Patents by Inventor Julie Houghton

Julie Houghton 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: 10290953
    Abstract: An electrical connector for a glazing comprising a connector portion for connection to an electrical supply, and a button for soldering to a surface of the glazing, the button comprising a base portion adjacent, in use, to the surface of the glazing and an upper portion remote, in use, from the surface of the glazing, wherein the button comprises at least one solder-contacting surface, at least a portion of the solder-contacting surface curving from the base portion to the upper portion and defining a tapering solder cavity. A glazing comprising the electrical connector is also disclosed as is a method of soldering the electrical connector to a glazing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: PILKINGTON GROUP LIMITED
    Inventors: Michael Lyon, Julie Houghton, Jonathan Mark Williams, Paul Andrew Skinner
  • Publication number: 20180233832
    Abstract: An electrical connector for a glazing comprising a connector portion for connection to an electrical supply, and a button for soldering to a surface of the glazing, the button comprising a base portion adjacent, in use, to the surface of the glazing and an upper portion remote, in use, from the surface of the glazing, wherein the button comprises at least one solder-contacting surface, at least a portion of the solder-contacting surface curving from the base portion to the upper portion and defining a tapering solder cavity. A glazing comprising the electrical connector is also disclosed as is a method of soldering the electrical connector to a glazing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: PILKINGTON GROUP LIMITED
    Inventors: Michael LYON, Julie HOUGHTON, Jonathan Mark WILLIAMS, Paul Andrew SKINNER
  • Patent number: 9979098
    Abstract: An electrical connector used to make electrical connection to a heating system or to an antenna system on a glazing comprises a substantially planar foot, suitable for soldering, an angled portion, permanently connected to the foot and substantially at right angles to the plane of the foot and a holding portion, connected to the angled portion and suitable for holding a cable, wherein the foot has a substantially circular or oval shape. A glazing comprising such an electrical connector further comprises a sheet of glazing material, an electrical conductor on a surface of the sheet of glazing material and a solder layer between the electrical conductor and the foot wherein the solder layer comprises lead-free solder. The angled portion may be a male portion of a button connector, also known as a snap connector. The holding portion may be a washer soldered or welded to the angled portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: PILKINGTON GROUP LIMITED
    Inventors: Michael Lyon, Julie Houghton
  • Publication number: 20160294071
    Abstract: An electrical connector used to make electrical connection to a heating system or to an antenna system on a glazing comprises a substantially planar foot, suitable for soldering, an angled portion, permanently connected to the foot and substantially at right angles to the plane of the foot and a holding portion, connected to the angled portion and suitable for holding a cable, wherein the foot has a substantially circular or oval shape. A glazing comprising such an electrical connector further comprises a sheet of glazing material, an electrical conductor on a surface of the sheet of glazing material and a solder layer between the electrical conductor and the foot wherein the solder layer comprises lead-free solder. The angled portion may be a male portion of a button connector, also known as a snap connector. The holding portion may be a washer soldered or welded to the angled portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: Pilkington Group Limited
    Inventors: Michael Lyon, Julie Houghton