Patents by Inventor Ram K. Agnihotri

Ram K. Agnihotri 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).

  • Process for low density additive flexible circuits and harnesses
    Patent number: 5721007
    Abstract: An additive electrical circuit (5) on a flexible substrate (1) fabricated by; metallization of the substrate, applying a mask pattern comprising a plating resistant material, applying a conductive circuit material in a circuit pattern that is uncovered by the mask pattern, and removing the plating resistant material and the metallization. Leaving the circuit (5) on the substrate (1) to be applied as a harness or instrument panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1998
    Assignee: The Whitaker Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas J. Lynch, Ram K. Agnihotri, Paul F. Engle, Roger T. Banks, Ronald B. Barnes, Earl Hennenhoefer, Russell T. Lerch, Thomas O'Shea, John Yavor
  • Connector assembly
    Patent number: 5421747
    Abstract: A sealed terminal block assembly (10) includes a harness assembly (78) having first electrical terminal members (30) terminated to wires (74) of a cable (72); a housing (12) molded around the harness assembly (78), with each first terminal member (30) associated with a cavity (18) of the housing; second terminal members (46) for electrically engaging a corresponding first terminal member (30) upon insertion of the second terminal member into cavity (18); and an actuator member for moving each second terminal member (46) into electrical engagement with a second wire (80) inserted into the first terminal member (30) from a wire receiving face (26) of the housing (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 6, 1995
    Assignee: The Whitaker Corporation
    Inventors: Ram K. Agnihotri, Thomas J. Lynch, James W. Robertson