Patents Examined by Tulsidsa C. Patel
  • Electrical connector having a mechanical mating cycle limitation
    Patent number: 7435112
    Abstract: An electrical connector having a mechanical mating cycle limitation that renders the connector inoperable after a predetermined number of mating cycles is disclosed. The electrical connector includes a rotating component that rotates within the connector for the predetermined number of mating cycles until the rotating component is prohibited from further rotation, which prevents the connector from further mating, thereby rendering the connector inoperable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Keith Edwin Miller, William David Irwin, Lawrence John Brekosky