Patents by Inventor Robert Kenneth Sheehan

Robert Kenneth Sheehan 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: 8901441
    Abstract: A connector can include: a body and a clip. The body can have a hollow core formed by walls and capable of receiving a conduit, and a side tab extending from the wall. The clip can have a transverse portion with an engagement configured to engage the side tab; and a member extending from the transverse portion to the first end and having a protrusion with an engagement surface and an entry surface. The protrusion can be configured to deflect radially inward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Sigma Electric Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Ashok Alilughatta Sathyanarayana, Chanddrakanthra Gireeshrao, Robert Kenneth Sheehan
  • Publication number: 20100084854
    Abstract: A connector can comprise: a body and a clip. The body can comprise a hollow core formed by walls and capable of receiving a conduit, and a side tab extending from the wall. The clip can comprise a transverse portion with an engagement configured to engage the side tab; and a member extending from the transverse portion to the first end and having a protrusion with an engagement surface and an entry surface. The protrusion can be configured to deflect radially inward. Another connector can comprise: a body, a spring clip, and a cable clip. The spring clip can comprise a flexible mid-portion configured to deflect under pressure. The cable clip can comprise a bridge portion with an engagement extending therefrom and configured to engage the side tab, and an arm configured to engage the conduit when disposed in the core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: SIGMA ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ashok Alilughatta Sathyanarayana, Chanddrakanthra Gireeshrao, Robert Kenneth Sheehan
  • Patent number: 6140582
    Abstract: A connector for facilitating the connection of electrical conduit or cable to junction box, which is fashioned from a single piece of material, and features a saddle member and rolled throat that are integral parts of the connector. These integrated features simplify manufacturing and ultimate use of the disclosed connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Inventor: Robert Kenneth Sheehan