Patents by Inventor James Oliver Crawford

James Oliver Crawford 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: 10644437
    Abstract: Cable seal systems used with connectors comprise a housing having an inside passage for placement of a cable therein, wherein the passage includes a recessed opening extending axially a distance from a housing open end. A seal member is disposed within the recessed opening and comprises an elastomeric seal element having an inside diameter extending around a cable outside surface and an outside diameter extending around an inside surface of the recessed opening. The inside and outside diameters may have a surface feature to provide a leak-tight seal the respective cable and recessed opening. The seal member includes rigid guide elements that are connected with opposed axial surfaces of the seal element. A cover is connected to the housing open axially fixing placement of the member between the cover and housing, wherein the cover includes an opening to accommodate passage of the cable into the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tyler Anton Campos, James Oliver Crawford
  • Patent number: 8430689
    Abstract: An electrical connector has a housing that includes a carrier and a shield matable to define the housing. The carrier has terminal channels and terminal latches extending into the terminal channels. The shield having lead-in channels through a face of the shield. Terminals are received in corresponding terminal channels. The terminals are held in the terminal channels by the terminal latches. The carrier and the shield are molded as a single piece with a bridge connecting the carrier and the shield. The bridge is broken during assembly to allow coupling of the shield to the carrier. The lead-in channels are aligned with, and positioned forward of, the terminal channels when the shield is mated with the carrier. The lead-in channels guide mating contacts for mating with the terminals held in the terminal channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: John Mark Myer, Hurley Chester Moll, James Oliver Crawford
  • Publication number: 20130023153
    Abstract: An electrical connector has a housing that includes a carrier and a shield matable to define the housing. The carrier has terminal channels and terminal latches extending into the terminal channels. The shield having lead-in channels through a face of the shield. Terminals are received in corresponding terminal channels. The terminals are held in the terminal channels by the terminal latches. The carrier and the shield are molded as a single piece with a bridge connecting the carrier and the shield. The bridge is broken during assembly to allow coupling of the shield to the carrier. The lead-in channels are aligned with, and positioned forward of, the terminal channels when the shield is mated with the carrier. The lead-in channels guide mating contacts for mating with the terminals held in the terminal channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: JOHN MARK MYER, HURLEY CHESTER MOLL, JAMES OLIVER CRAWFORD
  • Patent number: 8298013
    Abstract: An electrical connector has a housing that includes a carrier and a shield matable to define the housing. The carrier has terminal channels and terminal latches extending into the terminal channels. The shield having lead-in channels through a face of the shield. Terminals are received in corresponding terminal channels. The terminals are held in the terminal channels by the terminal latches. The carrier and the shield are molded as a single piece with a bridge connecting the carrier and the shield. The bridge is broken during assembly to allow coupling of the shield to the carrier. The lead-in channels are aligned with, and positioned forward of, the terminal channels when the shield is mated with the carrier. The lead-in channels guide mating contacts for mating with the terminals held in the terminal channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: John Mark Myer, Hurley Chester Moll, James Oliver Crawford