Patents by Inventor Scott Keith Mickievicz

Scott Keith Mickievicz 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: 10177562
    Abstract: A base element and a surge protection system incorporating the base element are provided. The base element includes a housing having a front portion and a rear portion. Apertures in the rear portion provide access to contacts secured within the housing, and a receiving portion extending from the front portion includes at least one receiving section for receiving a surge protection cartridge. Plug receptacles in the receiving portion are in electrical communication with the contacts to incorporate the surge protection device in a circuit when the surge protection cartridge is inserted. The base element is configured to mount orthogonally to a case such that conductors secured to the contacts extend through the apertures and into an enclosure defined by the case in a substantially linear direction. The system includes a case configured to be attached to a rack mount system and a plurality of base elements secured to the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Phoenix Contact Development and Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Keith Mickievicz, Jon Alan Fortuna, Christopher Jon Laubach, Michael Timothy Sykes, Shane William Wiest
  • Publication number: 20160365723
    Abstract: A base element and a surge protection system incorporating the base element are provided. The base element includes a housing having a front portion and a rear portion. Apertures in the rear portion provide access to contacts secured within the housing, and a receiving portion extending from the front portion includes at least one receiving section for receiving a surge protection cartridge. Plug receptacles in the receiving portion are in electrical communication with the contacts to incorporate the surge protection device in a circuit when the surge protection cartridge is inserted. The base element is configured to mount orthogonally to a case such that conductors secured to the contacts extend through the apertures and into an enclosure defined by the case in a substantially linear direction. The system includes a case configured to be attached to a rack mount system and a plurality of base elements secured to the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Scott Keith MICKIEVICZ, Jon Alan FORTUNA, Christopher Jon LAUBACH, Michael Timothy SYKES, Shane William WIEST
  • Patent number: 9466975
    Abstract: A base element and a surge protection system incorporating the base element are provided. The base element includes a housing having a front portion and a rear portion. Apertures in the rear portion provide access to contacts secured within the housing, and a receiving portion extending from the front portion includes at least one receiving section for receiving a surge protection cartridge. Plug receptacles in the receiving portion are in electrical communication with the contacts to incorporate the surge protection device in a circuit when the surge protection cartridge is inserted. The base element is configured to mount orthogonally to a case such that conductors secured to the contacts extend through the apertures and into an enclosure defined by the case in a substantially linear direction. The system includes a case configured to be attached to a rack mount system and a plurality of base elements secured to the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Phoenix Contact Development and Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Keith Mickievicz, Jon Alan Fortuna, Christopher Jon Laubach, Michael Timothy Sykes, Shane William Wiest
  • Publication number: 20150214729
    Abstract: A surge protection system including a pluggable surge protection cartridge and its corresponding base is disclosed. The cartridge includes a housing, a surge protection assembly situated within the housing containing a surge protection element and a plurality of cartridge contacts in electrical contact with the surge protection assembly. The cartridge contacts are configured to engage a base within an electrical load center to carry a surge current from the load center across an electrical path of the surge protection assembly through the surge protection element. The cartridge is configured to be situated within the base such that the cartridge is removable from the base while the base remains in electrical contact with the load center.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Brian John GILLESPIE, Christopher Jon LAUBACH, Russell David MOSER, David Michael MCCLELLAN, Scott Keith MICKIEVICZ
  • Patent number: 8988842
    Abstract: A terminal block is disclosed that includes a terminal body housing, a plurality of conductive elements arranged within the terminal body to create a continuous electrical path therethrough, and a disconnect switch integral the terminal body, the switch arranged to open the continuous electrical path and expose a terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Phoenix Contact Development and Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian John Gillespie, Christopher Jon Laubach, Russell David Moser, David Michael McClellan, Scott Keith Mickievicz, Michael P. Lacey
  • Publication number: 20140313631
    Abstract: A base element and a surge protection system incorporating the base element are provided. The base element includes a housing having a front portion and a rear portion. Apertures in the rear portion provide access to contacts secured within the housing, and a receiving portion extending from the front portion includes at least one receiving section for receiving a surge protection cartridge. Plug receptacles in the receiving portion are in electrical communication with the contacts to incorporate the surge protection device in a circuit when the surge protection cartridge is inserted. The base element is configured to mount orthogonally to a case such that conductors secured to the contacts extend through the apertures and into an enclosure defined by the case in a substantially linear direction. The system includes a case configured to be attached to a rack mount system and a plurality of base elements secured to the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: PHOENIX CONTACT DEVELOPMENT AND MANUFACTURING, INC.
