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).

  • Patent number: 11664620
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Hartmut Ripper, Joerg Wagner, Markus Fiebiger, Zoran Stjepanovic
  • Patent number: 11545774
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Maximilian Veihl, Christoph Kosmalski, Michael Schall, Robert Stab, Zoran Stjepanovic, Marcel Baltes, Willi Dietrich
  • Patent number: 11444289
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Maik Schaefer, Zoran Stjepanovic, Helge Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20220270149
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Anne Nentwig, Rolf Jetter, Hans-Juergen Brueck, Matthias Lechner, Zoran Stjepanovic
  • Publication number: 20210313728
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Hartmut Ripper, Joerg Wagner, Markus Fiebiger, Zoran Stjepanovic
  • Patent number: 10950963
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Maximilian Veihl, Christoph Kosmalski, Michael Schall, Robert Stab, Zoran Stjepanovic, Marcel Baltes, Willi Dietrich
  • Publication number: 20210075136
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Maximilian Veihl, Christoph Kosmalski, Michael Schall, Robert Stab, Zoran Stjepanovic, Marcel Baltes, Willi Dietrich
  • Publication number: 20200058946
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Maik Schaefer, Zoran Stjepanovic, Helge Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20190356072
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Maximilian Veihl, Christoph Kosmalski, Michael Schall, Robert Stab, Zoran Stjepanovic, Marcel Baltes, Willi Dietrich
  • Patent number: 10381768
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph Kosmalski, Michael Schall, Zoran Stjepanovic
  • Publication number: 20180351280
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph Kosmalski, Michael Schall, Zoran Stjepanovic
  • Patent number: 9627794
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Krull, Zoran Stjepanovic, Jurgen Sauer
  • Publication number: 20150255910
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics AMP GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Krull, Zoran Stjepanovic, Jurgen Sauer