Patents by Inventor John Raymond Shuey
John Raymond Shuey 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).
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Patent number: 9484660Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing including a front housing and a rear housing matable to define the housing. The front housing and the rear housing are molded as a single piece with a hinge member connecting the front housing and the rear housing. The rear housing is rotatable about the hinge member from an open position to a closed position. The front housing has front terminal channels configured to receive terminals and the rear housing has rear terminal channels aligned with the front terminal channels when the rear housing is rotated to the closed position but not aligned with the front terminal channels when the rear housing is in the open position. The rear terminal channels are configured to allow the terminals to at least partially pass therethrough into the front terminal channels during loading of the terminals into the housing.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2014Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: John Raymond Shuey, Galen M. Martin
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Publication number: 20160141788Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing including a front housing and a rear housing matable to define the housing. The front housing and the rear housing are molded as a single piece with a hinge member connecting the front housing and the rear housing. The rear housing is rotatable about the hinge member from an open position to a closed position. The front housing has front terminal channels configured to receive terminals and the rear housing has rear terminal channels aligned with the front terminal channels when the rear housing is rotated to the closed position but not aligned with the front terminal channels when the rear housing is in the open position. The rear terminal channels are configured to allow the terminals to at least partially pass therethrough into the front terminal channels during loading of the terminals into the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2014Publication date: May 19, 2016Inventors: John Raymond Shuey, Galen Monroe Martin
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Patent number: 9142904Abstract: An electrical connector is provided that includes a housing that has a mating end and a carrier receiving end. The housing includes a rail that extends through the carrier receiving end into a chamber defined by the housing. The electrical connector also includes a carrier configured to be loaded into the chamber from the carrier receiving end. The carrier has terminal channels that are configured to receive terminals therein, and retention latches configured to retain the terminals in the terminal channels. The carrier also has a groove that is configured to receive the rail of the housing when the carrier is loaded within the housing. When a terminal is not fully inserted within a terminal channel, the retention latch in the terminal channel is deflected outward into the groove. The retention latch interferes with the rail of the housing and prevents further advancement of the carrier into the chamber.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2014Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Galen M. Martin, John Raymond Shuey
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Patent number: 9142916Abstract: A connector assembly which has a housing and a cover. The housing has a connector mating face and a cover mating face. The cover is removably attached to the housing. The cover has a wire receiving cavity with an opening at the end of the cavity. One or more receptacle carrier receiving cavities extend through respective openings on either side of the housing, thereby allowing one or more receptacle carriers to be inserted into the respective receptacle receiving cavities through the respective openings on either side of the housing. The cover can be positioned on the housing in different orientations.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Christopher Lee Allgood, John Raymond Shuey
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Publication number: 20150200483Abstract: An electrical connector is provided that includes a housing that has a mating end and a carrier receiving end. The housing includes a rail that extends through the carrier receiving end into a chamber defined by the housing. The electrical connector also includes a carrier configured to be loaded into the chamber from the carrier receiving end. The carrier has terminal channels that are configured to receive terminals therein, and retention latches configured to retain the terminals in the terminal channels. The carrier also has a groove that is configured to receive the rail of the housing when the carrier is loaded within the housing. When a terminal is not fully inserted within a terminal channel, the retention latch in the terminal channel is deflected outward into the groove. The retention latch interferes with the rail of the housing and prevents further advancement of the carrier into the chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2014Publication date: July 16, 2015Applicant: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: Galen M. Martin, John Raymond Shuey
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Publication number: 20140273566Abstract: A connector assembly which has a housing and a cover. The housing has a connector mating face and a cover mating face. The cover is removably attached to the housing. The cover has a wire receiving cavity with an opening at the end of the cavity. One or more receptacle carrier receiving cavities extend through respective openings on either side of the housing, thereby allowing one or more receptacle carriers to be inserted into the respective receptacle receiving cavities through the respective openings on either side of the housing. The cover can be positioned on the housing in different orientations.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Christopher Lee ALLGOOD, John Raymond SHUEY
