Patents by Inventor Andrew WEIRBACK

Andrew WEIRBACK 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).

  • Electrical connector assembly with unlocking device for the unlocking process
    Patent number: 11056829
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a first connector portion with a first housing with a circumferential inner locking shoulder at a first end of the first housing and a second connector portion interconnectable with the first connector portion, having a second housing with a circumferential outer groove arranged coaxially with respect to a connector axis. A radially deformable locking ring is arranged in the circumferential groove of the second connector portion. The locking ring includes a circumferential outer locking shoulder, behind which the inner locking shoulder of the first connector portion is locked in a connected state of the first and the second connector portion and an unlocking surface that is circumferentially accessible from the outer vicinity in the connected state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: HUBER+SUHNER AG
    Inventors: Andrew Weirback, Maddiel Gonzalez
  • ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH UNLOCKING DEVICE FOR THE UNLOCKING PROCESS
    Publication number: 20200006892
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a first connector portion with a first housing with a circumferential inner locking shoulder at a first end of the first housing and a second connector portion interconnectable with the first connector portion, having a second housing with a circumferential outer groove arranged coaxially with respect to a connector axis. A radially deformable locking ring is arranged in the circumferential groove of the second connector portion. The locking ring includes a circumferential outer locking shoulder, behind which the inner locking shoulder of the first connector portion is locked in a connected state of the first and the second connector portion and an unlocking surface that is circumferentially accessible from the outer vicinity in the connected state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: HUBER+SUHNER AG
    Inventors: Andrew WEIRBACK, Maddiel GONZALEZ