Patents by Inventor Charles F. Crowley

Charles F. Crowley 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).

  • Patent number: 4243285
    Abstract: A combination clamp and plug type electrical connector comprising a longitudinally extended pair of electrically conductive jaws mounted for relative pivotal movement and protruding from a dielectric sleeve having slidably supported therein resilient means for adjustably exerting an inwardly directed pressure on the jaws to maintain a clamping electrical contact with an interposed conductor, or for adjustably exerting an outwardly directed pressure on the jaws to maintain electrical contact with conductive wall portions of an electrical receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 1978
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1981
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Charles F. Crowley, Albert R. Pratt