Patents by Inventor Charles D. Copper
Charles D. Copper 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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Patent number: 9397410Abstract: An electrical terminal (10) having an electrical contact (18) and a crimp barrel (20) configured to be crimped around an end of a wire. The crimp barrel (20) includes a base (22) and opposing side walls (24) that define an opening (25) of the crimp barrel (20). The side walls (24) extend outwardly from the base (22) to ends (50) and include base segments (52) and end segments (54). A sealing wing (56) extends from the end of at least one of the side walls (24). The side walls (24) are configured to be folded over the wire when crimped such that a gap is defined between the end segment (54) and the base segment (52) of at least one of the side walls (24). The sealing wing (56) is configured to extend within the gap between the end segment (54) and the base segment (52) when the side walls (24) are crimped over the end of the wire.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignees: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, TE CONNECTIVITY GERMANY GmbHInventors: Ned Corman, Uwe Blümmel, Helge Schmidt, Charles D. Copper, Raymond Dennis Boyer, David B. Weaver, John Wesley Hall, John M. Myer
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Publication number: 20140273666Abstract: An electrical terminal (10) having an electrical contact (18) and a crimp barrel (20) configured to be crimped around an end of a wire. The crimp barrel (20) includes a base (22) and opposing side walls (24) that define an opening (25) of the crimp barrel (20). The side walls (24) extend outwardly from the base (22) to ends (50) and include base segments (52) and end segments (54). A sealing wing (56) extends from the end of at least one of the side walls (24). The side walls (24) are configured to be folded over the wire when crimped such that a gap is defined between the end segment (54) and the base segment (52) of at least one of the side walls (24). The sealing wing (56) is configured to extend within the gap between the end segment (54) and the base segment (52) when the side walls (24) are crimped over the end of the wire.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicants: Tyco Electronics AMP GmbH, Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: Ned Corman, Uwe Blümmel, Helge Schmidt, Charles D. Copper, Raymond Dennis Boyer, David B. Weaver, John Wesley Hall, John M. Meyer
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Patent number: 8210884Abstract: An electrical terminal is provided for terminating a wire. The electrical terminal includes an electrical contact and a crimp barrel extending from the electrical contact. The crimp barrel is configured to be crimped around an end of the wire. The crimp barrel includes a base and opposing side walls that extend from the base. The base and the side walls define an opening of the crimp barrel that is configured to receive the end of the wire therein. The side walls extend outwardly from the base to ends. The side walls include base segments that extend from the base and end segments that extend from the base segments and include the ends. A sealing wing extends from the end of at least one of the side walls. The side walls are configured to be folded over when crimped over the end of the wire such that a gap is defined between the end segment and the base segment of at least one of the side walls.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2010Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignees: Tyco Electronics Corporation, Tyco Electronics AMP GmbHInventors: Ned Corman, Uwe Blümmel, Helge Schmidt, Charles D. Copper, Raymond Dennis Boyer, David B. Weaver, John Wesley Hall, John M. Myer
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Patent number: 8176625Abstract: An electrical connector tool assembly is disclosed. The tool assembly includes a conductor tool and a connector tool connected to and cooperable with the conductor tool. The tool assembly can be used in connecting a first conductor to a second conductor with an electrical connector. The tool assembly is adjustably arranged and disposed to receive and removably retain a first conductive member of an electrical connector in the connector tool and is further arranged and disposed to both to hold the second conductor in place relative to a second conductive member of the electrical connector and to prevent rotation of the second conductive member with respect to the first conductive member.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2008Date of Patent: May 15, 2012Assignees: Tyco Electronics Corporation, Tyco Electronics Canada ULCInventors: Charles D. Copper, Barry James Johnson, Dmitry Ladin
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Publication number: 20120094551Abstract: An electrical terminal is provided for terminating a wire. The electrical terminal includes an electrical contact and a crimp barrel extending from the electrical contact. The crimp barrel is configured to be crimped around an end of the wire. The crimp barrel includes a base and opposing side walls that extend from the base. The base and the side walls define an opening of the crimp barrel that is configured to receive the end of the wire therein. The side walls extend outwardly from the base to ends. The side walls include base segments that extend from the base and end segments that extend from the base segments and include the ends. A sealing wing extends from the end of at least one of the side walls. The side walls are configured to be folded over when crimped over the end of the wire such that a gap is defined between the end segment and the base segment of at least one of the side walls.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2010Publication date: April 19, 2012Applicants: Tyco Electronics AMP GmbH, TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Ned Corman, Uwe Blümmel, Helge Schmidt, Charles D. Copper, Raymond Dennis Boyer, David B. Weaver, John Wesley Hall, John M. Myer
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Patent number: 7677933Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a bail, a first conductive member having a first hook portion extending from a first wedge portion, wherein the first hook portion adapted to engage a main conductor, and a second conductive member having a second hook portion extending from a second wedge portion. The second hook portion is adapted to engage the bail. The first wedge portion and the second wedge portion are adapted to nest with one another and be secured to one another to capture and electrically connect the main conductor and the bail.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2007Date of Patent: March 16, 2010Assignee: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: Charles D. Copper, Dmitry Ladin
