Patents by Inventor Stefan Raab
Stefan Raab 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).
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Patent number: 12199392Abstract: A component pack including a carrier strip extending in a longitudinal direction and a plurality of technical components formed initially separately from the carrier strip and each fastened on the carrier strip. The technical components project from the carrier strip laterally in a transverse direction of the carrier strip.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2020Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbHInventors: Stefan Raab, Harald Kraenzlein, Martin Bleicher, Jochen Fertig, Gerhard Goegelein
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Patent number: 12149018Abstract: A contact device includes a contact housing and a contact element. The contact housing defines a contact receptacle and a latching receptacle opening into the contact receptacle. The contact element includes a contact body arranged within the contact receptacle and extending in a longitudinal direction and adapted to contact a mating contact of a mating contact device, and a latching spring connected to the contact body on a first end and extending along a spring axis into the latching receptacle. The latching spring has a stop inclining obliquely with respect to the spring axis and abutting a face of the latching receptacle and a recess formed through the latching spring at first distance from the stop face.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2022Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbHInventors: Harald Kraenzlein, Daniel Leiminger, Andreas Oettle, Stefan Raab, Thomas Liebl, Marina Hertlein
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Publication number: 20240364036Abstract: The invention relates to a contact assembly for electrical HV connections, having a housing with touch protection which has a through-opening extending from a first housing end of the housing to a second housing end of the housing which is spaced apart from the first housing end along an axial direction, wherein the housing has at least one radially inwardly protruding touch protection element at the second housing end and, has in the through opening, at least one latching surface extending in a circumferential direction around the axial direction which has a surface normal directed towards the second housing end, having a contact element which can be inserted from the first housing end into the through-opening towards the second housing end in any desired angular position around the axial direction, wherein at least one latching protrusion of the contact element latches with the at least one latching surface in each of the desired angular positions when the contact element is inserted into the through-openinType: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2024Publication date: October 31, 2024Applicant: TE Connectivity Solutions GmbHInventors: Martin JUNGNICKEL, Andre MAIROSER, Alexander RUDI, Stefan RAAB
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Patent number: 11955756Abstract: An electric terminal including a contact section having a locking lance locking the electric terminal in a connector housing of an electric connector and a transition section extending from the contact section and having a secondary latching with a secondary latching device latching the electric terminal in the connector housing. The locking lance is axially additionally secured in the contact section away from an attachment of the locking lance to the contact section and/or a plurality of side walls of the electric terminal are closed by a circumferential connection in the secondary latching device.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbHInventors: Daniel Leiminger, Jochen Brandt, Andreas Oettle, Stefan Raab, Ulrich Lechler, Marina Hertlein, Florian Staufinger, Jiri Konrad, Andreas Merkle, Julia Stegmeier (nee Kirschbaum)
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Publication number: 20240106148Abstract: A two-part electrical pin-contact assembly, in particular a nano or pico pin-contact assembly for an electrical plug connection in the automotive sector, is provided. The two-part electrical pin-contact assembly includes a pin-contact device extending in a longitudinal direction and a contact body extending in the longitudinal direction. The pin-contact device is secured in the contact body by a primary locking and a secondary locking.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Fabian Waldsauer, Andreas Oettle, Stefan Raab
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Patent number: 11936129Abstract: A ribbon cable connector is fixed at an end of a ribbon cable. The ribbon cable has a plurality of electrical conductors extending parallel and distanced to one another. The ribbon cable connector includes an insertion slot extending in a plugging direction and receiving the ribbon cable, a plurality of contact element receptacles extending parallel and distanced to one another, a plurality of structures in the insertion slot extending parallel to one another and aligned with the contact element receptacles, and a clamping device configured to clamp the ribbon cable in the insertion slot. An end of the insertion slot inside of the ribbon cable connector adjoins the contact element receptacles in the plugging direction. The structures are each separated from one another by a partition wall.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbHInventors: Harald Kraenzlein, Stefan Raab, Marina Hertlein
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Patent number: 11888251Abstract: A contact element for an electrical plug includes a base and a spring element deflectable towards and/or away from the base. The spring element is laterally limited by a first side flank and a second side flank. The spring element has a spring base at an end of the spring element connected to the base. The spring element extends away from the spring base in a longitudinal direction. The first side flank is closer to the base than the second side flank and the second side flank faces away from the first side flank. The first side flank has a first length and the second side flank has a second length. A ratio of the second length to the first length is greater than or equal to 0.5.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2022Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbHInventors: Andreas Oettle, Stefan Raab
