Patents by Inventor Austin NICHOLSEN

Austin NICHOLSEN 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).

  • Patent number: 10916906
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly provides a hinge between two parts, such as an eye-piece part and an arm-piece part of augmented eyewear. The assembly includes first and second hermaphroditic connectors which are rotatable relative to each other. Each connector includes a conductive electrical terminal disposed on a non-conductive support. Each electrical terminal includes a main body and a flexible contact arm extending therefrom, and a contacting protrusion protruding from the contact arm. The contact arm can be flexed into a slot in the support. The contacting protrusion on each arm maintains engagement with the main body of the other connector during rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Austin Nicholsen, Alan Han, Victor Zaderej, Kevin Simone
  • Publication number: 20200251868
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly provides a hinge between two parts, such as an eye-piece part and an arm-piece part of augmented eyewear. The assembly includes first and second hermaphroditic connectors which are rotatable relative to each other. Each connector includes a conductive electrical terminal disposed on a non-conductive support. Each electrical terminal includes a main body and a flexible contact arm extending therefrom, and a contacting protrusion protruding from the contact arm. The contact arm can be flexed into a slot in the support. The contacting protrusion on each arm maintains engagement with the main body of the other connector during rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Austin NICHOLSEN, Alan HAN, Victor ZADEREJ, Kevin SIMONE