Patents by Inventor Brian Hillary

Brian Hillary 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 socket connector
    Patent number: 4493517
    Abstract: An electrical socket connector is adapted to receive a multiple-pin shrouded plug and has a body containing at least live and neutral sockets and formed with a recess to receive a shroud surrounding the pins of the plug. Moveable shutters are spring biased to close the live and neutral sockets and have cam surface portions extending into the recess to be engaged by the shroud of a plug so as to be moved against the spring bias on insertion of a shrouded plug, thereby to open the shutters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1984
    Date of Patent: January 15, 1985
    Assignee: WKR Limited
    Inventor: Brian Hillary