Patents by Inventor Joseph Chobot

Joseph Chobot 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).

  • Electrical connector
    Patent number: 8944835
    Abstract: A connector for a light source comprises a first cam having a contact surface that is mounted such that the contact surface is extended and retracted relative to the housing. An electrical contact is provided and positioned to contact an electrical terminal in the socket. A conductor is electrically coupled to the electrical contact where the conductor is connected to a light source. An actuator rotates the cam to the retracted position. The connector may be inserted linearly into the socket and the actuator released to mount the light source in the socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Chobot, Paul Pickard
  • ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR
    Publication number: 20140362591
    Abstract: A connector for a light source comprises a first cam having a contact surface that is mounted such that the contact surface is extended and retracted relative to the housing. An electrical contact is provided and positioned to contact an electrical terminal in the socket. A conductor is electrically coupled to the electrical contact where the conductor is connected to a light source. An actuator rotates the cam to the retracted position. The connector may be inserted linearly into the socket and the actuator released to mount the light source in the socket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Joseph Chobot, Paul Pickard
  • Electrical connector
    Patent number: 8851913
    Abstract: A connector for a light source comprises a first cam having a contact surface that is mounted such that the contact surface is extended and retracted relative to the housing. An electrical contact is provided and positioned to contact an electrical terminal in the socket. A conductor is electrically coupled to the electrical contact where the conductor is connected to a light source. An actuator rotates the cam to the retracted position. The connector may be inserted linearly into the socket and the actuator released to mount the light source in the socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Chobot, Paul Pickard
  • ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR
    Publication number: 20130280945
    Abstract: A connector for a light source comprises a first cam having a contact surface that is mounted such that the contact surface is extended and retracted relative to the housing. An electrical contact is provided and positioned to contact an electrical terminal in the socket. A conductor is electrically coupled to the electrical contact where the conductor is connected to a light source. An actuator rotates the cam to the retracted position. The connector may be inserted linearly into the socket and the actuator released to mount the light source in the socket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: CREE, INC.
    Inventors: Joseph Chobot, Paul Pickard