Patents by Inventor Daniel T. Casey
Daniel T. Casey 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).
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Patent number: 6733339Abstract: An electrical connector comprising an insulative body, an electrically conductive terminal received on the insulative body, and electrical shield member disposed in shielding relationship with respect to the terminal, a latching structure integral with the shield member for receiving a latch associated with a mating connector and a second latching structure integral with the shield member for engaging a bracket. There is also a mating connector which has a plurality of peripheral protuberances which preferably contact the panel to improve shielding.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2003Date of Patent: May 11, 2004Assignee: Berg Technology, Inc.Inventor: Daniel T. Casey
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Publication number: 20030129879Abstract: An electrical connector comprising an insulative body, an electrically conductive terminal received on the insulative body, and electrical shield member disposed in shielding relationship with respect to the terminal, a latching structure integral with the shield member for receiving a latch associated with a mating connector and a second latching structure integral with the shield member for engaging a bracket. There is also a mating connector which has a plurality of peripheral protuberances which preferably contact the panel to improve shielding.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2003Publication date: July 10, 2003Inventor: Daniel T. Casey
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Patent number: 6554646Abstract: An electrical connector comprising an insulative body, an electrically conductive terminal received on the insulative body, and electrical shield member disposed in shielding relationship with respect to the terminal, a latching structure integral with the shield member for receiving a latch associated with a mating connector and a second latching structure integral with the shield member for engaging a bracket. There is also a mating connector which has a plurality of peripheral protuberances which preferably contact the panel to improve shielding.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 1998Date of Patent: April 29, 2003Assignee: Berg Electronics Group, Inc.Inventor: Daniel T. Casey
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Patent number: 6537084Abstract: An electrical connector is provided including a housing adapted to receive a portion of a printed circuit board; an electrical contact connected to the housing; and an electromagnetic interference (EMI) shield connected to the housing. The shield includes a front end with a hole for passage of a mating electrical connector through the front end into a receiving area of the housing. The shield further includes a spring finger extending into the hole and a first arm which extends from a rear end of the shield. The arm retains the shield on the housing and is adapted to hold the printed circuit board relative to the housing.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 1999Date of Patent: March 25, 2003Assignee: Berg Technology, Inc.Inventors: Daniel T. Casey, George I. Peters, Jr.
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Patent number: 6454603Abstract: An electrical connector comprising an insulative body, an electrically conductive terminal received on the insulative body, and electrical shield member disposed in shielding relationship with respect to the terminal, a latching structure integral with the shield member for receiving a latch associated with a mating connector and a second latching structure integral with the shield member for engaging a bracket.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 1998Date of Patent: September 24, 2002Assignee: Berg Technology, Inc.Inventors: Daniel T. Casey, George I. Peters, Jr., Jose L. Ortega
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Patent number: 6444900Abstract: The present invention is directed to a gasket for reducing electromagnetic emission from electronic equipment. The gasket is defined by a substantially rectangular body that includes one or more openings through which a portion of a connector, to which the gasket is mounted, may pass. The gasket includes a hook-shaped peripheral edge, a plurality of locating projections, a plurality of retaining clips, and tabs that are formed on opposing sides of the opening(s). The hook-shaped edge, locating projections and retaining clips are adapted to receive and secure a connector to the gasket, and the tabs are provide to make an electrical contact with the connector housing. Additionally, the gasket includes spring fingers for use in mounting the gasket to a bulkhead and for forming an electrical contact with the bulkhead.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 1999Date of Patent: September 3, 2002Assignee: FCI Americas Technology, Inc.Inventor: Daniel T. Casey
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Publication number: 20020086583Abstract: An electrical connector for an electrical conductor cable. The connector comprises a housing, an electrical contact subassembly, a first ferrule, and a retention member. The electrical contact subassembly is connected to the housing and electrically connectable to electrical conductors in the cable. The first ferrule is adapted to be compressed onto the cable around an outer insulation of the cable. The retention member is adapted to capture the ferrule between the retention member and to exert a compression force on the ferrule towards the cable. The retention member could be a pair of inserts removably mounted to the housing or could be unitarily formed with the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 2, 2001Publication date: July 4, 2002Applicant: Berg Technology, Inc.Inventor: Daniel T. Casey
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Patent number: 6375496Abstract: An electrical connector is mounted onto a primary circuit board to provide a stacked interface between plug members and the primary circuit board. The connector comprises a frame having interfaces therein which are spaced in substantially parallel and vertical juxtaposition to each other along the length of the frame. The interfaces are electrically coupled to a primary circuit board by an intermediate circuit board. Each interface includes an inner wall which isolates and provides shielding for the plugs. Additional shielding is provided by a conductive member which is mounted onto the intermediate circuit board, parallel to and between the interfaces. In order to augment the mechanical connection between the connector and the primary circuit board flexible mounting studs are provided on the bottom of the connector.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2000Date of Patent: April 23, 2002Assignee: FCI Americas Technology, Inc.Inventors: Daniel T. Casey, George I. Peters, Jr.
