Patents by Inventor Cody L. Wall

Cody L. Wall 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).

  • Connector keying device, connector system, and method for using same
    Patent number: 11616326
    Abstract: A connector keying system includes at least one keying device including a flange portion and a keying portion. The flange portion includes a front surface and a back surface. Each of the front surface and the back surface extend substantially parallel to a flange plane. The flange portion further includes a connector aperture extending through the flange portion. The keying portion extends around an aperture perimeter of the connector aperture and projects outward from the flange portion. The keying portion includes and extends between a first key end located at the front surface and a second key end opposite the first key end. The second key end defines a keying perimeter about the connector aperture. The keying portion has a height between the first key end and the second key end and the height is inconsistent between the first key end and the second key end along the keying perimeter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Cody L. Wall, Dale O. Widmer
  • CONNECTOR KEYING DEVICE, CONNECTOR SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR USING SAME
    Publication number: 20230069853
    Abstract: A connector keying system includes at least one keying device including a flange portion and a keying portion. The flange portion includes a front surface and a back surface. Each of the front surface and the back surface extend substantially parallel to a flange plane. The flange portion further includes a connector aperture extending through the flange portion. The keying portion extends around an aperture perimeter of the connector aperture and projects outward from the flange portion. The keying portion includes and extends between a first key end located at the front surface and a second key end opposite the first key end. The second key end defines a keying perimeter about the connector aperture. The keying portion has a height between the first key end and the second key end and the height is inconsistent between the first key end and the second key end along the keying perimeter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Cody L. Wall, Dale O. Widmer