Patents by Inventor Jonathan C. Burns

Jonathan C. Burns 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).

  • Connector with a configuration aid on its outer shell or an insulative body disposed in the outer cell
    Patent number: 8142220
    Abstract: An electronic connector comprises an outer shell having a first side and a second side, an insulative seat body having a first side and a second side, a plurality of terminals extending along the first side of the insulative seat body, and a configuration aid formed on the outer shell. The insulative seat body is disposed within an interior of the outer shell such that the first side of the insulative seat body is oriented toward the first side of the outer shell and the second side of the insulative seat body is oriented toward the second side of the outer shell. The configuration aid is structured to indicate the orientation of the terminals with respect to the first side of the outer shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Inventor: Jonathan C. Burns
  • CONFIGURATION AID FOR ORIENTING A CONNECTOR WITH RESPECT TO A RECEPTACLE
    Publication number: 20110165792
    Abstract: An electronic connector comprises an outer shell having a first side and a second side, an insulative seat body having a first side and a second side, a plurality of terminals extending along the first side of the insulative seat body, and a configuration aid formed on the outer shell. The insulative seat body is disposed within an interior of the outer shell such that the first side of the insulative seat body is oriented toward the first side of the outer shell and the second side of the insulative seat body is oriented toward the second side of the outer shell. The configuration aid is structured to indicate the orientation of the terminals with respect to the first side of the outer shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2011
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Inventor: Jonathan C. Burns