Patents by Inventor Bradley Scott Buchter

Bradley Scott Buchter 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 with connector position assurance device
    Patent number: 8678846
    Abstract: An electrical connector is provided for mating with a mating connector and includes a housing and a fulcrum latch mechanism having a latch arm extending from a latching end to an actuation end. The latch arm is configured to rotate about a fulcrum that is located along the length of the latch arm between the latching and actuation ends such that the latching end is configured to move between a latched position and an unlatched position. A connector position assurance (CPA) device is movably held by the housing such that the CPA device is configured to move relative to the housing between a mated position and an unmated position. The CPA device is movably held by the housing independently of the latch arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew Bryan Hitchcock, Bradley Scott Buchter
  • ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH CONNECTOR POSITION ASSURANCE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20130260590
    Abstract: An electrical connector is provided for mating with a mating connector and includes a housing and a fulcrum latch mechanism having a latch arm extending from a latching end to an actuation end. The latch arm is configured to rotate about a fulcrum that is located along the length of the latch arm between the latching and actuation ends such that the latching end is configured to move between a latched position and an unlatched position. A connector position assurance (CPA) device is movably held by the housing such that the CPA device is configured to move relative to the housing between a mated position and an unmated position. The CPA device is movably held by the housing independently of the latch arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matthew Bryan Hitchcock, Bradley Scott Buchter