Patents by Inventor Alex Bruce Johnson

Alex Bruce Johnson 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).

  • Environmentally sealed, reusable connector for printed flexible electronics
    Patent number: 10770813
    Abstract: An environmentally sealed connector for connecting a spring-loaded terminal to a flexible circuit includes a spring-loaded terminal and a connector cap having a terminal cavity receiving a portion of the spring-loaded terminal therein in order to electrically couple the spring-loaded terminal to the flexible circuit. A connector base is releasably coupled to the connector cap and covers the terminal cavity and the portion of the spring-loaded terminal therein. An elastic member is disposed between the connector cap and the connector base in sealing engagement therewith and surrounds the terminal cavity and the portion of the spring-loaded terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Brewer Science, Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Stone, Joseph Demster, Robert Christian Cox, Alex Bruce Johnson, Louis McCarthy
  • ENVIRONMENTALLY SEALED, REUSABLE CONNECTOR FOR PRINTED FLEXIBLE ELECTRONICS
    Publication number: 20190036246
    Abstract: An environmentally sealed connector for connecting a spring-loaded terminal to a flexible circuit includes a spring-loaded terminal and a connector cap having a terminal cavity receiving a portion of the spring-loaded terminal therein in order to electrically couple the spring-loaded terminal to the flexible circuit. A connector base is releasably coupled to the connector cap and covers the terminal cavity and the portion of the spring-loaded terminal therein. An elastic member is disposed between the connector cap and the connector base in sealing engagement therewith and surrounds the terminal cavity and the portion of the spring-loaded terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: William J. Stone, Joseph Demster, Robert Christian Cox, Alex Bruce Johnson, Louis McCarthy