, Tyco Electronics UK Ltd
    Inventors: John Marsh, Michael Schambach, Ruediger Meier, Jochen Fertig, Holger Stange