Patents by Inventor Hasmukh M. Thekdi

Hasmukh M. Thekdi 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).

  • High power electrical contactor with improved bridge contact mechanism
    Patent number: 6837729
    Abstract: An electrical contactor assembly is provided that includes a base and power terminals mounted thereto. The power terminals are configured to convey signals. The assembly includes an actuator mounted to the base that moves between initial and final positions along a first direction of motion. The assembly includes a bridge contact supported by the actuator and moved in the first direction of motion. The bridge contact includes contact surfaces on opposite ends thereof aligned with corresponding power terminals. The contact surfaces engage and interconnect the power terminals when the actuator and bridge contact are moved to the final position. The bridge contact moves in a second direction of motion with respect to the actuator. The second direction of motion differs from the first direction of motion during engagement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald Lee Hogue, Hasmukh M. Thekdi, Michael Gunderson, Joseph Borrelli
  • HIGH POWER ELECTRICAL CONTACTOR WITH IMPROVED BRIDGE CONTACT MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20040048521
    Abstract: An electrical contactor assembly is provided that includes a base and power terminals mounted thereto. The power terminals are configured to convey signals. The assembly includes an actuator mounted to the base that moves between initial and final positions along a first direction of motion. The assembly includes a bridge contact supported by the actuator and moved in the first direction of motion. The bridge contact includes contact surfaces on opposite ends thereof aligned with corresponding power terminals. The contact surfaces engage and interconnect the power terminals when the actuator and bridge contact are moved to the final position. The bridge contact moves in a second direction of motion with respect to the actuator. The second direction of motion differs from the first direction of motion during engagement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2002
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Inventors: Ronald Lee Hogue, Hasmukh M. Thekdi, Michael Gunderson, Joseph Borrelli