Patents by Inventor Jacob G. Havener

Jacob G. Havener 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).

  • Floating coaxial connector
    Patent number: 6558177
    Abstract: A coaxial connector having shell assemblies including shells and contacts is provided for accepting misalignment of connectors during blind mating. The coaxial connector includes a first shell having a cavity and a second shell that resides in the cavity of the first shell. The second shell is movable relative to the first shell. The first shell assembly has a first contact that resides in the first shell, and the second shell assembly has a second contact that resides in the second shell. The second contact is in direct contact with the first contact, and the first and second contacts are movable relative to each other while maintaining direct contact. The shell assemblies are arranged along longitudinal axes that are concentric with one another and overlap in an unbiased position. When the shell assemblies are moved relative to one another, the axes no longer overlap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Jacob G. Havener, Kevin E. Weidner, Robert Stewart Correll, Jr., Raymond L. Landon, III
  • Floating coaxial connector
    Publication number: 20020061670
    Abstract: A coaxial connector having shell assemblies including shells and contacts is provided for accepting misalignment of connectors during blind mating. The coaxial connector includes a first shell having a cavity and a second shell that resides in the cavity of the first shell. The second shell is movable relative to the first shell. The first shell assembly has a first contact that resides in the first shell, and the second shell assembly has a second contact that resides in the second shell. The second contact is in direct contact with the first contact, and the first and second contacts are movable relative to each other while maintaining direct contact. The shell assemblies are arranged along longitudinal axes that are concentric with one another and overlap in an unbiased position. When the shell assemblies are moved relative to one another, the axes no longer overlap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2001
    Publication date: May 23, 2002
    Inventors: Jacob G. Havener, Kevin E. Weidner, Robert Stewart Correll, Raymond L. Landon