Patents by Inventor Bryan Hitchcock
Bryan Hitchcock 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).
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Publication number: 20240030694Abstract: A wire guide assembly includes a seal cover having a cover opening defined therethrough and a fixation element. A seal is fitted to the seal cover and defines a seal opening aligned with the cover opening in an axial direction of the assembly. A strain relief guide of the assembly is fitted to a side of the seal opposite the seal cover and defines a guide opening aligned with the seal opening and the cover opening in the axial direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2022Publication date: January 25, 2024Applicant: TE Connectivity Solutions GmbHInventors: Matthew Bryan Hitchcock, Nathan Philip Myer, Ram Kishore Venkatesan, Troy Agner, Subodh Patil, Barakissa Gakou, Andrew Jacob Vasbinder
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Patent number: 11846475Abstract: A power connector includes a housing having a terminal channel and a terminal received in the terminal channel including a mating pin at a front of the terminal and a cable connector at a rear of the terminal. The mating pin is positioned in the terminal channel for mating with a charging connector. The cable connector includes a pad configured to be terminated to a power cable. The power connector includes a heat exchanger thermally coupled to the pad of the terminal. The heat exchanger includes a coolant channel for coolant flow through the heat exchanger for actively cooling the terminal. The heat exchanger includes a thermally conductive separator electrically isolating the heat exchanger from the pad of the terminal.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2020Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Inventors: Matthew Bryan Hitchcock, Nathan Philip Myer, Clara Marguerite Rhodes, David Bruce Sarraf, Ryan David Hetrick, Kevin John Peterson
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Publication number: 20230302929Abstract: A resistor module includes a resistor module housing having an inner cavity. A proximity contact and a ground contact are received in the inner cavity and held by the resistor module housing. A proximity wire, electrically connected to a proximity terminal of the charging inlet assembly, is electrically connected to the proximity contact. A ground wire, electrically connected to a ground terminal of the charging inlet assembly, is electrically connected to the ground contact. A resistor element is received in the inner cavity and coupled to mating ends of the proximity and ground contacts. The resistor element is electrically connected to the proximity terminal through the proximity wire and the proximity contact and is electrically connected to the ground terminal through the ground wire and the ground contact.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2022Publication date: September 28, 2023Inventors: Matthew Bryan Hitchcock, Clara Marguerite Rhodes, Jeremy Christin Patterson, Aaron James de Chazal
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Publication number: 20230246405Abstract: A charging inlet assembly includes a housing extending between a front and a rear having a DC section configured for mating with a DC charging connector and an AC section configured for mating with an AC charging connector. The charging inlet assembly includes an AC charging module coupled to the rear of the housing at the AC section having an AC terminal holder holding AC terminals. The AC charging module is removable from the housing wherein the AC terminals are removed from the housing with the AC terminal holder. A DC charging module is coupled to the rear of the housing at the DC section having a DC terminal holder holding DC terminals. The DC charging module is removable from the housing wherein the DC terminals are removed from the housing with the DC terminal holder.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2023Publication date: August 3, 2023Inventors: Matthew Bryan Hitchcock, Kevin John Peterson, Clara Marguerite Rhodes, Aaron James de Chazal, Joshua T. Shoemaker
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Publication number: 20230182659Abstract: A wire harness for a charging inlet of a vehicle includes first and second high voltage wires having first and second conductors. An inline disconnect electrically connects the first and second conductors and is configured to allow the conductors to be disconnected. The inline disconnect includes a housing having a central cavity, a first chamber at a first end that receives the first high voltage wire, and a second chamber open to the central cavity at a second end that receives the second high voltage wire. First and second disconnect contacts terminated to the conductors are received in the central cavity. A connecting element couples the first and second disconnect contacts and is removable from the disconnect contacts to allow disconnection of the first and second disconnect contacts to electrically separate the first and second high voltage wires.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2021Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: Matthew Bryan Hitchcock, Nathan Philip Myer, Clara Rhodes, Aaron James de Chazal, Kevin John Peterson
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Publication number: 20230116836Abstract: A charging inlet assembly includes a housing extending between a front and a rear. The housing has DC terminal channels and AC terminal channels. The charging inlet assembly includes AC terminals, include a proximity terminal and a ground terminal, received in the corresponding AC terminal channels. The charging inlet assembly includes DC terminals received in the corresponding DC terminal channels. The charging inlet assembly includes a proximity resistor assembly having a plug body holding a resistor, a first resistor conductor and a second resistor conductor. The first resistor conductor is coupled between the resistor and the terminating end of the proximity terminal. The second resistor conductor is coupled between the resistor and the terminating end of the ground terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2022Publication date: April 13, 2023Inventors: Clara Marguerite Rhodes, Hurley Chester Moll, Aaron James de Chazal, Matthew Bryan Hitchcock, Nathan Philip Myer, Andrew Jacob Vasbinder, Adam Price Tyler, James Smith, John Mark Myer, Kevin John Peterson
