Patents by Inventor Sjoerd Zwartkruis

Sjoerd Zwartkruis 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).

  • Electrical connector having a spring with parallel legs with biased mid-sections
    Patent number: 9343856
    Abstract: An electrical connector is provided and includes an insulating housing, a contact, and a metal spring. The insulating housing includes a body with a substantially planar lower wall and a receptacle extending through the body. The contact is disposed in the insulating housing and includes an inner portion extending into the receptacle and an outer portion disposed along an outer periphery of the insulating housing. The metal spring is disposed in the receptacle and includes a mid-section extending into and bias towards the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Nederland BV
    Inventors: Sjoerd Zwartkruis, Tim Valkenburg, Jacobus Nicolaas Tuin, Martijn Riemeijer
  • Electrical Connector
    Publication number: 20150155663
    Abstract: An electrical connector is provided and includes an insulating housing, a contact, and a metal spring. The insulating housing includes a body with a substantially planar lower wall and a receptacle extending through the body. The contact is disposed in the insulating housing and includes an inner portion extending into the receptacle and an outer portion disposed along an outer periphery of the insulating housing. The metal spring is disposed in the receptacle and includes a mid-section extending into and bias towards the receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: TE CONNECTIVITY NEDERLAND BV
    Inventors: Sjoerd Zwartkruis, Tim Valkenburg, Jacobus Nicolaas Tuin, Martijn Riemeijer
  • Electrical connector with shell and status switch
    Patent number: 8287312
    Abstract: The invention relates to a female electrical connector having a contact volume for receiving a jack, a shell for securing the position of the connector relative to a substrate and a status switch, which is adapted to be operated by inserting the jack into the contact volume. In order to provide for a smaller connector, the present invention provides that the switch is at least partially integrated into the shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Nederland BV
    Inventors: Martijn Riemeijer, Sjoerd Zwartkruis
  • Electrical connector with shell and status switch
    Publication number: 20110165796
    Abstract: The invention relates to a female electrical connector having a contact volume for receiving a jack, a shell for securing the position of the connector relative to a substrate and a status switch, which is adapted to be operated by inserting the jack into the contact volume. In order to provide for a smaller connector, the present invention provides that the switch is at least partially integrated into the shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics Nederland BV
    Inventors: Martijn Riemeijer, Sjoerd Zwartkruis