Patents by Inventor Tony T. Brechtl

Tony T. Brechtl 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).

  • 3-prong electrical connector
    Patent number: 5622509
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed to a 3-prong grounded electrical connector which has a flexible and resilient grounding prong. The resilient grounding prong helps to maintain the connector in mating engagement with an electrical receptacle when the connector is laterally disturbed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 22, 1997
    Inventors: Ralph D. Smythe, Tony T. Brechtl