Patents by Inventor Stefan Hofmeister

Stefan Hofmeister 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).

  • Board-to-board connector for signal-transmitting connection of two circuit boards
    Patent number: 10553975
    Abstract: A board-to-board connector for signal-transmitting connection of a first circuit board to a second circuit board, in particular in magnetic resonance imaging scanners, wherein the board-to-board connector has a base body with a first socket for a contact section of the first printed circuit board and a second socket for a contact section of the second printed circuit board, wherein a spring element support with a plurality of spring elements is provided between the first socket and the second socket, wherein each of the spring elements makes electrical conductive contact with a contact of the respective contact sections using spring loaded contact pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Rosenberger Hochfrequenztechnik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Stefan Hofmeister, Martin Räthlein, Folke Michelmann, Markus Schichl
  • BOARD-TO-BOARD CONNECTOR FOR SIGNAL-TRANSMITTING CONNECTION OF TWO CIRCUIT BOARDS
    Publication number: 20190013606
    Abstract: A board-to-board connector for signal-transmitting connection of a first circuit board to a second circuit board, in particular in magnetic resonance imaging scanners, wherein the board-to-board connector has a base body with a first socket for a contact section of the first printed circuit board and a second socket for a contact section of the second printed circuit board, wherein a spring element support with a plurality of spring elements is provided between the first socket and the second socket, wherein each of the spring elements makes electrical conductive contact with a contact of the respective contact sections using spring loaded contact pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Stefan Hofmeister, Martin Räthlein, Folke Michelmann, Markus Schichl