Patents by Inventor Norman McMullen

Norman McMullen 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: 6848931
    Abstract: A coaxial connector combination is provided having a male and a female portion. The coaxial connector combination includes a female portion having a tubular body with an engagement end and an annular locking groove disposed around an outer surface of the tubular body spaced back from the engagement end and a male portion. The male portion further includes a sleeve, a plurality of pawls, each extending outwards from an engagement end of the sleeve to form an annulate of spaced-apart pawls disposed around a center axis of the sleeve, said annulate of pawls being adapted to engage the outer surface of the tubular body and wherein a catch on an engagement end of each pawl of the plurality pawls engages the annular groove of the female portion and a locking collar disposed around an outside surface of the plurality of pawls and adapted to slidably lock the catches of the distal end of the plurality of pawls into the annular locking groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignee: Andrew Corporation
    Inventors: Norman McMullen, Jeff Ferdina
  • Publication number: 20040014350
    Abstract: A coaxial connector combination is provided having a male and a female portion. The coaxial connector combination includes a female portion having a tubular body with an engagement end and an annular locking groove disposed around an outer surface of the tubular body spaced back from the engagement end and a male portion. The male portion further includes a sleeve, a plurality of pawls, each extending outwards from an engagement end of the sleeve to form an annulate of spaced-apart pawls disposed around a center axis of the sleeve, said annulate of pawls being adapted to engage the outer surface of the tubular body and wherein a catch on an engagement end of each pawl of the plurality pawls engages the annular groove of the female portion and a locking collar disposed around an outside surface of the plurality of pawls and adapted to slidably lock the catches of the distal end of the plurality of pawls into the annular locking groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2002
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Inventors: Norman McMullen, Jeff Ferdina