    Inventors: Scott Keith MICKIEVICZ, Jon Alan FORTUNA, Christopher Jon LAUBACH, Michael Timothy SYKES, Shane William WIEST
  • Patent number: 8670221
    Abstract: A terminal block is disclosed that integrates a surge protection base, a disconnect and connection points to provide a Kelvin connection in which a surge protection element is in electrical communication with the ground and the connection points for incoming and outgoing wires. The terminal block includes a terminal body having a terminal body housing, a plurality of conductive elements arranged within the terminal body to create a continuous electrical path therethrough and a disconnect switch integral the terminal body, the switch arranged to open the continuous electrical path and expose a terminal. The terminal body is configured to receive a surge protection element and the surge protection element, when received in the terminal body, forms a portion of the continuous electrical path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Phoenix Contact Development & Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian John Gillespie, Christopher Jon Laubach, Russell David Moser, David Michael McClellan, Scott Keith Mickievicz, Michael P. Lacey
  • Publication number: 20120206848
    Abstract: A surge protection system including a pluggable surge protection cartridge and its corresponding base is disclosed. The cartridge includes a housing, a surge protection assembly situated within the housing containing a surge protection element and a plurality of cartridge contacts in electrical contact with the surge protection assembly. The cartridge contacts are configured to engage a base within an electrical load center to carry a surge current from the load center across an electrical path of the surge protection assembly through the surge protection element. The cartridge is configured to be situated within the base such that the cartridge is removable from the base while the base remains in electrical contact with the load center.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: PHOENIX CONTACT DEVELOPMENT & MANUFACTURING, INC.
    Inventors: Brian John GILLESPIE, Christopher Jon LAUBACH, Russell David MOSER, David Michael McCLELLAN, Scott Keith MICKIEVICZ
  • Publication number: 20120081828
    Abstract: A terminal block is disclosed that includes a terminal body housing, a plurality of conductive elements arranged within the terminal body to create a continuous electrical path therethrough, and a disconnect switch integral the terminal body, the switch arranged to open the continuous electrical path and expose a terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: PHOENIX CONTACT DEVELOPMENT & MANUFACTURING, INC.
    Inventors: Brian John GILLESPIE, Christopher Jon LAUBACH, Russell David MOSER, David Michael MCCLELLAN, Scott Keith MICKIEVICZ, Michael P. Lacey
  • Publication number: 20120081827
    Abstract: A terminal block is disclosed that integrates a surge protection base, a disconnect and connection points to provide a Kelvin connection in which a surge protection element is in electrical communication with the ground and the connection points for incoming and outgoing wires. The terminal block includes a terminal body having a terminal body housing. a plurality of conductive elements arranged within the terminal body to create a continuous electrical path therethrough and a disconnect switch integral the terminal body, the switch arranged to open the continuous electrical path and expose a terminal. The terminal body is configured to receive a surge protection element and the surge protection element, when received in the terminal body, forms a portion of the continuous electrical path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: PHOENIX CONTACT DEVELOPMENT & MANUFACTURING, INC.
    Inventors: Brian John GILLESPIE, Christopher Jon LAUBACH, Russell David MOSER, David Michael McCLELLAN, Scott Keith MICKIEVICZ, Michael P. Lacey
  • Patent number: 7384271
    Abstract: A wire (12) is bent into a row of contactors (14) that are each of miniature cloverleaf shape with each cloverleaf having a plurality of loops (21-24), the cloverleafs are then cut apart at cuts (40) to electrically isolate them from each other, and the middles of the cloverleafs are embedded into a block (43) of polymer. The combination of a row of cloverleafs and the block, are placed between upper and lower groups of terminals (30, 32) and compressed between them, to connect each upper terminal to a lower one.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventor: Scott Keith Mickievicz
  • Patent number: 7218530
    Abstract: Tails (20) projecting from an electrical component (12) that lies on a circuit board surface, are terminated to traces on a multi-layer circuit board (14) in a manner that minimizes the disadvantages of long through hole soldering and of surface mount techniques. A blind hole is drilled and plated to form a shallow well (70). The well is filled with a soldering composition (130). A tail (20) is projected downward into the soldering composition with the extreme tip of the tail lying above the bottom of the hole, and the soldering composition is heated to solder the tail to the hole plating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignee: ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Keith Mickievicz, John Edward Knaub
  • Patent number: 6963494
    Abstract: Tails (20) projecting from an electrical component (12) that lies on a circuit board surface, are terminated to traces on a multi-layer circuit board (14) in a manner that minimizes the disadvantages of long through hole soldering and of surface mount techniques. A blind hole is drilled and plated in a first layer (31) that will become the topmost layer of the stack, to form a shallow well (70). The well is filled with a soldering composition (130). A tail (20) is projected downward into the soldering composition, and the soldering composition is heated to solder the tail to the hole plating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2005
    Assignee: ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Keith Mickievicz, John Edward Knaub
  • Patent number: 6953285
