Patents by Inventor Gary W. Hawk
Gary W. Hawk 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: 5181862Abstract: An electrical header assembly (10) for use in automobiles is disclosed. The assembly (10) includes a housing (12) with terminal-receiving cavities (26) recessed in from a front face (62), terminals (18), a separate one piece latch (14) received in the housing (12) to retain the terminals (18) in the cavities (26) and a separate terminal position assurance member (16).Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 1991Date of Patent: January 26, 1993Assignee: AMP IncorporatedInventors: Gary W. Hawk, Earl J. Hayes, Alexander Hunt, III, Bobby G. Ward
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Patent number: 5059746Abstract: Housing assembly for components, such as Hall effect sensors, comprises an inner housing of premolded relatively firm plastic material and an outer housing which is overmolded on the inner housing. The components are contained in cavities in the inner housing. Passageways extend through the inner housing to the cavities and the soft overmolded material flows through these passageways and forms a surrounding cushion within the cavities for the components. Also disclosed is a system for mounting proximity sensors on an automotive door lock or the like in a manner which detects the fully closed and the partially closed conditions of the door.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 1989Date of Patent: October 22, 1991Assignee: AMP IncorporatedInventors: Earl J. Hayes, Gary W. Hawk
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Patent number: 4761141Abstract: A shroud (10) for reception on a pin array (12) in a printed circuit board (14) has walls (28, 30) defining a cavity (24) for receiving a complementary mating connector (26). A latch lever (36) in the wall (32) pivots on a shaft (42) a portion of which is a cam (52). Cam (52) biases a pin (12a) of the array of pins (12) against a surface (58) of the shroud (10) thereby securing the shroud (10) to the pin array (12). A locking portion (38) of the latch lever (36) latchingly engages a V-slot lock (54) in mating connector (26). An eject portion (40) of the latch lever (36) passes between adjacent rows of pins (12) to engage the mating face of connector (26) received in cavity (24). Shroud (10) is adapted to be plugged into the pin array (12) without removing any pins (12) thereby preserving all pins for repositioning of shroud (10) or for other termination techniques. The shroud (10) housing may be profiled (27) for polarization or keying.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 1987Date of Patent: August 2, 1988Assignee: AMP IncorporatedInventors: Gary W. Hawk, Joseph C. Marzili
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Patent number: 4653828Abstract: Pin shroud for reception on pin array upstanding from circuit board has cavity which receives mating connector on pins and latching recesses at different heights from board. A latch member is engaged to appropriate recess determined by height of mating connector.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 1985Date of Patent: March 31, 1987Assignee: AMP IncorporatedInventors: David S. Szczesny, Gary W. Hawk
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Patent number: 4431249Abstract: A male/female or half tap connector is formed by a central lacing block and a pair of mating housing members. The lacing block has a plurality of conductor passages extending therethrough in a first direction and pairs of terminal passages extending therethrough in a second direction, each pair of terminal passages intersecting a respective conductor passage. The mating housing members together define a lacing block receiving cavity and oppositely directed mating profiles. Each housing member carries a plurality of terminals, each with an insulation piercing, conductor engaging portion directed toward the cavity and aligned to enter a respective terminal passage to engage a conductor and latch with the lacing block.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 1982Date of Patent: February 14, 1984Assignee: AMP IncorporatedInventors: Robert H. Frantz, Gary W. Hawk
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Patent number: 4397511Abstract: A cartridge holder and interconnect system is disclosed formed primarily of two components, namely, a cartridge and an assembly for receiving and holding the cartridge. The holder assembly includes a housing of rigid insulative material and a connector member adapted to engage a circuit board or the like and to engage the cartridge. The holder assembly also has a replaceable face plate profiled for polarizing and keying reception of an appropriate cartridge in the housing. The face plate is detachably secured to the housing so that by simply replacing the face plate the housing can be adapted to receive different cartridges. The housing is also adapted to be situated spaced above a circuit board so as to accommodate components thereunder thereby preserving the available surface of circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 1982Date of Patent: August 9, 1983Assignee: AMP IncorporatedInventors: Richard P. Clark, Robert H. Frantz, Gary W. Hawk, John A. Root
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Patent number: 4397513Abstract: A cartridge holder and interconnect system is disclosed formed primarily of two components, namely, a cartridge and an assembly for receiving and holding the cartridge. The holder assembly includes a housing of rigid insulative material and a connector member adapted to engage a circuit board or the like and to engage the cartridge. The holder assembly also has a replaceable face plate profiled for polarizing and keying reception of an appropriate cartridge in the housing. The face plate is detachably secured to the housing so that by simply replacing the face plate the housing can be adapted to receive different cartridges. The housing is also adapted to be situated spaced above a circuit board so as to accommodate components thereunder thereby preserving the available surface of circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 1982Date of Patent: August 9, 1983Assignee: AMP IncorporatedInventors: Richard P. Clark, Robert H. Frantz, Gary W. Hawk, John A. Root
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Patent number: 4379606Abstract: A cartridge holder and interconnect system is disclosed formed primarily of two components, namely, a cartridge and an assembly for receiving and holding the cartridge. The holder assembly includes a housing of rigid insulative material and a connector member adapted to engage a circuit board or the like and to engage the cartridge. The holder assembly also has a replaceable face plate profiled for polarizing and keying reception of an appropriate cartridge in the housing. The face plate is detachably secured to the housing so that by simply replacing the face plate the housing can be adapted to receive different cartridges. The housing is also adapted to be situated spaced above a circuit board so as to accommodate components thereunder thereby preserving the available surface of circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 1981Date of Patent: April 12, 1983Assignee: AMP IncorporatedInventors: Richard P. Clark, Robert H. Frantz, Gary W. Hawk, John A. Root