Patents by Inventor Aaron N. Keep

Aaron N. Keep 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).

  • Sealed electrical connector assembly
    Patent number: 9419370
    Abstract: A connector assembly comprises front and rear connector bodies, a wire grommet with wire passages, and a nut. Tightening the nut forces a rearward portion of the grommet into a tapered segment of a passage through the rear connector body and a forward portion of the rear connector body into a front passage of the front connector body, thereby radially compressing the grommet and sealing the wires passing therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: GLENAIR, INC.
    Inventors: Aaron N. Keep, Zachary W. Taylor, Jameson S. Mora
  • Sealed electrical connector assembly
    Patent number: 9368903
    Abstract: A connector assembly comprises front and rear connector bodies, a wire grommet with wire passages, and a nut. Tightening the nut forces a rearward portion of the grommet into a tapered segment of a passage through the rear connector body and a forward portion of the rear connector body into a front passage of the front connector body, thereby radially compressing the grommet and sealing the wires passing therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: GLENAIR, INC.
    Inventors: Aaron N. Keep, Zachary W. Taylor, Jameson S. Mora
  • Sealed electrical connector assembly
    Patent number: 9356387
    Abstract: A connector assembly comprises front and rear connector bodies, a wire grommet with wire passages, and a nut. Tightening the nut forces a rearward portion of the grommet into a tapered segment of a passage through the rear connector body, thereby radially compressing the grommet and sealing the wires passing therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: GLENAIR, INC.
    Inventors: Zachary W. Taylor, Chris H. McDonald, Aaron N. Keep, Mehrdad Ghara