Patents by Inventor James C. Kirk

James C. Kirk 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).

  • Patent number: 5944556
    Abstract: A connector assembly for a coaxial cable having an outer conductor, an inner conductor, and a dielectric spacer between the two conductors. The connector comprises a generally cylindrical outer connector adapted to be mounted on the outer surface of an end portion of the outer conductor and having a hollow extension projecting in a generally axial direction beyond the end of the outer conductor. An electrically conductive contact ring is disposed within the hollow interior of the extension of the outer connector, and the ring is mounted for movement in a generally axial direction within and relative to the outer connector for engaging the end of the outer conductor. A generally cylindrical body member telescopes over the extension of the outer connector, and the body member and the outer connector have cooperating threaded surfaces for joining the two members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1999
    Assignee: Andrew Corporation
    Inventors: James J. Wlos, John H. Dykstra, James C. Kirk, Jeffrey Paynter