Patents by Inventor Uwe Käpplinger

Uwe Käpplinger 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).

  • Socket contact element for an electrically conductive connection
    Patent number: 11616316
    Abstract: The invention relates to a socket contact element for establishing an electrically conductive connection including a crimp section for establishing an electrically conductive connection to a line and a contact box for establishing a detachable electrically conductive connection to a contact box plug, wherein the socket contact element is constructed in one piece and includes a plurality of integrally implemented functions based on geometrical designs. Furthermore, the invention relates to a sheet-shaped semifinished product for producing a socket contact element and the production method by forming.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: AMPHENOL-TUCHEL ELECTRONICS GMBH
    Inventors: Claus Dullin, Uwe Käpplinger, Manuel Keim
  • PLUG CONTACT ELEMENT, SEMI-FINISHED PRODUCT FOR PRODUCING A PLUG CONTACT ELEMENT, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAID PLUG CONTACT ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20220209432
    Abstract: The invention relates to a plug contact element (100) for establishing an electrically conductive connection, the plug contact element having a crimp portion for establishing an electrically conductive connection to a cable, and at least one plug contact pin (90) for establishing a releasable electrically conductive connection to a contact box (70), the plug contact element (100) being formed in one piece, and the plug contact pin (90) having a tongue (91), at least part of which is internal and which is enclosed at least partially by the contact blade outer region (92) such that at least part of the plug contact pin (90) has a sandwich fold construction comprising at least two layers of material. The invention further relates to an arcuate semi-finished product (100?) for producing the plug contact element (100) according to the invention, and to the method for producing the plug contact element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Marcel Eckstein, Claus Dullin, Uwe Käpplinger, Peter Böhrer
  • SOCKET CONTACT ELEMENT FOR AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE CONNECTION
    Publication number: 20210359452
    Abstract: The invention relates to a socket contact element for establishing an electrically conductive connection including a crimp section for establishing an electrically conductive connection to a line and a contact box for establishing a detachable electrically conductive connection to a contact box plug, wherein the socket contact element is constructed in one piece and includes a plurality of integrally implemented functions based on geometrical designs. Furthermore, the invention relates to a sheet-shaped semifinished product for producing a socket contact element and the production method by forming.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Claus Dullin, Uwe Käpplinger, Manuel Keim