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Patent number: 7524217Abstract: An electrical connector assembly for a utility power transmission system includes a first conductive member having a first hook portion and a first base wedge portion with the first hook portion extending from the first wedge portion and is adapted to engage a main conductor. A second conductive member includes a hook portion and a wedge portion with the hook portion extending from the wedge portion and adapted to engage a tap conductor. The wedge portion of the first conductive member and the wedge portion of the second conductive member are adapted to nest with one another and be secured to one another by hand without specialized tooling. The assembly further comprises a displacement stop that is located on at least one of the first and second conductive members once fully mated. The displacement stop is positioned to define a final displacement relation between the first and second conductive members.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2007Date of Patent: April 28, 2009Assignee: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: Charles D. Copper, Ned E. Corman
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Patent number: 7309263Abstract: An electrical connector assembly for a utility power transmission system includes a first conductive member having a first hook portion and a first base wedge portion with the first hook portion extending from the first wedge portion and is adapted to engage a main conductor. A second conductive member includes a hook portion and a wedge portion with the hook portion extending from the wedge portion and adapted to engage a tap conductor. The wedge portion of the first conductive member and the wedge portion of the second conductive member are adapted to nest with one another and be secured to one another by hand without specialized tooling. The assembly further comprises a displacement stop that is located on at least one of the first and second conductive members once fully mated. The displacement stop is positioned to define a final displacement relation between the first and second conductive members.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2006Date of Patent: December 18, 2007Assignee: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: Charles D. Copper, Ned E. Corman
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Patent number: 6798322Abstract: In order to reduce acoustic noise, an electromagnetic relay (2) includes an insert or bump (20) located between the relay armature (4) and the relay core (8). The insert is flexible and can be mounted on the armature. The insert (20) reduces noise by decelerating the armature (4) at impact with the core (8). The armature (4) can be tilted relative to a surface of the core (8) so that the insert or bump (20) can be positioned away from the primary impact between the core and the armature.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2003Date of Patent: September 28, 2004Assignee: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: Charles D. Copper, Charles D. Fry, Henry O. Herrmann, Jr., Robert D. Irlbeck
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Patent number: 6767222Abstract: A socket is shown for interconnecting a chip to a printed circuit board, where the socket is comprised of a housing and a substrate. The substrate is of the type comprising a plurality of wire leads extending upwardly from the substrate, and which are interconnected to solder balls on the opposite side of the substrate. The housing has a plurality of slots therethrough, such that the substrate can be positioned on the lower side of the housing with the resilient leads extending upwardly in the slots. A chip receiving face is positioned on the opposite side of the housing for contacting the resilient leads of the substrate. The housing includes resilient arms on opposite sides of the housing, which grip the substrate and which maintain the housing in a resiliently biased position above the substrate, such that the leads remain in their respective slots.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2002Date of Patent: July 27, 2004Assignee: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: Keith M. Murr, Alexandra Matthews, Charles D. Copper
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Publication number: 20030231090Abstract: In order to reduce acoustic noise, an electromagnetic relay (2) includes an insert or bump (20) located between the relay armature (4) and the relay core (8). The insert is flexible and can be mounted on the armature. The insert (20) reduces noise by decelerating the armature (4) at impact with the core (8). The armature (4) can be tilted relative to a surface of the core (8) so that the insert or bump (20) can be positioned away from the primary impact between the core and the armature.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2003Publication date: December 18, 2003Inventors: Charles D. Copper, Charles D. Fry, Henry O. Herrmann, Robert D. Irlbeck
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Publication number: 20030129862Abstract: A socket is shown for interconnecting a chip to a printed circuit board, where the socket is comprised of a housing and a substrate. The substrate is of the type comprising a plurality of wire leads extending upwardly from the substrate, and which are interconnected to solder balls on the opposite side of the substrate. The housing has a plurality of slots therethrough, such that the substrate can be positioned on the lower side of the housing with the resilient leads extending upwardly in the slots. A chip receiving face is positioned on the opposite side of the housing for contacting the resilient leads of the substrate. The housing includes resilient arms on opposite sides of the housing, which grip the substrate and which maintain the housing in a resiliently biased position above the substrate, such that the leads remain in their respective slots.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2002Publication date: July 10, 2003Inventors: Keith M. Murr, Alexandra Matthews, Charles D. Copper