Patents by Inventor Thorsten Diekmann

Thorsten Diekmann 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).

  • Connector system for tapping off branch lines from continuous conductors
    Patent number: 7491084
    Abstract: A connector system includes a plurality of conductor piercing units supported by a frame for vertical displacement between upper disconnected and lower connected positions relative to a plurality of parallel spaced insulated conductors supported in a horizontal plane by a base plate. The piercing units are displaced between said upper and lower positions by operating disks eccentrically mounted for rotation on a horizontal support shaft that extends between an opposed pair of side walls of the frame. The base plate, frame and piercing unit assembly are arranged in an open-topped support housing that is closed by a cover member or lid. Electrical components may by mounted on the lid for connection with the piercing unit assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Weidmüller Interface GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Wedler, Günter Lucht, Joachim Bury, John Witt, Paulo Russo, Peter Stuckmann, Thomas Pieper, Thomas Salomon, Thorsten Diekmann, Uwe Arlitt
  • Connector system for tapping off branch lines from continuous conductors
    Publication number: 20080096416
    Abstract: A connector system includes a plurality of conductor piercing units supported by a frame for vertical displacement between upper disconnected and lower connected positions relative to a plurality of parallel spaced insulated conductors supported in a horizontal plane by a base plate. The piercing units are displaced between said upper and lower positions by operating disks eccentrically mounted for rotation on a horizontal support shaft that extends between an opposed pair of side walls of the frame. The base plate, frame and piercing unit assembly are arranged in an open-topped support housing that is closed by a cover member or lid. Electrical components may by mounted on the lid for connection with the piercing unit assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Andreas Wedler, Gunter Lucht, Joachim Bury, John Witt, Paulo Russo, Peter Stuckmann, Thomas Pieper, Thomas Salomon, Thorsten Diekmann, Uwe Arlitt