Patents Assigned to Souriau
  • Publication number: 20120045924
    Abstract: A connector which has a flexible portion which allows the connector to bend in response to non-axial forces applied thereto. When off-axis forces are applied to the connector or a mating connector, the off-axis forces do not cause oblique loading on the connector or mating connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: SOURIAU USA, INC.
    Inventors: Scott David HARNISH, Timothy WICKARD
  • Publication number: 20110318098
    Abstract: A screw-type connector (1) has reinforced locking including a first connection element (2), and a locking ring (10) which is mounted so as to rotate freely about the first connection element which includes at least one ball (3) facing radial teeth (14) on the locking ring, the locking ring being intended to be screwed to a second connection element when the second connection element is connected to the first connection element. The connector includes a resilient element (21) which is mounted between the first connection element and the locking ring and which is capable of being compressed in order to allow a translation of the locking ring in the direction of the second connection element and to allow additional screwing of the locking ring to the second connection element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: SOURIAU
    Inventors: Daniel GLOAGUEN, Serge LEROYER
  • Patent number: 8075331
    Abstract: A quick lock connector assembly includes of a first electrical connector or receptacle connector, of a complementary electrical connector or plug, of a system for locking and unlocking connectors forming the connection assembly in order to allow its coupling and uncoupling, in which the receptacle connector and the plug each have at their respective ends a system of integrated sleeves and spring housings actuated by a push force. The disclosed embodiments have a particular application in severe environments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Souriau
    Inventors: Yves Gazelot, Franck Rinaldi, Jacky Chauveau
  • Publication number: 20110281448
    Abstract: A connector includes a first connection element (2) provided with a portion of greater diameter (9) upstream to a portion of smaller diameter (10) and a second connection element (3) provided with a female contact element (14, 16) including a local narrowing of diameter (20), the narrowing being upstream to a contact piece (14) housed at the bottom of a cavity. During the connection between the two connection elements, the portion of greater diameter of the male contact element comes into contact with the local narrowing of diameter of the female contact element in the corresponding cavity, before the portion of smaller diameter of the male contact element comes into contact with the contact piece housed at the bottom of the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: SOURIAU
    Inventors: Daniel GLOAGUEN, Pascal RIBEAU
  • Publication number: 20110266900
    Abstract: A device for coupling an asynchronous motor with an electrical power supply cable includes a socket (100) designed to be connected to the asynchronous motor so that each of the six wires (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22) of the asynchronous motor corresponds to a contact (103) of the three-phase socket, a plug (100) designed to be connected to the electrical power supply cable so that each of the three wires of the electrical power supply cable corresponds to one contact of the plug, and at least one shunt (110) including at least two connection strips (111, 112) each designed to couple two contacts of the three-phase socket. An asynchronous motor provided with a connection device such as this and a method for coupling an asynchronous motor are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: SOURIAU
    Inventors: Thierry GAUMER, Martin RAGAINE
  • Patent number: 8029325
    Abstract: The invention relates a connection unit comprising an insert provided a front part and a back part provided with longitudinal through holes. At least one longitudinal through hole in the front part of the insert coincides with a longitudinal through hole in the back part. The connection unit includes at least one contact extending through a longitudinal through hole in the front part and through a longitudinal through hole in the back part of the insert. A front portion of the contact is provided with a stop pressing on a stop in the longitudinal hole in the front part of the insert. A back portion of said contact is provided with retaining means which require said back portion be forced into the longitudinal hole in the back part of the insert. The invention also relates a mounting process of such a connection unit, as well as a connection kit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Souriau
    Inventor: Laurent Bardet
  • Publication number: 20110206333
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the production of a bayonet connecting element (1) for an electrical or optical connector, according to which a body (2), with a general hollow cylindrical shape, is produced, characterized in that it comprises the following additional stages: a) A through bore (12) is made by piercing a wall (5) of the body of the connecting element from the outer surface (10) of said wall; b) The outer surface of the wall around the bore is machined in such a way as to hollow out a flat surface (11) around said bore; c) A lug (4) is inserted into the bore, from the outer surface of the wall, in such a way that a head (8) of the lug is projecting from the outer surface of the wall of the connecting element. The invention also relates to such a connecting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: SOURIAU
    Inventors: Patrick ALLAIN, Alain HAMON
  • Publication number: 20110194911
    Abstract: An anti-unlock screw device (100) for connector designed to maintain the connection between two connection elements (1, 2), includes a cylindrical sleeve (101) provided with a row of saw-tooth notches (105) arranged on an internal circumference of a rear portion. The device also has an internal ring (106) mounted in the rear portion of the cylindrical sleeve so that it can be positioned between the cylindrical sleeve and the first connection element, the internal ring including at least one catch (107) capable of cooperating with the saw-tooth notches of the cylindrical sleeve. A blocking device (110, 111, 112, 113) keeps the internal ring fixed relatively to the cylindrical sleeve in a first sense of rotation (V) and inversely keeps the internal ring free in rotation relatively to the cylindrical sleeve in a second sense of rotation (DV).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: SOURIAU
    Inventor: Serge LEROYER
  • Patent number: 7988476
    Abstract: A protective plug assembly for use with a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector. The plug assembly is installed over a terminated USB connector and provides additional shielding for the USB connector, thereby allowing the USB connector to be used in military, aerospace, industrial or other applications in which signal degradation is a concern. The plug assembly is easily installed in the field, as the plug adapter assembly may be preassembled during manufacture. The plug assembly also provides sealing for the USB connector which allows the USB connector to be used in environmental conditions which are not conducive to the longevity of an unprotected connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Souriau USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Brian Billman, Scott David Harnish
  • Patent number: 7955125
    Abstract: A versatile modular connector and a conduit system which is easily used and installed by electricians and non-electricians in the field are described. The components, such as the junction box, outlet boxes and bridge cables can be prewired and easily added to the system by using the quick connect connectors to allow for a stable and sealed system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Souriau USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas P. Petrillo, Timothy Wickard
  • Patent number: 7942369
    Abstract: A windscreen frame, and a method of production for a windscreen frame, designed to hold a windscreen in an opening in a wall, the frame including at least one upper horizontal frame section element, at least one lower horizontal frame section element and at least one vertical mounting, characterized in that it is a single unit in composite material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Souriau
    Inventors: Benjamin Mahieu, Bruno Cacciaguerra, Louis Peltier
  • Patent number: 7906736
    Abstract: A sealed wall feedthrough including a cylindrical assembly sleeve fixed and sealed in an opening of the wall, a cylindrical penetration module including joints ensuring the seal arranged on the periphery of its outside face, the module being able to transfer travel into the cylindrical assembly sleeve and includes locking with at least two annular grooves cut into the periphery of the inside face of the assembly sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Souriau
    Inventor: Franck Aita
  • Publication number: 20110053395
    Abstract: The invention is directed to an adapter for use with a connector assembly. The adapter has a receptacle body and a locking sleeve. The receptacle body is applied to a first portion of the connector assembly, and the locking sleeve is applied to a second portion of the connector assembly. The locking sleeve can be easily disengaged from the receptacle body to remove the second portion or the connector assembly from the first portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: SOURIAU USA, INC.
