Patents by Inventor Ruud VAN DEN BRINK

Ruud VAN DEN BRINK 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).

  • Connector system having fit sections
    Patent number: 10424872
    Abstract: A connector is disclosed. The connector has a plug and a jack receiving the plug. The plug has a plug housing surrounding a plurality of plug contacts and including a plurality of symmetric male fit sections. The jack has a jack housing supporting a plurality of jack contacts corresponding to the plurality of plug contacts. The jack housing includes a plurality of symmetric female fit sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Nederland BV
    Inventor: Ruud Van Den Brink
  • Connector System
    Publication number: 20170179648
    Abstract: A connector is disclosed. The connector has a plug and a jack receiving the plug. The plug has a plug housing surrounding a plurality of plug contacts and including a plurality of symmetric male fit sections. The jack has a jack housing supporting a plurality of jack contacts corresponding to the plurality of plug contacts. The jack housing includes a plurality of symmetric female fit sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: TE Connectivity Nederland BV
    Inventor: Ruud Van Den Brink
  • Busbar connection system for use with a power distribution system, and electrical device including the busbar connection system
    Patent number: 9337597
    Abstract: The invention relates to an improved busbar connection system, an electrical device incorporating same, and an electrical system comprising at least one electrical device. Such a busbar connection system comprises for receiving and for electrically contacting at least two conductors of a busbar, and a signal connector for receiving and for electrically contacting a link module with a plurality of contact pads. The busbar connector has at least two, spaced apart, openings defined by an open cross-section along a mating direction that enable the busbar connector to partially surround, on opposite sides, each of the at least two conductors of the busbar. The signal connector has an opening defined by a closed cross-section along the mating direction that enables the signal connector to guide the link module into a contacting position for electrically contacting the plurality of contact pads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Nederland BV
    Inventors: Ronald Nico Adriaan Daamen, Ruud Van Den Brink, Sebastiaan Roger Neerincx
  • BUSBAR CONNECTION SYSTEM FOR USE WITH A POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, AND ELECTRICAL DEVICE INCLUDING THE BUSBAR CONNECTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150009607
    Abstract: The invention relates to an improved busbar connection system, an electrical device incorporating same, and an electrical system comprising at least one electrical device. Such a busbar connection system comprises for receiving and for electrically contacting at least two conductors of a busbar, and a signal connector for receiving and for electrically contacting a link module with a plurality of contact pads. The busbar connector has at least two, spaced apart, openings defined by an open cross-section along a mating direction that enable the busbar connector to partially surround, on opposite sides, each of the at least two conductors of the busbar. The signal connector has an opening defined by a closed cross-section along the mating direction that enables the signal connector to guide the link module into a contacting position for electrically contacting the plurality of contact pads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Ronald Nico Adriaan DAAMEN, Ruud VAN DEN BRINK, Sebastiaan Roger NEERINCX