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Patent number: 8651901Abstract: An electrical connector is disclosed having a housing having at least one row of terminal receiving passageways. Each passageway includes a locking latch. An overstress protection rib is positioned below each latch. A channel extends through a front wall of the housing and adjacent to the at least one row of terminal receiving passageways, and on the opposite side of the latch. A terminal position assurance member (TPA) has a pre-locked position with the TPA positioned forward of the latch allowing the latch to resile into the channel, and a fully locked position where the TPA is positioned underneath the latch.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2012Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: Hoy Smith Beck, Jr., John Raymond Shuey
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Patent number: 8419485Abstract: A bulkhead connector assembly is provided having an outer housing that has an internal chamber. The outer housing has a sealing section configured to seal an exterior of the outer housing within an opening. A terminal housing is configured to hold a plurality of terminals. The terminal housing is received in the internal chamber. The terminal housing has primary locking mechanisms configured to secure the terminals in the terminal housing. An independent secondary lock (ISL) is separately provided from, and coupled to, the terminal housing. The ISL is configured to secure the terminals in the terminal housing and assure they are properly seated.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2011Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignee: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: David Charles Stausser, David Allen Klein, John Raymond Shuey, Joel Daniel Sandburg
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Patent number: 8366499Abstract: A ground terminal is provided for a vehicle. The ground terminal includes a hub having an opening extending therethrough. The opening is configured to receive a fastener for attaching the hub to the vehicle. A plurality of electrical contacts extend radially outward from the hub. Each electrical contact extends outwardly from the hub to a free end portion. The free end portions of the electrical contacts are arranged in an arcuate pattern.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2011Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: John Raymond Shuey, John Mark Myer, Forrest Irving Kinsey, Jr., Douglas John Hardy
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Publication number: 20120302089Abstract: A ground terminal is provided for a vehicle. The ground terminal includes a hub having an opening extending therethrough. The opening is configured to receive a fastener for attaching the hub to the vehicle. A plurality of electrical contacts extend radially outward from the hub. Each electrical contact extends outwardly from the hub to a free end portion. The free end portions of the electrical contacts are arranged in an arcuate pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2011Publication date: November 29, 2012Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: John Raymond Shuey, John Mark Myer, Forrest Irving Kinsey, JR., Douglas John Hardy
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Publication number: 20120282800Abstract: An electrical connector is disclosed having a housing having at least one row of terminal receiving passageways. Each passageway includes a locking latch. An overstress protection rib is positioned below each latch. A channel extends through a front wall of the housing and adjacent to the at least one row of terminal receiving passageways, and on the opposite side of the latch. A terminal position assurance member (TPA) has a pre-locked position with the TPA positioned forward of the latch allowing the latch to resile into the channel, and a fully locked position where the TPA is positioned underneath the latch.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2012Publication date: November 8, 2012Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: HOY SMITH BECK, JR., JOHN RAYMOND SHUEY
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Publication number: 20120196465Abstract: A bulkhead connector assembly is provided having an outer housing that has an internal chamber. The outer housing has a sealing section configured to seal an exterior of the outer housing within an opening. A terminal housing is configured to hold a plurality of terminals. The terminal housing is received in the internal chamber. The terminal housing has primary locking mechanisms configured to secure the terminals in the terminal housing. An independent secondary lock (ISL) is separately provided from, and coupled to, the terminal housing. The ISL is configured to secure the terminals in the terminal housing and assure they are properly seated.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2011Publication date: August 2, 2012Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: DAVID CHARLES STAUSSER, DAVID ALLEN KLEIN, JOHN RAYMOND SHUEY, JOEL DANIEL SANDBURG
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Patent number: 8147279Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing having a plurality of terminal passages. Each terminal passage has a deflectable latch for securing the terminal within the passage and is configured to permit an electrical terminal to be inserted into the passage. Openings are provided proximate the deflectable latches, with each opening extending from a first terminal passage of the plurality of terminal passages to an adjacent second terminal passage. Projections extend from side surfaces of the terminal passages, with at least one projection extending into each terminal passage. At least one projection is positioned to cooperate with a side surface of a respective deflectable latch to prevent the deflectable latch from being overstressed. The openings and the projections allow the terminal passages to be closely spaced thereby reducing the size of the connector while providing overstress protection for the deflectable latches.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2011Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: Galen M. Martin, Hurley Chester Moll, John Raymond Shuey
