Patents by Inventor Daniel J. Stanton

Daniel J. Stanton 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).

  • Wedge connector assembly
    Patent number: 6979236
    Abstract: In accordance with one aspect of the invention, an electrical wedge connector assembly is disclosed. The assembly comprises a shell, an eye bolt and a wedge sized and shaped to be inserted into the shell for connecting two conductors to each other. The eye bolt comprises a swivel joint adapted to be inserted into the wedge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: FCI Americas Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel J. Stanton
  • Electrical splice connector with spring
    Patent number: 6817909
    Abstract: An electrical splice connector comprising a frame, at least one set of cooperating wedge members movably mounted to the frame, and a first spring connected between a first one of the wedge members and the frame. The wedge members have opposing sides adapted to contact opposite sides of an electrical conductor. The spring extends at least partially along a length of the first wedge member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2004
    Assignee: FCI USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel D. Dobrinski, Roger H. Hanks, Keith F. Mello, Daniel J. Stanton
  • ELECTRICAL SPLICE CONNECTOR
    Publication number: 20040077209
    Abstract: An electrical conductor splice connector including a body comprising a bottom wall and lateral side walls which form a wedge and conductor receiving area; and conductor contacting wedges movably mounted on the body in the wedge and conductor receiving area. The body comprises at least one slot in a first one of the lateral side walls which is sized and shaped to receive a tip of a screwdriver and form a lever base for the screwdriver. A shaft of the screwdriver can be levered at the lever base against at least one of the wedges to position and seat the wedge against a conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2002
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Applicant: FCI Americas Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Chadbourne, Daniel J. Stanton
  • Electrical splice connector with spring
    Publication number: 20020173206
    Abstract: An electrical splice connector comprising a frame, at least one set of cooperating wedge members movably mounted to the frame, and a first spring connected between a first one of the wedge members and the frame. The wedge members have opposing sides adapted to contact opposite sides of an electrical conductor. The spring extends at least partially along a length of the first wedge member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2001
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Inventors: Daniel D. Dobrinski, Roger H. Hanks, Keith F. Mello, Daniel J. Stanton