    Abstract: An optical fiber connector (14) is provided, of a type that has a housing (70) and a fiber block (72) slideable between forward and rearward positions within a passage of the housing, the housing having guide-receiving spaces (120, 122) on opposite sides of the passage for receiving guides (60) of a mating connector device, which assures that the block will remain in its forward position prior to mating of the connector with the connector device. A sheet metal retainer (110) for retaining the fiber block in the forward position, includes a latch (112) that lies in the path of rearward movement of a shoulder (118) on the fiber block as the fiber block moves rearwardly from its forward position, to resist such movement with a force of a plurality of pounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2005
    Assignee: ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventor: Scott Keith Mickievicz
  • Publication number: 20040251046
    Abstract: Tails (20) projecting from an electrical component (12) that lies on a circuit board surface, are terminated to traces on a multi-layer circuit board (14) in a manner that minimizes the disadvantages of long through hole soldering and of surface mount techniques. A blind hole is drilled and plated in a first layer (31) that will become the topmost layer of the stack, to form a shallow well (70). The well is filled with a soldering composition (130). A tail (20) is projected downward into the soldering composition, and the soldering composition is heated to solder the tail to the hole plating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2003
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Applicant: ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Keith Mickievicz, John Edward Knaub
  • Publication number: 20040062487
    Abstract: An optical fiber connector (14) is provided, of a type that has a housing (70) and a fiber block (72) slideable between forward and rearward positions within a passage of the housing, the housing having guide-receiving spaces (120, 122) on opposite sides of the passage for receiving guides (60) of a mating connector device, which assures that the block will remain in its forward position prior to mating of the connector with the connector device. A sheet metal retainer (110) for retaining the fiber block in the forward position, includes a latch (112) that lies in the path of rearward movement of a shoulder (118) on the fiber block as the fiber block moves rearwardly from its forward position, to resist such movement with a force of a plurality of pounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2002
    Publication date: April 1, 2004
    Applicant: ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventor: Scott Keith Mickievicz
  • Patent number: 6129592
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly (30) includes an insulating housing (32) and assembled thereto a plurality of terminal modules (50). Each terminal module (50) has a plurality of terminals (56), each including a cantilevered beam (58) having a protuberance (59) at the leading end thereof, a conductor connecting portion (62) and an intermediate portion (60) therebetween encapsulated in an insulative web (76). The beams (58) of all the terminals (56) extend in a single line. The protuberances (59) of a first group (64) of adjacent terminals (56) in the row extend in one direction in the single line and the protuberances (59) of the beams of a second group (66) extend in an opposite direction in the single line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2000
    Assignee: The Whitaker Corporation
    Inventors: Scott Keith Mickievicz, George Preputnick
  • Patent number: 6116957
    Abstract: An electrical connector (10) for interconnecting discrete circuits on a first circuit board (14) with discrete circuits on a second circuit board (16), includes an insulating housing (18) having a series of contact members (20) arranged in side by side cavities (22). Each contact member (20) has a straight shank (130) that is only partially supported by the floor (32) of the housing. The shank (130) has a first beam (136) at one end and a second beam (138) at the other end, each end of which has a respective one of first and second contacts (140, 142) attached thereto. Each contact terminates in a pre-load member (144, 146) that is formed parallel to the shank and slidingly extends into a recess (120) in the housing. Each pre-load member (144, 146) includes a latch surface (168) that abuts against a stop surface (124) formed in the housing (18) to limit movement of the contacts and thereby provide a desired pre-load to each contact (140, 142).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Assignee: The Whitaker Corporation
    Inventors: Scott Keith Mickievicz, Scott Anthony Faulkner, Edmund Luther Jacobs
  • Patent number: 6024585
    Abstract: A method for connecting two ends (34, 36) of a conductive member (32) to a circuit-bearing article (20) includes the steps of: selecting a conductive member (32) having two ends (34,36) adapted to be terminated to receptacles; selecting at least two heat-insensitive terminals (40), electrically connecting the terminals (40) to a respective circuit terminus (24) with a selected amount of fluid conductive material; and mating the conductive member ends (34, 36) to respective receptacles (44) of the terminals (40).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2000
    Assignee: The Whitaker Corporation
    Inventors: Scott Keith Mickievicz, Richard Nicolas Whyne, Scott Frederick Morin, Jennifer Lyn Peavy, Robert Thomas Hirsbrunner
  • Patent number: 5825334
    Abstract: An antenna (20) including a continuous planar conductor (22) in a coaxial connector. The planar conductor (22) is made by stamping an array of slots (30) in a continuous sheet of metal with ends of adjacent slots (30) being offset from each other in an alternating pattern of long and short slot portions (32, 36) on each side of a centerline of the array; at least filling each slot (30) with a dielectric material (50), thereby defining a slot filled strip; and cutting along each side of the slot-filled strip intersecting each filled long slot portion (32) at a sufficient distance from the ends of adjacent ones of the filled short slot portions (36) to define a strap (42) of metal connecting the metal strips on each side of each slot (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1998
    Assignee: The Whitaker Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen Daniel Gherardini, Scott Keith Mickievicz, Richard Nicholas Whyne, John Anthony Woratyla