Patents by Inventor William Wade Haymaker

William Wade Haymaker 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).

  • Modular connector system
    Patent number: 8123560
    Abstract: A connector system includes a first connector comprising a housing holding a plurality of contacts, a second connector comprising a housing holding a plurality of contacts, and a metal shield having walls defining a shielded chamber. The first and second connectors are configured to be mounted to a circuit board in a stacked arrangement next to one another. The first and second connectors are configured to be arranged in a shielded configuration in which the first and second connectors are positioned within the shielded chamber and mounted to the circuit board with the metal shield. The first and second connectors are also configured to be arranged in an unshielded configuration in which the first and second connectors are mounted to the circuit board without the metal shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew Richard McAlonis, William Wade Haymaker, Dustin Belack, Michael James Horning
  • MODULAR CONNECTOR SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110294348
    Abstract: A connector system includes a first connector comprising a housing holding a plurality of contacts, a second connector comprising a housing holding a plurality of contacts, and a metal shield having walls defining a shielded chamber. The first and second connectors are configured to be mounted to a circuit board in a stacked arrangement next to one another. The first and second connectors are configured to be arranged in a shielded configuration in which the first and second connectors are positioned within the shielded chamber and mounted to the circuit board with the metal shield. The first and second connectors are also configured to be arranged in an unshielded configuration in which the first and second connectors are mounted to the circuit board without the metal shield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: MATTHEW RICHARD MCALONIS, WILLIAM WADE HAYMAKER, DUSTIN BELACK, MICHAEL JAMES HORNING
  • Composite general purpose rectangular connector
    Patent number: 7549885
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly is disclosed that includes a receptacle connector and plug connector. The receptacle connector includes a receptacle housing having a top surface and a bottom surface, a support plate, spacers configured to retain the support plate adjacent to the top surface, and a post retained against the support plate by a spring and a fastener configured to releasable assemble the post and the support plate. The receptacle connector is less complex, lighter, and less expensive than receptacle connectors entirely made of a unitary composite, metal, or metallized composite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Lawrence Se-Jun Oh, James Patrick Mosier, William Wade Haymaker