Patents by Inventor George Dean Miller

George Dean Miller 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).

  • Programmable backshell for an electrical connector
    Patent number: 5831815
    Abstract: A backshell construction for an electrical connector which allows multiple cable exits, multiple cable exit directions and multiple cable sizes. A conductive ferrule having a fixed size clamp portion is utilized as an adaptor for different size cables. The backshell is constructed of a pair of duplicate hermaphroditic conductive bodies wherein the rear and side walls may have one or more cable cutouts with engagement structure for gripping the ferrule on each of the cables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1998
    Assignee: The Whitaker Corporation
    Inventors: George Dean Miller, William Gary Lenker