Patents by Inventor Willi Hoffmann

Willi Hoffmann 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).

  • Electrical contact
    Patent number: 6814598
    Abstract: An electrical contact receives a corresponding contact blade. The electrical contact has contact arms for contacting the contact blade and contact pins for contacting a circuit board. A lateral frame is attached to the contact arms and has a substantially rectangular cross-section. The contact pins are connected to the contact arms by a transition piece. The transition piece is formed substantially parallel to the circuit board and has a bend that separates the contact arms from the contact pins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Amp GmbH
    Inventors: Willi Hoffmann, Georg Grella
  • Electrical contact
    Publication number: 20040097140
    Abstract: An electrical contact receives a corresponding contact blade. The electrical contact has contact arms for contacting the contact blade and contact pins for contacting a circuit board. A lateral frame is attached to the contact arms and has a substantially rectangular cross-section. The contact pins are connected to the contact arms by a transition piece. The transition piece is formed substantially parallel to the circuit board and has a bend that separates the contact arms from the contact pins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2003
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Inventors: Willi Hoffmann, Georg Grella
  • Radiator mountings for motor vehicles
    Patent number: 4196774
    Abstract: A radiator mounting assembly for a motor vehicle comprises pins on the base of the radiator which engage in openings in rubber blocks on a bottom frame part, and pins on each side of the radiator which engage in openings in rubber blocks which are located in vertically open channels of brackets fixed on side frame parts of the vehicle, the radiator being lowered on to the respective blocks and brackets, and clips then being engaged with the brackets to prevent upward movement of the rubber blocks therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 1978
    Date of Patent: April 8, 1980
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Willi Hoffmann