Patents by Inventor Benno Otto Reis

Benno Otto Reis 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 shorting circuit arrangement
    Patent number: 5897389
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a shorting circuit arrangement. The assembly includes a first connector having a dielectric housing mounting at least a pair of adjacent terminals. A pair of conductive shorting members are mounted in the housing of the first connector. Each shorting member includes a contact portion in engagement with a respective one of the terminals and a shorting portion in engagement with the shorting portion of the other shorting member, thereby establishing an electrical shorting circuit between the terminals. A second connector includes a dielectric extending portion received between the shorting portions of the shorting members when the connectors are mated, thereby electrically separating the shorting members and opening the electrical shorting circuit between the terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1999
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Holger Alexander Dietz, Benno Otto Reis