Patents by Inventor Archie L. Epperson

Archie L. Epperson 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).

  • Connector assembly
    Patent number: 5046959
    Abstract: A connector assembly having a signal post receptacle subassembly and a ground post receptacle subassembly. The signal post receptacle assembly has a connector shell which is mounted on an electrical assembly chassis, and has an electrical insulation board which is supported by the connector shell, and has a group of signal posts extending through and supported by the electrical insulation board, and having a retainer plate assembly fixedly attaching the electrical insulation board to the connector shell. The ground post receptacle subassembly has a ground post plate mounted on the retainer plate assembly, and has a group of ground posts with each ground post being fixedly connected at one end thereof to the ground post plate. An electrical grounding path extends from each ground post, through the ground post plate, retainer plate assembly, and connector shell, to the electrical assembly chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 10, 1991
    Assignee: Honeywell, Inc.
    Inventors: Dan E. Robbins, Charles G. Kozlowski, Archie L. Epperson