Patents by Inventor Charles S. Galauner

Charles S. Galauner 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).

  • Surface mount electrical connector and terminal therefor
    Patent number: 5409386
    Abstract: An electrical connector is provided for surface mounting on a printed circuit board and includes a dielectric housing having a mating face and a surface mounting face. The mating face includes a mating cavity. The surface mounting face includes a terminal-receiving passageway communicating with the cavity. A terminal is mounted on the housing, the terminal being stamped and formed of sheet metal material in a T-shaped configuration defining a trunk portion and a cross portion. The trunk portion extends through the passageway and projects into the mating cavity of the housing to provide a male terminal pin therein. The cross portion is exposed at the surface mounting face of the housing for contacting a circuit trace on the printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 25, 1995
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Emanuel G. Banakis, Charles S. Galauner, Brian G. Krause, Susan M. Reed