Patents by Inventor Paul W. McDowell

Paul W. McDowell 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: 10389061
    Abstract: An electrical connector with a wire seal member. The wire seal member has seal member openings which extend through the seal member. Recesses are provided proximate the seal member openings and extend about the circumference of the seal member openings, the recesses extend from a first surface of the seal member in a direction toward a second surface. A rear-loaded cover/retainer is positioned proximate the wire seal member. The cover/retainer has cover/retainer openings, the cover/retainer openings are positioned to align with the seal member openings. The cover/retainer openings have projections which are positioned about the circumference of the cover/retainer openings. Wherein as the projections of the cover/retainer are moved into the recesses of the wire seal member, the projections enter the recesses and cause the seal member openings to interact with and seal the wire conductors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul W. McDowell, Chong Hun Yi
  • Publication number: 20190157797
    Abstract: An electrical connector with a wire seal member. The wire seal member has seal member openings which extend through the seal member. Recesses are provided proximate the seal member openings and extend about the circumference of the seal member openings, the recesses extend from a first surface of the seal member in a direction toward a second surface. A rear-loaded cover/retainer is positioned proximate the wire seal member. The cover/retainer has cover/retainer openings, the cover/retainer openings are positioned to align with the seal member openings. The cover/retainer openings have projections which are positioned about the circumference of the cover/retainer openings. Wherein as the projections of the cover/retainer are moved into the recesses of the wire seal member, the projections enter the recesses and cause the seal member openings to interact with and seal the wire conductors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Paul W. McDowell, Chong Hun Yi
  • Patent number: 8753141
    Abstract: An adapter for connecting magnet wires to a harness. A first housing of the adapter is secured to a housing of a motor assembly. The first housing has first terminals which are secured in terminal receiving passages of the first housing. The first terminals have insulation displacing slots and mating portions, with the insulation displacing slots configured for receiving magnet wires therein and the mating portions configured to mate with contacts of a mateable connector attached to the harness. A second housing of the adapter has contact receiving passages with receiving portions which configured to receive the mating portions of the first terminals and mateable connector receiving passages extending from the receiving portions. The mateable connector receiving passages dimensioned to receive the contacts of a mateable connector therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Kurt A. Randolph, Paul W. McDowell, Jeffrey R. Ruth
  • Publication number: 20140015357
    Abstract: An adapter for connecting magnet wires to a harness. A first housing of the adapter is secured to a housing of a motor assembly. The first housing has first terminals which are secured in terminal receiving passages of the first housing. The first terminals have insulation displacing slots and mating portions, with the insulation displacing slots configured for receiving magnet wires therein and the mating portions configured to mate with contacts of a mateable connector attached to the harness. A second housing of the adapter has contact receiving passages with receiving portions which configured to receive the mating portions of the first terminals and mateable connector receiving passages extending from the receiving portions. The mateable connector receiving passages dimensioned to receive the contacts of a mateable connector therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kurt A. RANDOLPH, Paul W. MCDOWELL, Jeffrey R. RUTH
  • Patent number: 4588242
    Abstract: An electrical connector in which an elastomeric seal is moulded in a rear, wire receiving face of a rigid housing shell to seal wires terminated in passageways in the connector. The seal preferably has a front facing portion surrounding the passageways to seal a mating interface. Resilient terminal latching fingers provided in a wall of each passageway flex out of the housing profile to admit the terminal and a mould core and prevent connector mating prior to complete insertion of all terminals in the passageways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1983
    Date of Patent: May 13, 1986
    Assignee: AMP Incorporated
    Inventors: Paul W. McDowell, Wilfred R. Scheller