Patents by Inventor Viktor Horvat

Viktor Horvat 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).

  • Surge protection element
    Patent number: 8780520
    Abstract: A surge protection element includes a contact stud and a contact element disposed at a distance from the contact stud. A connection element is configured to be transferred into a first position, in which the connection element is applied to the contact stud and to the contact element so as to electrically connect the contact stud to the contact element, and into a second position, in which the connection element is disposed at a distance from the contact stud and the contact element. In the first position, the connection element engages at least partially around at least one of the contact stud and the contact element and a thermally separable connection is provided between the connection element and the contact stud and between the connection element and the contact element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Christian Depping, Ralf Lange, Viktor Horvat
  • SURGE PROTECTION ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20130003243
    Abstract: A surge protection element includes a contact stud and a contact element disposed at a distance from the contact stud. A connection element is configured to be transferred into a first position, in which the connection element is applied to the contact stud and to the contact element so as to electrically connect the contact stud to the contact element, and into a second position, in which the connection element is disposed at a distance from the contact stud and the contact element. In the first position, the connection element engages at least partially around at least one of the contact stud and the contact element and a thermally separable connection is provided between the connection element and the contact stud and between the connection element and the contact element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Christian Depping, Ralf Lange, Viktor Horvat