Patents by Inventor Charlie W. ZIEGLER

Charlie W. ZIEGLER 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).

  • Space-optimized cable connector interface
    Patent number: 11916327
    Abstract: A cable assembly may include a cable having a plurality of electrically-conductive wires including a first set of wires and a second set of wires and a plug terminating an end of the cable, the plug comprising a housing including a locking tab formed on the outside of the housing on a first side of the housing and configured to mechanically couple the plug to a corresponding receptacle connector, a first contact formed on the first side of the housing and configured to expose the first set of wires to a first set of pins of the corresponding receptacle connector, and a second contact formed on a second side of the housing opposite the first side and configured to expose the second set of wires to a second set of pins of the corresponding receptacle connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Charlie W. Ziegler, Timothy M. Lambert
  • SPACE-OPTIMIZED CABLE CONNECTOR INTERFACE
    Publication number: 20230047539
    Abstract: A cable assembly may include a cable having a plurality of electrically-conductive wires including a first set of wires and a second set of wires and a plug terminating an end of the cable, the plug comprising a housing including a locking tab formed on the outside of the housing on a first side of the housing and configured to mechanically couple the plug to a corresponding receptacle connector, a first contact formed on the first side of the housing and configured to expose the first set of wires to a first set of pins of the corresponding receptacle connector, and a second contact formed on a second side of the housing opposite the first side and configured to expose the second set of wires to a second set of pins of the corresponding receptacle connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Charlie W. ZIEGLER, Timothy M. LAMBERT