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Patent number: 11869707Abstract: An IPT track arrangement including a power supply and conductor electrically connected to the power supply, the conductor includes a plurality of loops located substantially adjacent one another, wherein the polarity in adjacent portions of the loops is the same, and wherein the power supply includes a one or more inverters which share the track load.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: AUCKLAND UNISERVICES LIMITEDInventors: Grant Anthony Covic, Stefan Raabe
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Publication number: 20230198187Abstract: A connector includes a housing defining a first receiving space and a second receiving space, a conductive electrical connecting element arranged in the second receiving space, a retaining element engaging around at least portions of the electrical connecting element and a contact-securing insert arranged in the first receiving space. The conductive electrical connecting element includes a contact sleeve adapted to connect to a contact pin, and an electrical contact adapted to connect to an electrical conductor. The contact-securing insert fixing the electrical connecting element and the retaining element within the housing in an axial direction of the electrical connecting element.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2022Publication date: June 22, 2023Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbHInventors: Stefan Raab, Andre Mairoser, Harald Kraenzlein, Andreas Oettle, Alexander Rudi
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Publication number: 20230158912Abstract: An apparatus and method of determining relative position of a ground coil and a vehicle coil, enabling an electric vehicle to be guided to a position at which energy is transferable between the ground and vehicle coils. Position signaling devices are mountable relative to the ground and vehicle coils. At least one signaling device is associated with one of the coils and two or more signaling devices are associated with the other of the coils. Each signaling device is able to transmit or receive, or transmit and receive positioning signals for or from other ones of the signaling devices. The positioning signals are processed to obtain time-related information. The time-related information is obtained using at least two positioning protocols from a set of protocols. This enables determination of distances between the signaling devices and thus the relative position of the ground and vehicle coils.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2021Publication date: May 25, 2023Inventors: Paolo Lombardo, Martin Weber, Samuel Van De Velde, Stefan Raabe
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Publication number: 20220320777Abstract: A contact element for an electrical plug includes a base and a spring element deflectable towards and/or away from the base. The spring element is laterally limited by a first side flank and a second side flank. The spring element has a spring base at an end of the spring element connected to the base. The spring element extends away from the spring base in a longitudinal direction. The first side flank is closer to the base than the second side flank and the second side flank faces away from the first side flank. The first side flank has a first length and the second side flank has a second length. A ratio of the second length to the first length is greater than or equal to 0.5.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbHInventors: Andreas Oettle, Stefan Raab
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Publication number: 20220231444Abstract: A contact device includes a contact housing and a contact element. The contact housing defines a contact receptacle and a latching receptacle opening into the contact receptacle. The contact element includes a contact body arranged within the contact receptacle and extending in a longitudinal direction and adapted to contact a mating contact of a mating contact device, and a latching spring connected to the contact body on a first end and extending along a spring axis into the latching receptacle. The latching spring has a stop inclining obliquely with respect to the spring axis and abutting a face of the latching receptacle and a recess formed through the latching spring at first distance from the stop face.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2022Publication date: July 21, 2022Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbHInventors: Harald Kraenzlein, Daniel Leiminger, Andreas Oettle, Stefan Raab, Thomas Liebl, Marina Hertlein
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Publication number: 20220224033Abstract: A ribbon cable connector is fixed at an end of a ribbon cable. The ribbon cable has a plurality of electrical conductors extending parallel and distanced to one another. The ribbon cable connector includes an insertion slot extending in a plugging direction and receiving the ribbon cable, a plurality of contact element receptacles extending parallel and distanced to one another, a plurality of bulges in the insertion slot extending parallel to one another and aligned with the contact element receptacles, and a clamping device configured to clamp the ribbon cable in the insertion slot. An end of the insertion slot inside of the ribbon cable connector adjoins the contact element receptacles in the plugging direction. The bulges are each separated from one another by a partition wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2022Publication date: July 14, 2022Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbHInventors: Harald Kraenzlein, Stefan Raab, Marina Hertlein