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Patent number: 11590852Abstract: A charging inlet for an electric vehicle (EV) includes a body defining an opening having a conductive terminal arranged therein. A sealing cover is pivotally attached to the body and is moveable between an open position exposing the opening and conductive terminal, and a closed position sealing the opening and the conductive terminal with respect to an external environment. A sealing element of the cover defines a sealing plug including an angled sealing rib defined about an outer periphery thereof. The sealing plug and sealing rib are configured to engage with the opening of inlet body for sealing the opening with the cover in the closed position.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2021Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Inventors: Matthew Bryan Hitchcock, Aaron James de Chazal
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Publication number: 20230058392Abstract: A charging inlet assembly includes a housing extending between a front and a rear. The housing has a DC section includes DC terminal channels configured to receive DC terminals. The housing has an AC section including AC terminal channels configured to receive AC terminals. The DC section configured for mating with a DC charging connector at the front. The AC section configured for mating with an AC charging connector at the front. The housing includes an indicator opening. The charging inlet assembly includes a human machine interface (HMI) assembly coupled to the rear of the housing. The HMI assembly includes a charging indicator aligned with the indicator opening. The charging indicator is visible from the front of the housing to indicate a charging status of the charging inlet assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2022Publication date: February 23, 2023Inventors: Matthew Bryan Hitchcock, Hurley Chester Moll, Aaron James de Chazal, Kevin John Peterson, Clara Marguerite Rhodes
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Publication number: 20230059653Abstract: A charging inlet assembly includes a housing having a DC section with DC terminals received in DC terminal channels for mating with a DC charging connector and AC terminals, including a proximity terminal, received in AC terminal channels for mating with an AC charging connector. The charging inlet assembly includes an HMI assembly coupled to the rear of the housing having a control circuit board, a charging indicator coupled to the control circuit board visible from the front of the housing to indicate a charging status of the charging inlet assembly, and a proximity resistor assembly coupled to the housing. The proximity resistor assembly includes a resistor coupled to the control circuit board and a cable connector connected between the control circuit board and the proximity terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2022Publication date: February 23, 2023Inventors: Matthew Bryan Hitchcock, Hurley Chester Moll, Kevin John Peterson, Clara Marguerite Rhodes, Aaron James de Chazal
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Publication number: 20230054502Abstract: A charging inlet assembly includes a housing having a DC section having DC terminals received in DC terminal channels for mating with the DC charging connector and AC terminals received in AC terminal channels for mating with the AC charging connector. The DC terminals include a proximity terminal and a ground terminal. The proximity and ground terminals include terminating ends received in a rear cavity of the housing. The charging inlet assembly includes a proximity resistor assembly received in the rear cavity having a resistor, a first resistor conductor coupled between the resistor and the terminating end of the proximity terminal, and a second resistor conductor coupled between the resistor and the terminating end of the ground terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2022Publication date: February 23, 2023Inventors: Matthew Bryan Hitchcock, Hurley Chester Moll, Kevin John Peterson, Clara Marguerite Rhodes, Aaron James de Chazal
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Publication number: 20230057953Abstract: A DC charging module for a charging inlet assembly includes a module housing extending between a front and a rear. The module housing has an inner chamber between the front and the rear. The DC charging module includes a terminal having a mating pin at a front of the terminal and a cable connector at a rear of the terminal. The cable connector is located in the inner chamber of the module housing. The mating pin extends forward of the module housing into the charging inlet assembly for mating with a charging connector coupled to the charging inlet assembly. The DC charging module includes a power cable extending into the inner chamber of the module housing to electrically connect to the cable connector of the terminal. The DC charging module includes a heat exchanger received in the inner chamber of the module housing. The heat exchanger is thermally coupled to the cable connector of the terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2022Publication date: February 23, 2023Inventors: Clara Marguerite Rhodes, Kevin John Peterson, Nathan Philip Myer, Matthew Bryan Hitchcock, Aaron James de Chazal
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Publication number: 20220340025Abstract: A charging inlet for an electric vehicle (EV) includes a body defining an opening having a conductive terminal arranged therein. A sealing cover is pivotally attached to the body and is moveable between an open position exposing the opening and conductive terminal, and a closed position sealing the opening and the conductive terminal with respect to an external environment. A sealing element of the cover defines a sealing plug including an angled sealing rib defined about an outer periphery thereof. The sealing plug and sealing rib are configured to engage with the opening of inlet body for sealing the opening with the cover in the closed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2021Publication date: October 27, 2022Applicant: TE Connectivity Services GmbHInventors: Matthew Bryan Hitchcock, Aaron James de Chazal
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Publication number: 20220332198Abstract: A charging inlet assembly includes a housing extending between a front and a rear. The housing has a DC section including DC terminal channels that are configured to receive DC terminals. The housing has an AC section including an AC module chamber. The DC section is configured for mating with a DC charging connector at the front. The AC section is configured for mating with an AC charging connector at the front. The charging inlet assembly includes an AC charging module removably received in the AC module chamber. The AC charging module includes an AC insert extending between an insert front and an insert rear. The AC insert includes AC terminal channels between the insert front and the insert rear. The AC charging module include AC terminals received in the AC terminal channels. The AC terminals are terminated to ends of AC cables extending from the insert rear. The AC terminals and the AC cables are removable from the housing with the AC insert.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2021Publication date: October 20, 2022Inventors: Clara Marguerite Rhodes, Hurley Chester Moll, Matthew Bryan Hitchcock, Aaron James de Chazal, Kevin John Peterson
