Patents by Inventor Clarence Robert Moon, III

Clarence Robert Moon, III 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: 6045388
    Abstract: A connector position assurance system is provided for an electrical connector adapted for mating with another mateable connecting device. The connector includes a housing having a guideway and a stop surface near the guideway. A primary flexible locking arm on the housing includes a latch for mechanically interlocking with a cooperating latch of the mateable connecting device. A connector position assurance (CPA) device is slidable along the guideway between a first position allowing movement of the locking arm and mating of the connector with the mateable connecting device, and a second position blocking movement of the locking arm away from a latched position. The CPA device includes a flexible stop arm engageable with the stop surface on the housing to prevent the CPA device from moving from its first to its second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2000
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael Patrick Higgins, Clarence Robert Moon, III, Anthony J. Pill
  • Patent number: 6007375
    Abstract: A mounting system is provided for mounting an electrical connector assembly to an appropriate support structure. The system includes a frame, and an elongated mounting post projecting therefrom for insertion into a mounting hole in the support structure. The post includes a plurality of rigid crush ribs extending lengthwise of the post and spaced from each other circumferentially about a major side of the post. A flexible arm extends lengthwise of the post on an opposite side thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1999
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Russell L. Mackowiak, Clarence Robert Moon, III, Anthony J. Pill, Kenneth T. Stead
  • Patent number: 5928038
    Abstract: A connector position assurance system is provided for an electrical connector adapted for mating with another mateable connecting device. A connector housing has at least one terminal-receiving passage and including a locking arm adapted for latching with the mateable connecting device. A terminal is positionable in the passage. A terminal position assurance device (TPA) is mountable on the housing. A connector position assurance device (CPA) is, movably mounted on the housing and is operatively associated with the locking arm. The TPA includes a guide structure for guiding movement of the CPA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Paul Christopher Berg, Paul D. Cecil, Jr., Clarence Robert Moon, III