Patents by Inventor Thomas Steinacker

Thomas Steinacker 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).

  • Method for configuring an electrical contact zone on/in a terminal, and electrical terminal
    Patent number: 12218473
    Abstract: A method for configuring an electrical contact zone of a terminal includes providing the terminal having a contact portion extending in a longitudinal direction of the terminal, forming a contact dome having a radius in the contact portion of the terminal, and forming a contact zone in the terminal at the contact dome. The contact zone is formed subsequent to a start of the step of forming the contact dome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Jochen Brandt, Isabell Buresch, Thomas Steinacker, Ruediger Meier, Christian Bergmann
  • Method For Configuring An Electrical Contact Zone on/in a Terminal, and Electrical Terminal
    Publication number: 20210352804
    Abstract: A method for configuring an electrical contact zone of a terminal includes providing the terminal having a contact portion extending in a longitudinal direction of the terminal, forming a contact dome having a radius in the contact portion of the terminal, and forming a contact zone in the terminal at the contact dome. The contact zone is formed subsequent to a start of the step of forming the contact dome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Jochen Brandt, Isabell Buresch, Thomas Steinacker, Ruediger Meier, Christian Bergmann