Patents by Inventor Sebastian Griepenstroh

Sebastian Griepenstroh 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: 9634442
    Abstract: A latching device for a first system of plug connectors, which are fastened to a first mounting rail, and a second system of plug connectors, which are fastened to a second mounting rail, includes a passive latching part and an active latching part. When the active latching part is latched to the passive latching part, the first mounting rail and the second mounting rail are connected to each other, and the plug connectors located on the first mounting rail and the second mounting rail are brought into contact with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: HARTING ELECTRIC GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Bernard Schlegel, Andreas Nass, Sebastian Griepenstroh, Stefan Garske
  • Patent number: 9583875
    Abstract: Provided is a plug connector for connecting electrical lines. The plug connector comprises a first plug connector housing and a second plug connector housing which can be plug-connected and locked to one another. The plug connector housings have two types of locking devices for locking purposes. In this case, the first type of locking device forms, from a rotary pin and a rotary bearing, a rotation axis about which the plug connector housings are mounted such that they can rotate in relation to one another. The second type of locking device is a type which is known from the prior art and which serves to fix the first plug connector housing to the second plug connector housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: HARTING ELECTRIC GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Sebastian Griepenstroh
  • Patent number: 9466913
    Abstract: A plug-in connector, in particular a car charging connector, having a contact support in which at least one contact element is provided. The contact element is connected to a conductor of a connected cable. The contact support is provided in a housing of the plug-in connector and the connected cable protrudes into the housing. The plug-in connector includes a seal which seals at the same time the contact support and a section of the cable that protrudes into the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: HARTING ELECTRIC GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Sebastian Griepenstroh, Felix Loske
  • Publication number: 20160226186
    Abstract: Provided is a plug connector for connecting electrical lines. The plug connector comprises a first plug connector housing and a second plug connector housing which can be plug-connected and locked to one another. The plug connector housings have two types of locking devices for locking purposes. In this case, the first type of locking device forms, from a rotary pin and a rotary bearing, a rotation axis about which the plug connector housings are mounted such that they can rotate in relation to one another. The second type of locking device is a type which is known from the prior art and which serves to fix the first plug connector housing to the second plug connector housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Applicant: HARTING Electric GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Sebastian Griepenstroh
  • Publication number: 20150357738
    Abstract: The invention relates to a socket contact for electrically contacting a pin contact, wherein the socket contact (1) is substantially formed from a hollow cylinder, into which at least one axial slot (3) is introduced, as a result of which at least two spring arms (4) are formed, wherein the ends of the spring arms (4) have contact regions (4b), wherein in each case two touch contacts (7) with the pin contact can be produced via the contact regions (4b), wherein the contact regions (4b) have a curved cover area (4c), wherein the curved cover area (4c) forms two touch contacts (7) with the pin contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Applicant: Harting Electric GmbH & Co., KG
    Inventors: Sebastian GRIEPENSTROH, Timm MEYROSE, Fred BORGMANN, Heiko KOELLING, Burghard BLANKE
  • Publication number: 20150318637
    Abstract: The invention relates to a plug-in connector, in particular a car charging connector, wherein the plug-in connector comprises a contact support, in which at least one contact element is provided, wherein the at least one contact element is connected to a conductor of a connected cable, wherein the contact support is provided in a housing of the plug-in connector and wherein the connected cable protrudes into the housing of the plug-in connector, wherein the plug-in connector comprises a seal which seals at the same time the contact support and a section of the cable that protrudes into the housing of the plug-in connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2013
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Sebastian GRIEPENSTROH, Felix LOSKE
  • Patent number: 8992266
    Abstract: A system connector includes a first housing half, and a second housing half matching the first housing half. The two housing halves are snappable and lockable to each other via a locking device, and there is at least one contact module arranged in each of the housing halves. The contact module includes socket-like and/or pin-like electrical contact elements. An adapter module that is mountable on the contact module has a first connection side and a second connection side, each of which includes cylindrical adapter elements arranged in a row, in which socket contacts or pin contacts are arranged. The adapter module on its first connection side is connectable to one of the contact modules arranged within one of the housing halves. The socket contacts or pin contacts of the adapter element of the second connection side are suitable for electrical contacting of the contact modules of the matching housing halves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Harting Electric GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Martin Schmidt, Dieter Riepe, Harald Moeller, Sebastian Griepenstroh
  • Patent number: 8292676
    Abstract: A system connector includes a first housing half, and a second housing half matching the first housing half. The two housing halves are snappable and lockable to each other via a locking device, and there is at least one contact module arranged in each of the housing halves. The contact module includes socket-like and/or pin-like electrical contact elements. An adapter module that is mountable on the contact module has a first connection side and a second connection side, each of which includes cylindrical adapter elements arranged in a row, in which socket contacts or pin contacts are arranged. The adapter module on its first connection side is connectable to one of the contact modules arranged within one of the housing halves. The socket contacts or pin contacts of the adapter element of the second connection side are suitable for electrical contacting of the contact modules of the matching housing halves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Harting Electric GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Martin Schmidt, Dieter Riepe, Harald Moeller, Sebastian Griepenstroh
  • Publication number: 20110217880
    Abstract: System connector (1) consisting of a first housing half (2) and a second housing half (10) matching it, the two housing halves (2, 10) being snappable and lockable to each other via a locking device (40, 41, 42) and in which at least one contact module (3, 11) is arranged in both housing halves (2, 10), which includes socket-like and/or pin-like electrical contact elements (3a, 11a), characterized by the fact that an adapter module (20) can be mounted on the contact module (3, 11), which has a first connection side (20a) and a second connection side (20b), each of which includes cylindrical adapter elements (21) arranged in a row, in which socket contacts or pin contacts arc arranged, that the adapter module (20) on its first connection side (20a) can be connected to at least one contact module (3, 11), which is arranged within one of the housing halves (2, 10), and that the socket contacts or pin contacts of the adapter element (20) of the second connection side (20b) are suitable for electrical contacting o
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Inventors: Martin Schmidt, Dieter Riepe, Harald Moeller, Sebastian Griepenstroh
  • Publication number: 20100307294
    Abstract: In a mounting device with at least one mounting aperture that is situated in a flange and penetrated by a mounting screw, it is proposed to provide the flange with at least one slot on the edge of the mounting aperture. Furthermore, the diameter of the mounting aperture is smaller than the outside diameter of the screw thread of the mounting screw. Consequently, the elastic material properties of the flange are utilized in a particularly advantageous fashion because a certain force needs to be exerted in order to screw the mounting screw into the mounting aperture or out of the mounting aperture. This ensures that the mounting screw also cannot readily detach from the mounting aperture during long-lasting vibrations, i.e., it is captively held in the mounting aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2010
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Inventors: Bernard Schlegel, Sebastian Griepenstroh
  • Patent number: D788707
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: HARTING ELECTRIC GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Sebastian Griepenstroh, Thomas Beischer