Patents by Inventor Thomas Schmale

Thomas Schmale 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: 11611179
    Abstract: A connection device for connecting an electrical or electronic component, which is accommodated in a thick-walled housing part, through a stepped bore in the wall of the housing part, includes a connection part having a stepped cylindrical body having a first cylindrical portion with a first outer diameter corresponding to the diameter of an inner bore portion of the stepped bore and a second cylindrical portion with a second outer diameter corresponding to the larger diameter of an outer bore portion, and a separate, essentially cylindrical contact carrier part fixed in the base body, which has contact pins protruding from an inner end face located on the inside of the thick-walled housing part. A fastener detachably fastens the connection part inserted in the stepped bore in the bore of the housing part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: TEMPOSONICS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Florian Grünewald, Hubert Koschnik, Thomas Schmale
  • Publication number: 20210320463
    Abstract: A connection device for connecting an electrical or electronic component, which is accommodated in a thick-walled housing part, through a stepped bore in the wall of the housing part, includes a connection part having a stepped cylindrical body having a first cylindrical portion with a first outer diameter corresponding to the diameter of an inner bore portion of the stepped bore and a second cylindrical portion with a second outer diameter corresponding to the larger diameter of an outer bore portion, and a separate, essentially cylindrical contact carrier part fixed in the base body, which has contact pins protruding from an inner end face located on the inside of the thick-walled housing part. A fastener detachably fastens the connection part inserted in the stepped bore in the bore of the housing part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Florian Grünewald, Hubert Koschnik, Thomas Schmale
  • Patent number: 10727630
    Abstract: A cable connection system for a thick-walled case having a tiered cable opening with a an inner portion and an outer portion, the inner portion having a first diameter, and the outer portion having a second diameter larger than the first diameter, including a connecting part rotatably mountable in the tiered cable opening to direct cables of the cable connection system into a desired angular position with respect to the case. The connecting part includes a body with a first section having a first section diameter matching the inner portion first diameter and a second section having a second section diameter matching the outer portion second diameter. A fixation disc is configured to lock the connecting part into the tiered cable opening when the cables of the cable connection system are adjusted to the desired angular position. The fixation disc has a central opening configured to fit the second section diameter and a shaped outer contour having a diameter configured to press into the outer portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: MTS SENSOR TECHNOLOGIE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Thomas Schmale
  • Publication number: 20190296504
    Abstract: A cable connection system for a thick-walled case having a tiered cable opening with a an inner portion and an outer portion, the inner portion having a first diameter, and the outer portion having a second diameter larger than the first diameter, including a connecting part rotatably mountable in the tiered cable opening to direct cables of the cable connection system into a desired angular position with respect to the case. The connecting part includes a body with a first section having a first section diameter matching the inner portion first diameter and a second section having a second section diameter matching the outer portion second diameter. A fixation disc is configured to lock the connecting part into the tiered cable opening when the cables of the cable connection system are adjusted to the desired angular position. The fixation disc has a central opening configured to fit the second section diameter and a shaped outer contour having a diameter configured to press into the outer portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventor: Thomas Schmale