    Inventor: Richard Glenn LEIBFRIED, JR.
  • Publication number: 20110006875
    Abstract: A modular by-pass device of an electrical component includes a housing possessing a movable means of sealing, and is equipped with conducting terminals, one of whose ends is connected to one of the terminals of the electrical component circuit, the other end being fastened to the wall of the housing projecting into the interior of the housing and constituting a contact post. An actuator providing transposition between two positions of a control device include a plunger shaft and a spring arranged in the space formed between the plunger shaft and the internal wall of the housing. A trigger includes a retention device of the plunger shaft held in place by a fusible material. A reversing switch includes a contact zone providing electrical continuity between two contact posts of the terminals carried by the housing. The disclosed embodiments finds application more particularly in the isolation and short-circuiting of a battery element, which has become defective.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: SOURIAU
    Inventors: Jean-Louis Striebig, Pierre Savaro
  • Patent number: 7841889
    Abstract: Locking device for a shielded sub-miniature connection assembly having two sub-miniature connectors with housings made of two molded thermoplastic half-shells, a high contact density miniature sub-assembly with a molded thermoplastic insulating body provided with contact cavities for the positioning and retention of contacts, wherein one of the housings includes on at least one of its faces a movable metal latch able to co-act with a slot made in at least one of the outside faces of the complementary housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Souriau
    Inventors: Philippe Gerard, Philippe Mallet
  • Publication number: 20100261367
    Abstract: A protective plug assembly for use with a USB connector. The plug assembly may be installed over a terminated USB connector and provides additional shielding for the USB connector, thereby allowing the USB connector to be used in military, aerospace, industrial or other applications in which signal degradation is a concern. The plug assembly is easily installed in the field, as the plug adapter assembly may be preassembled during manufacture. The plug assembly also provides sealing for the USB connector which allows the USB connector to be used in environmental conditions which are not conducive to the longevity of an unprotected connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2010
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Applicant: SOURIAU USA, INC.
    Inventors: Timothy Brian BILLMAN, Scott David HARNISH
  • Patent number: 7806621
    Abstract: A locking device designed to maintain the connection between a male connecting element and a female connecting element, and assembly including the locking device. The locking device includes a sleeve provided with a female thread designed to interact with a male thread of the female connecting element and indexing means housed in the sleeve and designed to interact with the male connecting element and to be indexed during screwing of the locking device onto the female connecting element. The locking device also includes a compression device mounted so that it sides in the sleeve and is capable of increasing a contact pressure between the indexing means after screwing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Souriau
    Inventor: Serge Leroyer
  • Publication number: 20100105237
    Abstract: A quick lock connector assembly includes of a first electrical connector or receptacle connector, of a complementary electrical connector or plug, of a system for locking and unlocking connectors forming the connection assembly in order to allow its coupling and uncoupling, in which the receptacle connector and the plug each have at their respective ends a system of integrated sleeves and spring housings actuated by a push force. The disclosed embodiments have a particular application in severe environments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: SOURIAU
    Inventors: Yves GAZELOT, Franck RINALDI, Jacky CHAUVEAU
  • Publication number: 20100062632
    Abstract: The invention refers to a modular adapter for a connector insert, characterized in that it comprises a hollow body provided with a through cavity for receiving a connector insert, an external wall of said hollow body being provided with reversible retention means able to cooperate with the internal wall of a through hole in a connector box in which said adapter is intended to be mounted. The invention also refers to a connection unit comprising two modular adapters, respectively male and female adapters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: Souriau
    Inventors: Pascal Ribeau, Serge Leroyer
  • Patent number: 7670061
    Abstract: A miniature high density connector including a thermoplastic insulating body having contact cavities for the insertion, the positioning and the retention of electrical, optical or electro-optical contacts, a back plate having clips for the locking of the contacts into the contact cavities of the insulating body, a receptacle shell constituting an interface element for coupling with a complementary mating connector having a flange for the assembly and the retention of the insulating body and the back plate in the receptacle shell, the back plate being movable and including a projecting dimple located on the side wall, making possible its locking into the receptacle shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Souriau
    Inventors: Philippe Gerard, Philippe Mallet