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Patent number: 11346733Abstract: A measuring element for registering forces includes a first measuring arm extending in a longitudinal direction of the measuring element, a second measuring arm extending in the longitudinal direction, a deformation section connecting the first measuring arm and the second measuring arm to one another in an elastically deformable manner, and a transformer unit arranged on a first side or a second side of the deformation section. The first measuring arm and the second measuring arm can be deflected relative to one another in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. The transformer unit responds to deformation and is situated fully within the deformation section.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2019Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbHInventors: Martin Bleicher, Christoph Göppel, Felix Greiner, Daniel Leiminger, Stefan Raab
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Publication number: 20220115791Abstract: An electric terminal including a contact section having a locking lance locking the electric terminal in a connector housing of an electric connector and a transition section extending from the contact section and having a secondary latching with a secondary latching device latching the electric terminal in the connector housing. The locking lance is axially additionally secured in the contact section away from an attachment of the locking lance to the contact section and/or a plurality of side walls of the electric terminal are closed by a circumferential connection in the secondary latching device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2021Publication date: April 14, 2022Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbHInventors: Daniel Leiminger, Jochen Brandt, Andreas Oettle, Stefan Raab, Ulrich Lechler, Marina Hertlein, Florian Staufinger, Jiri Konrad, Andreas Merkle, Julia Stegmeier (nee Kirschbaum)
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Publication number: 20210296047Abstract: An IPT track arrangement including a power supply and conductor electrically connected to the power supply, the conductor includes a plurality of loops located substantially adjacent one another, wherein the polarity in adjacent portions of the loops is the same, and wherein the power supply includes a one or more inverters which share the track load.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2021Publication date: September 23, 2021Inventors: Grant Anthony Covic, Stefan Raabe
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Publication number: 20210151904Abstract: A component pack including a carrier strip extending in a longitudinal direction and a plurality of technical components formed initially separately from the carrier strip and each fastened on the carrier strip. The technical components project from the carrier strip laterally in a transverse direction of the carrier strip.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2020Publication date: May 20, 2021Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbHInventors: Stefan Raab, Harald Kraenzlein, Martin Bleicher, Jochen Fertig, Gerhard Goegelein
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Patent number: 10971300Abstract: An IPT track arrangement including a power supply and conductor electrically connected to the power supply, the conductor includes a plurality of loops located substantially adjacent one another, wherein the polarity in adjacent portions of the loops is the same, and wherein the power supply includes a one or more inverters which share the track load.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2012Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Auckland UniServices LimitedInventors: Grant Anthony Covic, Stefan Raabe
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Patent number: 10875417Abstract: Systems and methods are described for thermal feedback for power transfer optimization. Aspects include a wireless power-transfer system including a base power-transfer apparatus, a power supply unit, at least one temperature sensor, and a system controller. The base power-transfer apparatus includes a coil configured to generate a magnetic field based on an electric current. The power supply unit includes switching and power electronics configured to drive the electric current in the coil. The temperature sensor(s) are configured to measure a temperature of the base power-transfer apparatus or the power supply unit. The system controller is coupled to the base power-transfer apparatus, the power supply unit, and the temperature sensor(s) and is configured to control operation of at least one of the base power-transfer apparatus or the power supply unit based on the measured temperature to shift losses and dissipate heat in the base power-transfer apparatus or the power supply unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2019Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: WiTricity CorporationInventors: Simon Islinger, Leandro Alberto Percebon, Stefan Raabe, Martin Pavlovsky
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Patent number: 10771033Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure are generally directed to apparatus for attenuating unwanted frequencies using a feed line with integrated filtering. In certain aspects, a feed line for filtering unwanted frequencies in a wireless power transfer system is provided, the feed line including a first end, wherein the first end is configured to connect to a power source that generates a driving signal having a driving signal frequency, and a second end, wherein the second end is configured to connect to a wireless power transfer element configured to wirelessly transmit power. The feed line further includes a conductor core, wherein the conductor core is configured to transfer the driving signal from the power source to the wireless transfer element. The feed line further includes an integrated filter configured to attenuate at least one frequency generated by the wireless power transfer system.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2018Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: WiTricity CorporationInventors: Prasanth Venugopal, Martin Pavlovsky, Nicholas Athol Keeling, Stefan Raabe, Daniel Kuerschner, Roman Heinrich, Simon Islinger