Patents by Inventor Bruno Dupont

Bruno Dupont 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).

  • Publication number: 20230096310
    Abstract: A substrate for contacting an electrical pin arranged in a housing includes a base having a recess receiving the electrical pin, a metal leadframe having a contacting region electrically and/or thermally contacting the electrical pin, and a contact pin extending along a mating direction in a plane parallel to the metal leadframe and configured to electrically contact a mating contact pin of a mating connector. The metal leadframe is rigidly fixed to the base to prevent a relative movement between the metal leadframe and the substrate. The substrate is movable with respect to the housing along a locking direction from an unlocked position where the substrate is not locked to the housing to a locked position in which the substrate is locked to the housing. A movement of the contacting region with respect to the electrical pin is prevented in the locked position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics France SAS
    Inventors: Olivier Pamart, Bruno Dupont, Romain Anselmini
  • Publication number: 20230009516
    Abstract: A sealed cable feedthrough of a plug connector includes a housing having an opening receiving a cable, a cover partially covering the opening, the cover having a through hole receiving the cable along an insertion direction, and a seal member sealing an interface between the housing and the cover. The seal member has a tubular member with a through hole receiving the cable along the insertion direction. The tubular member is arranged within the through hole of the cover and extends along a direction parallel to the insertion direction. The tubular member seals an interface between the cover and the cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics France SAS
    Inventors: Eric Chatelus, Bruno Dupont, Olivier Pamart, Stephane Gallerand
  • Publication number: 20220337005
    Abstract: A temperature measuring device for measuring a temperature of a terminal of an electrical connector includes a printed circuit board, a temperature sensor mounted on the printed circuit board, and a thermally conductive sleeve having a first thermally conductive portion and a second thermally conductive portion. The first thermally conductive portion has a recess receiving a part of the printed circuit board. The first thermally conductive portion is in thermal contact with the temperature sensor. The second thermally conductive portion forms a flexible tab extending from the first thermally conductive portion and contacting the terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics France SAS
    Inventors: Olivier Pamart, Eric Chatelus, Bruno Dupont, Jose Ferreira
  • Patent number: 11325488
    Abstract: A housing for an electrical connector includes a first set of orifices receiving a plurality of first pins, a second set of orifices receiving a plurality of second pins, a first draining device evacuating a fluid from the first set of orifices, and a second draining device evacuating a fluid from the second set of orifices. The second pins having a voltage higher than the first pins. The first set of orifices and the second set of orifices extend through the housing from a first interface of the housing toward a second interface of the housing in a connecting direction. The first draining device and the second draining device are isolated from each other and prevent fluid communication between the fluid from the first set of orifices and the fluid from the second set of orifices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics France SAS
    Inventors: Bruno Dupont, Tehuai Chin
  • Patent number: 11032931
    Abstract: An electrical housing comprises an opening adapted to receive an electrical cable and/or an electrical connector, a housing wall delimiting an internal volume of the electrical housing, and a test passageway. The test passageway has a dimension and a position in the housing wall adapted to permit testing of a sealed nature of the electrical housing while impeding access to an electrically live element in the internal volume of the electrical housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics France SAS
    Inventors: Bruno Dupont, Jose Ferreira, Christian Volantin
  • Publication number: 20210086632
    Abstract: A housing for an electrical connector includes a first set of orifices receiving a plurality of first pins, a second set of orifices receiving a plurality of second pins, a first draining device evacuating a fluid from the first set of orifices, and a second draining device evacuating a fluid from the second set of orifices. The second pins having a voltage higher than the first pins. The first set of orifices and the second set of orifices extend through the housing from a first interface of the housing toward a second interface of the housing in a connecting direction. The first draining device and the second draining device are isolated from each other and prevent fluid communication between the fluid from the first set of orifices and the fluid from the second set of orifices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics France SAS
    Inventors: Bruno Dupont, Tehuai Chin
  • Publication number: 20190289739
    Abstract: An electrical housing comprises an opening adapted to receive an electrical cable and/or an electrical connector, a housing wall delimiting an internal volume of the electrical housing, and a test passageway. The test passageway has a dimension and a position in the housing wall adapted to permit testing of a sealed nature of the electrical housing while impeding access to an electrically live element in the internal volume of the electrical housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics France SAS
    Inventors: Bruno Dupont, Jose Ferreira, Christian Volantin
  • Patent number: 9048551
    Abstract: An electrical connector (2) housing (1) for connecting at least one cable lug (31) to a threaded terminal of an electrical device (4), including, for each lug, a hole (11) for receiving a screw (12) for retaining a lug in a threaded terminal, which hole has a lateral slot (13) designed to allow a lug to penetrate the hole, a lower opening (14) for connecting the lug to a threaded terminal and an upper opening (15) designed to allow the passage of a screwing tool for the screw, the size of the upper opening of the hole at its widest point being strictly less than the size of the hole at its widest point, said opening being designed so as to allow the passage of the screwing tool and having a section which is less than the section of a human finger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics France SAS
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Picaud, Bruno Dupont
  • Publication number: 20120231676
    Abstract: An electrical connector (2) housing (1) for connecting at least one cable lug (31) to a threaded terminal of an electrical device (4), including, for each lug, a hole (11) for receiving a screw (12) for retaining a lug in a threaded terminal, which hole has a lateral slot (13) designed to allow a lug to penetrate the hole, a lower opening (14) for connecting the lug to a threaded terminal and an upper opening (15) designed to allow the passage of a screwing tool for the screw, the size of the upper opening of the hole at its widest point being strictly less than the size of the hole at its widest point, said opening being designed so as to allow the passage of the screwing tool and having a section which is less than the section of a human finger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2010
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS FRANCE SAS
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Picaud, Bruno Dupont
  • Publication number: 20070077802
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly including a first and a second connector, the first connector including a terminal unit and a housing having a wall section, where the terminal unit protrudes from the wall section enabling the first connector to be mated with the second connector. The terminal unit is movable with respect to the wall section. In a first state, the terminal unit protrudes from the wall section. In a second state, the terminal unit is lowered under, or aligned with the wall section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2006
    Publication date: April 5, 2007
    Inventors: Bruno Dupont, Francois Jodon, Jean-Pierre Picaud