Patents by Inventor David Francis Fleming

David Francis Fleming 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 and connector
    Patent number: 7037145
    Abstract: An electrical contact is provided. The electrical contact includes a body with a top surface, a bottom surface, and side edges. The body includes a retention finger formed integral with the body and the retention finger is adapted to secure the body to a carrier. The carrier has at least one hole from the first surface to the second surface. The retention finger extends through at least one hole to engage the second surface of the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: David Francis Fleming, David Anthony Skotek, John Henry Weaver, Jr.
  • Electrical contact and connector
    Publication number: 20040259427
    Abstract: An electrical contact is provided. The electrical contact includes a body with a top surface, a bottom surface, and side edges. The body includes a retention finger formed integral with the body and the retention finger is adapted to secure the body to a carrier. The carrier has at least one hole from the first surface to the second surface. The retention finger extends through at least one hole to engage the second surface of the carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2003
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Inventors: David Francis Fleming, David Anthony Skotek, John Henry Weaver
  • Electrical connector module for a high density electrical connector
    Patent number: 5816830
    Abstract: This invention relates to the field of high density connectors for connecting circuit board edges to other connectors. A modular design is provided which has modules that fit into a frame to form the connector. Each module consists of a housing having a base and a cover which receives the circuit card edge. The cover is designed to insulate between adjacent contacts and to maintain contact tail spacing. This cover also eliminates the need for additional potting material between contact tails and reduces the overall height of the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1998
    Assignee: The Whitaker Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory Gordon Griffith, Barbara Ann Adams, William Francis Foley, William Edward McClusky, David Francis Fleming, Scott Von Snyder, Trevor Dale Alexander