Patents by Inventor C. David Sherrod

C. David Sherrod 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).

  • Method of electrical connector
    Patent number: 4228584
    Abstract: An electrical connector having a head that includes a bottom and two upstanding, parallel, spaced ridges or members. The bottom and the upstanding members define a slot or groove adapted to receive an electrical wire. The end of a wire such as an electric resistance heating element can be inserted into the slot. Then, using an orbital riveter to apply a plurality of spaced, angular blows to the ridges, the wire can be staked to the head by riveting the ridges so that material is forced over the wire in the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1978
    Date of Patent: October 21, 1980
    Assignee: Carrier Corporation
    Inventor: C. David Sherrod