Patents by Inventor Melvin A. Soderstrom

Melvin A. Soderstrom 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: 4283105
    Abstract: A terminal board and mounting frame are disclosed. Electrical terminals are arranged in rows and columns on the terminal board and are adapted for splicing or cross connecting high density communication wiring for communications, data processing, telemetry, signal control and broadcasting applications. The terminals are sleeve form blanks having wire receiving open seams in which wires are electrically connected by forcible insertion along the seams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1979
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1981
    Assignee: AMP Incorporated
    Inventors: Jess B. Ferrill, Richard L. Hughes, Melvin A. Soderstrom
  • Patent number: 4236778
    Abstract: A barrier block is disclosed which incorporates an electrical terminal in the form of a hollow cylindrical barrel provided with a longitudinal slot divided into one or more pairs of wire gripping jaws. The barrel is integral with a second electrical contact seatec on a web which interconnects a pair of partition walls. Opposite ends of the barrier block are molded with intermateable channels allowing a plurality of barrier blocks to be intermated and latched together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1979
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1980
    Assignee: AMP Incorporated
    Inventors: Richard L. Hughes, Melvin A. Soderstrom, Vasantrai A. Vachhani, Lawrence P. Weisenburger
  • Patent number: 4210379
    Abstract: A barrier block is disclosed which incorporates an electrical terminal in the form of a hollow cylindrical barrel provided with a longitudinal slot divided into one or more pairs of wire gripping jaws. The barrel is integral with a second electrical contact connected to the barrel by an integral loop serving as a sloped wire stop at the entry of said barrel. Each electrical terminal is mounted on a web which interconnects partition walls. One of the partition walls is provided with a hook and a latch. Another partition wall is provided with a hook receiving recess and a latch receiving recess allowing a plurality of barrier blocks to be hooked and latched together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1979
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1980
    Assignee: AMP Incorporated
    Inventors: Vasantrai A. Vachhani, Melvin A. Soderstrom, Richard L. Hughes
  • Patent number: 4202589
    Abstract: A fuse holder includes a pair of electrical terminals which releasably clamp opposite ends of a fuse. Each terminal has a wire terminating, slitted barrel portion to which wires are connected without a need for tools. The fuse and the terminals are enclosed within a two piece dielectric housing adjustable in length to accept a range of fuse lengths. Means are provided to prevent undesired loosening or opening of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1978
    Date of Patent: May 13, 1980
    Assignee: AMP Incorporated
    Inventors: Robert P. Reavis, Jr., Melvin A. Soderstrom, Vasantrai A. Vachhani, Richard L. Hughes
  • Patent number: 4186984
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an insulation cover for a slotted barrel electrical terminal of the type mounted to a printed circuit board. The cover is molded of dielectric material in cylindrical form with an open end for receipt over a barrel terminal, and a closed end which is slotted to provide a seat against which an insertion tool is registered. A lengthwise slot of the cover receives one or more wires therein and grips across the cross section of each received wire to provide a strain relief. A projecting tab on the cover is utilized for gripping when removal of the cover from the terminal is required.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1978
    Date of Patent: February 5, 1980
    Assignee: AMP Incorporated
    Inventors: Robert P. Reavis, Jr., Melvin A. Soderstrom, Vasantrai A. Vachhani
  • Patent number: 4141618
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a metal plate terminal rolled into a barrel configuration having a longitudinal open seam defining a wire receiving slot. The terminal defines wire gripping jaws on either side of the seam. A transverse slot intersects the open seam dividing the jaws into two tandem pairs. An enlarged flared entryway is provided in the second pair of jaws for the open seam. The first set of jaws have tab portions projecting toward the second pair of jaws for guiding a wire along the open seam from the first set of jaws to the second. The transverse slot is of substantial width to prevent abrasion of the jaws with one another. The transverse slot further is of arcuate configuration, perpendicularly intersecting the open seam and incising one-fourth of a circumference of said barrel configuration on either side of said open seam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1977
    Date of Patent: February 27, 1979
    Assignee: AMP Incorporated
    Inventors: Robert P. Reavis, Jr., Melvin A. Soderstrom, Vasantrai A. Vachhani