Patents by Inventor Charles A. Jenkins

Charles A. Jenkins 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).

  • Contact terminal with linear contact region
    Patent number: 5890912
    Abstract: An electrical contact terminal made from electrically conductive material includes a surface having a contact tab. The contact tab has a linear contact region for mechanically contacting a contact surface. An embodiment of the contact terminal may have a contact tab that includes a sector of a cylinder and provides a substantially linear contact region when abutted to a contact surface. The contact terminal may include a locking tab for attaching the electrical contact terminal to a base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1999
    Assignee: Cooper Automotive Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Charles A. Jenkins