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Patent number: 8011938Abstract: An electrical connector assembly is shown having a housing member with a mating assist which rotatably draws complementary connectors together. The mating assist is actuated by way of a linear actuator which rotates the mating assist member.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2009Date of Patent: September 6, 2011Assignee: Tyco Electroniccs CorporationInventors: Galen M Martin, John Raymond Shuey, James Gundermann
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Patent number: 7955142Abstract: An electrical connector assembly is comprised of a main housing portion and a front housing portion. The main housing portion and front housing portion receive a terminal therethrough and are rotatable relative to each other. The front housing portion has a terminal receiving cavity which receives the base portion of a terminal, and the main housing portion has a terminal receiving passageway. The terminal receiving passageway has a terminal receiving aperture which aligns with the terminal receiving cavity, which when rotated overlaps the terminal receiving cavity to lock the terminal therein.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2010Date of Patent: June 7, 2011Assignee: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: John Raymond Shuey, Galen M Martin
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Publication number: 20090291583Abstract: An electrical connector assembly is shown having a housing member with a mating assist which rotatably draws complementary connectors together. The mating assist is actuated by way of a linear actuator which rotates the mating assist member.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2009Publication date: November 26, 2009Applicant: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: Galen M. Martin, John Raymond Shuey, James Gundermann
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Patent number: 6827590Abstract: An electrical connector assembly is provided including contacts with front portions, intermediate portions, and rear portions. The intermediate portions are bent so that the front portions are aligned at an angle to the rear portions. The electrical connector assembly includes a first housing having a rear wall, through which the front portions of the contacts extend. The electrical connector assembly includes a second housing having a base that receives the rear portions of the contacts. At least one of the first and second housings form a pocket containing the intermediate portions of the contacts. The electrical connector assembly includes an encapsulate liquid placed into the pocket that hardens to hermetically seal the intermediate portions of the contacts.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2002Date of Patent: December 7, 2004Assignee: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: John Phillip Huss, Jr., John Mark Myer, John Raymond Shuey
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Publication number: 20030194888Abstract: An electrical connector assembly is provided including contacts with front portions, intermediate portions, and rear portions. The intermediate portions are bent so that the front portions are aligned at an angle to the rear portions. The electrical connector assembly includes a first housing having a rear wall, through which the front portions of the contacts extend. The electrical connector assembly includes a second housing having a base that receives the rear portions of the contacts. At least one of the first and second housings form a pocket containing the intermediate portions of the contacts. The electrical connector assembly includes an encapsulate liquid placed into the pocket that hardens to hermetically seal the intermediate portions of the contacts.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2002Publication date: October 16, 2003Inventors: John Phillip Huss, John Mark Myer, John Raymond Shuey
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Patent number: 6475040Abstract: The electrical receptacle according to this invention is stamped and formed from a flat blank and has an upper wall, a first side wall extending from the upper wall,a lower wall extending from the first side wall, and a second side wall extending from the lower wall, wherein the first and second side walls are opposed, and adjacent walls are joined by radiused sections, wherein the electrical receptacle also includes a spring beam extending from the upper wall such that edges of the spring beam are spaced from adjacent side walls, and wherein each side wall includes an inwardly formed section or radiused rib to position a male terminal inserted into the electrical receptacle in alignment with the spring beam.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2000Date of Patent: November 5, 2002Assignee: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: John Mark Myer, John Raymond Shuey
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Publication number: 20020115332Abstract: A sealed electrical connector assembly is provided having a connector position assurance device (CPA) including at least one CPA support rail and a CPA latch finger. A plug housing is provided with a body section having a mating interface on one end thereof that retains a plurality of plug contacts. The plug housing includes a shroud extending about at least a portion of the body section and is spaced apart from the body section by a predefined gap. A header is provided having a base retaining a plurality of header contacts adapted to electrically engage the plug contacts. The header includes walls defining a plug receptacle adapted for receiving the mating interface. The walls are received in the gap between the shroud and the body section of the plug housing. A seal is mounted to one of the plug housing end header to form a hermetic seal between the plug housing and header when fully mated with one another. A CPA retention assembly is mounted to at least one of the plug housing and header.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2001Publication date: August 22, 2002Inventors: John Mark Myer, John Raymond Shuey