Patents by Inventor Zoran Stjepanovic
Zoran Stjepanovic 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).
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Patent number: 12198174Abstract: A connector configurator includes a connector configuration system and a customer connected to the connector configuration system. The connector configuration system has a configuration processor and a configurator module executable by the configuration processor. The customer has a display. The customer accesses the configurator module to receive a plurality of interface data displayed on the display. The customer transmits selections of the interface data to the connector configuration system to create a configured connector using the configurator module. The configurator module displays the configured connector on the display based on the transmitted selections of the interface data.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2021Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbHInventors: Anne Nentwig, Rolf Jetter, Hans-Juergen Brueck, Matthias Lechner, Zoran Stjepanovic
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Patent number: 11664620Abstract: A connection assembly includes a first housing part, a second housing part pluggable with the first housing part, and a joint connector held between the first housing part and the second housing part. The first housing part has a plurality of contact element receptacles and a plurality of latching elements. The latching elements latch a plurality of contact elements in the contact element receptacles. The second housing part has a locking section locking one of the latching elements in a latching position. The joint connector connects at least two of the contact elements.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbHInventors: Hartmut Ripper, Joerg Wagner, Markus Fiebiger, Zoran Stjepanovic
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Patent number: 11545774Abstract: A ribbon cable connector for attachment to an end of a ribbon cable comprises a plurality of contact element receptacles adapted to receive a plurality of contact elements. A pair of adjacent contact element receptacles is separated from one another.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2020Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbHInventors: Maximilian Veihl, Christoph Kosmalski, Michael Schall, Robert Stab, Zoran Stjepanovic, Marcel Baltes, Willi Dietrich
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Patent number: 11444289Abstract: A contact element for contacting a bipolar plate of a fuel cell stack includes a contact body extending along a longitudinal axis. The contact body has a channel extending along the longitudinal axis and delimited by a pair of channel walls disposed opposite one another in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis. The channel is adapted to receive a portion of the bipolar plate. The contact body has a contact spring on a first channel wall of the pair of channel walls. The contact spring protrudes into the channel and has a cutting edge directed toward a second channel wall of the pair of channels walls and adapted to contact the bipolar plate.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2019Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbHInventors: Maik Schaefer, Zoran Stjepanovic, Helge Schmidt
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Publication number: 20220270149Abstract: A connector configurator includes a connector configuration system and a customer connected to the connector configuration system. The connector configuration system has a configuration processor and a configurator module executable by the configuration processor. The customer has a display. The customer accesses the configurator module to receive a plurality of interface data displayed on the display. The customer transmits selections of the interface data to the connector configuration system to create a configured connector using the configurator module. The configurator module displays the configured connector on the display based on the transmitted selections of the interface data.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2021Publication date: August 25, 2022Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbHInventors: Anne Nentwig, Rolf Jetter, Hans-Juergen Brueck, Matthias Lechner, Zoran Stjepanovic
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Publication number: 20210313728Abstract: A connection assembly includes a first housing part, a second housing part pluggable with the first housing part, and a joint connector held between the first housing part and the second housing part. The first housing part has a plurality of contact element receptacles and a plurality of latching elements. The latching elements latch a plurality of contact elements in the contact element receptacles. The second housing part has a locking section locking one of the latching elements in a latching position. The joint connector connects at least two of the contact elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2021Publication date: October 7, 2021Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbHInventors: Hartmut Ripper, Joerg Wagner, Markus Fiebiger, Zoran Stjepanovic
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Patent number: 10950963Abstract: A ribbon cable connector for attachment to an end of a ribbon cable comprises a plurality of contact element receptacles adapted to receive a plurality of contact elements. A pair of adjacent contact element receptacles is separated from one another.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2019Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbHInventors: Maximilian Veihl, Christoph Kosmalski, Michael Schall, Robert Stab, Zoran Stjepanovic, Marcel Baltes, Willi Dietrich
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Publication number: 20210075136Abstract: A ribbon cable connector for attachment to an end of a ribbon cable comprises a plurality of contact element receptacles adapted to receive a plurality of contact elements. A pair of adjacent contact element receptacles is separated from one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbHInventors: Maximilian Veihl, Christoph Kosmalski, Michael Schall, Robert Stab, Zoran Stjepanovic, Marcel Baltes, Willi Dietrich
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Publication number: 20200058946Abstract: A contact element for contacting a bipolar plate of a fuel cell stack includes a contact body extending along a longitudinal axis. The contact body has a channel extending along the longitudinal axis and delimited by a pair of channel walls disposed opposite one another in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis. The channel is adapted to receive a portion of the bipolar plate. The contact body has a contact spring on a first channel wall of the pair of channel walls. The contact spring protrudes into the channel and has a cutting edge directed toward a second channel wall of the pair of channels walls and adapted to contact the bipolar plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2019Publication date: February 20, 2020Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbHInventors: Maik Schaefer, Zoran Stjepanovic, Helge Schmidt
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Publication number: 20190356072Abstract: A ribbon cable connector for attachment to an end of a ribbon cable comprises a plurality of contact element receptacles adapted to receive a plurality of contact elements. A pair of adjacent contact element receptacles is separated from one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2019Publication date: November 21, 2019Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbHInventors: Maximilian Veihl, Christoph Kosmalski, Michael Schall, Robert Stab, Zoran Stjepanovic, Marcel Baltes, Willi Dietrich
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Patent number: 10381768Abstract: A contact housing for an electrical connector comprises a plurality of electrical contacts and a plurality of contact housing modules in which the plurality of electrical contacts are disposed. The contact housing modules include a first contact housing module and a second contact housing module. The first contact housing module has a first contact securing comb engaging the second contact housing module and securing the contacts in the second contact housing module. The second contact housing module has a second contact securing comb engaging the first contact housing module and securing the contacts in the first contact housing module.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2018Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbHInventors: Christoph Kosmalski, Michael Schall, Zoran Stjepanovic
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Publication number: 20180351280Abstract: A contact housing for an electrical connector comprises a plurality of electrical contacts and a plurality of contact housing modules in which the plurality of electrical contacts are disposed. The contact housing modules include a first contact housing module and a second contact housing module. The first contact housing module has a first contact securing comb engaging the second contact housing module and securing the contacts in the second contact housing module. The second contact housing module has a second contact securing comb engaging the first contact housing module and securing the contacts in the first contact housing module.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2018Publication date: December 6, 2018Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbHInventors: Christoph Kosmalski, Michael Schall, Zoran Stjepanovic
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Patent number: 9627794Abstract: An electrical connector has a connector housing and a contact receiving body. The connector housing has a body receiving space, a body receiving end, a terminating end wall positioned opposite the body receiving end and having an inner surface facing the body receiving space, a body receiving opening positioned on the body receiving end, and a first locking mechanism positioned on the inner surface of the terminating end wall.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2015Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbHInventors: Andreas Krull, Zoran Stjepanovic, Jurgen Sauer
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Publication number: 20150255910Abstract: An electrical connector has a connector housing and a contact receiving body. The connector housing has a body receiving space, a body receiving end, a terminating end wall positioned opposite the body receiving end and having an inner surface facing the body receiving space, a body receiving opening positioned on the body receiving end, and a first locking mechanism positioned on the inner surface of the terminating end wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2015Publication date: September 10, 2015Applicant: Tyco Electronics AMP GmbHInventors: Andreas Krull, Zoran Stjepanovic, Jurgen Sauer