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Patent number: 11476600Abstract: An electrical terminal for use with an electrical connector which includes a housing for receiving the electrical terminals therein. The electrical terminals have transition portions and substrate mating portions. The transition portions extend from a rear face of the housing. The substrate mating portions extend from the transition portions. The substrate mating portions have substrate engagement ends configured to be inserted into openings of a substrate. Shoulders are provided on the substrate mating portions. The shoulders are in a different plane than a longitudinal axis of the transition portions. Wherein forces associated with mating the electrical terminals to the substrate are transferred through the shoulders to an insertion tool used to move the terminals into the openings.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2020Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Inventors: Matthew G. Price, Galen M. Martin, Matthew Bryan Hitchcock, James Edward Gundermann
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Patent number: 11437759Abstract: An alignment device for use in an electrical connector or electrical connector assembly having coaxial terminals. The alignment device includes a planar plate portion having a first wall and an oppositely facing second wall. A plurality of coaxial terminal receiving openings extend through the plate portion. The coaxial terminal receiving openings are configured to receive mating ends of the coaxial terminals. Alignment members extend from the second wall of the plate portion in a direction away from the first wall, the alignment members are positioned proximate the coaxial terminal receiving openings.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2020Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Inventors: Matthew Bryan Hitchcock, Rakesh Yarlagadda
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Publication number: 20220200175Abstract: An electrical terminal for use with an electrical connector which includes a housing for receiving the electrical terminals therein. The electrical terminals have transition portions and substrate mating portions. The transition portions extend from a rear face of the housing. The substrate mating portions extend from the transition portions. The substrate mating portions have substrate engagement ends configured to be inserted into openings of a substrate. Shoulders are provided on the substrate mating portions. The shoulders are in a different plane than a longitudinal axis of the transition portions. Wherein forces associated with mating the electrical terminals to the substrate are transferred through the shoulders to an insertion tool used to move the terminals into the openings.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2020Publication date: June 23, 2022Inventors: Matthew G. PRICE, Galen M. MARTIN, Matthew Bryan HITCHCOCK, James Edward GUNDERMANN
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Publication number: 20220200204Abstract: An alignment device for use in an electrical connector or electrical connector assembly having coaxial terminals. The alignment device includes a planar plate portion having a first wall and an oppositely facing second wall. A plurality of coaxial terminal receiving openings extend through the plate portion. The coaxial terminal receiving openings are configured to receive mating ends of the coaxial terminals. Alignment members extend from the second wall of the plate portion in a direction away from the first wall, the alignment members are positioned proximate the coaxial terminal receiving openings.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2020Publication date: June 23, 2022Inventors: Matthew Bryan Hitchcock, Rakesh Yarlagadda
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Patent number: 11345248Abstract: A charging inlet for an electric vehicle (EV) includes a body defining a socket housing a conductive charging terminal, and a flange extending from the body and defining an interior channel in fluid communication with the socket. A valve assembly of the inlet includes a cap or adapter body removably attachable to the flange. The cap defines an interior space in communication with the interior channel of the flange with the cap attached to the flange. The valve assembly further includes at least one sealing valve, such as an umbrella valve, attached to an exterior of the cap and adapted to permit the passage of fluid from the interior space of the cap to an external environment.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2021Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Inventors: Matthew Bryan Hitchcock, Aaron James de Chazal
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Patent number: 11258216Abstract: An electrical connector with a housing having a mounting opening with a mounting projection. An outwardly facing wall of the mounting projection has at least one detent. A fixed member has a fixed member opening. The fixed member opening has an inner surface with at least one deflectable member which extends from the inner surface into the fixed member opening. A gap is provided between the inner surface of the fixed member opening and the outwardly facing wall of the mounting projection. The mounting projections are able to float radially with the gap. The at least one deflectable member cooperates with the first detent to retain the electrical connector assembly in a pre-staged position.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2020Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Inventors: Matthew Bryan Hitchcock, Sameh Mankaryos, Kevin John Peterson, Paul David Roman, Jr., Andrew Jacob Vasbinder, Tracy Everette Wilson
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Patent number: 11239599Abstract: An assembly having an electrical connector and a modular housing. The cooperation of positioning projections of the modular housing with stabilizing sections of the electrical connector provides a stable and precise mating between the electrical connector and the modular housing in four directions which are perpendicular to the plane of insertion of the electrical connector into the modular housing. The cooperation of latches of the electrical connector with latch receiving recesses of the modular housing provides a stable and precise mating between the electrical connector and the modular housing in two directions which are in line with the plane of insertion.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2020Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Inventors: Eric J. Torrey, Hurley Chester Moll, Matthew Bryan Hitchcock