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Publication number: 20010049209Abstract: An electrical connector is provided comprising a housing adapted to receive a portion of a printed circuit board; an electrical contact connected to the housing; and an electromagnetic interference (EMI) shield connected to the housing. The shield comprises a front end with a hole for passage of a mating electrical connector through the front end into a receiving area of the housing. The shield further comprises a spring finger extending into the hole and a first arm which extends from a rear end of the shield. The arm retains the shield on the housing and is adapted to hold the printed circuit board relative to the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 1999Publication date: December 6, 2001Inventors: DANIEL T. CASEY, GEORGE I. PETERS
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Publication number: 20010016453Abstract: An electrical connector comprising an insulative body, an electrically conductive terminal received on the insulative body, and electrical shield member disposed in shielding relationship with respect to the terminal, a latching structure integral with the shield member for receiving a latch associated with a mating connector and a second latching structure integral with the shield member for engaging a bracket.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 1998Publication date: August 23, 2001Inventors: DANIEL T. CASEY, GEORGE I. PETERS, JOSE L. ORTEGA
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Patent number: 6231403Abstract: An apparatus for mounting an electrical connector on a PCI bracket comprising a base containing a plurality of apertures and at least one spring loaded eject pin, a contact support plate having a plurality of slots used to position contact tails on the connectors, a vertical clamp used to hold the connectors in place and a spring loaded plunger positioned in the base such that the PCI bracket is accurately positioned with respect to the connectors.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 1998Date of Patent: May 15, 2001Assignee: Berg Technology, Inc.Inventors: Daniel T. Casey, George I. Peters, Jr., Jose L. Ortega
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Patent number: 5625942Abstract: A crimping apparatus (50) is disclosed for operation with either a manually operated or powered hand tool (30) or with an applicator in a press. The crimping apparatus (50) includes a crimper (52) and opposing anvil (54), each having a shank (100, 120) with a T-shaped openings (106, 126) therein. A self centering body (60) has one end (68) arranged to slide in one of the T-shaped openings (106) and the other end (70) arranged to slide in the other T-shaped opening (126) so that the crimper (52) and anvil (54) are free to move, with respect to the self centering body (60), toward each other and away from each other. The crimper is secured to a fixed plate (40) in the tool while the anvil is secured to a reciprocable ram (38). A pair of terminal supports (56, 58) are arranged in sliding engagement with two more T-shaped openings (108, 128), one in the crimper and one in the anvil.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 1995Date of Patent: May 6, 1997Assignee: The Whitaker CorporationInventor: Daniel T. Casey
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Patent number: 5586896Abstract: A connector assembly for a heating unit (10) on an aircraft sensor or indicator (or other product application) includes a plug ring (16) having an annular periphery (72) provided with a plurality of circumferentially-spaced plug contacts (40), and a receptacle ring (17) having an annular periphery (42) provided with a corresponding plurality of circumferentially-spaced receptacle contacts (27) receiving the plug contacts (40) on the plug ring (16). The receptacle ring (17) has a pair of adjacent segments each having a plurality of circumferentially-spaced receptacle contacts (27), such that the plug contacts (40) on the plug ring (16) may be received in either plurality of receptacle contacts (27) on the receptacle ring (17).Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 1995Date of Patent: December 24, 1996Assignee: The Whitaker CorporationInventors: Daniel T. Casey, Brent D. Yohn
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Patent number: 5562458Abstract: An operating mechanism (50,182) for providing mechanical advantage for mating and unmating a fixture (10) to a receiver (150) manually at a separable interface for mating complementary arrays of electrical connectors (12,152) for use in testing equipment. The leading end (80,88) of the operating mechanism (50) of the fixture is inserted into a receptacle (182) of the receiver and locks to secure the fixture to the receiver, simultaneously unlocking a subassembly (58) within the operating mechanism to be manually rotated to fully mate the now-adjacent arrays of connectors. The subassembly (58) is movably secured within an outer barrel (54) affixed to a frame (20) of the fixture and includes an axially spring biased central shaft (70) movable within an inner barrel (72).Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 1994Date of Patent: October 8, 1996Assignee: The Whitaker CorporationInventors: Michael J. Stora, Kevin P. Faith, Gerard J. Humphreys, Julian Pop, Thomas M. Dlugolecki, Daniel T. Casey
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Patent number: 5536177Abstract: An assembly (10) of circuit boards (12,14,16) stacked in a parallel array, having first connectors (40) about the periphery of first circuit boards (12,16) and second connectors (90) about the periphery of second circuit board (14) defining aligned connector stacks. Contacts (52) of the first connectors (40) include socket contact sections (56) along mating faces (48) and post sections (58) extending through board through-holes to ends matable with the socket contact sections of the connector adjacent thereto in the stack and are joined as desired to associated traces of the first circuit board through which they extend. Contacts (104) of second connectors (90) terminate within the connector housing and include post sections (106) extending similarly through second circuit board (14) to mate with contacts (52) of an adjacent first connector (40).Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 1994Date of Patent: July 16, 1996Assignee: The Whitaker CorporationInventor: Daniel T. Casey
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Patent number: 5494458Abstract: A mating connector assembly 10, 100 defining an ultra-low profile mating interface, with plug and receptacle connectors 10 and 100 mounted on opposed adjacent surfaces of panels 12, 102 slidably movable along each other. Plug connector 10 including a pair of spring arm contact members 14, 16 affixed to an end portion of a first flexible film circuit element 22 and extending from a housing 50. Receptacle connector 100 includes a transverse second flexible film circuit element 122 traversing a contact-receiving cavity 116 of second housing 130, with contact pads engaged by contact surfaces 42, 44 of contact members 14, 16 upon connector mating.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 1994Date of Patent: February 27, 1996Assignee: The Whitaker CorporationInventors: Daniel T. Casey, Terry R. Chubb, Craig W. Wert
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Patent number: 5213520Abstract: A bulkhead connector includes an array of bus bars extending from a first face to a second face for interconnecting associated power cables on opposing sides of the bulkhead, and is also suited for bulkhead openings of the type having a cylindrical sleeve extending therearound outwardly from the bulkhead. Contained between a pair of metal plates and within a cylindrical sleeve is an elastomeric member through which the bus bars extend, the elastomeric member being compressed within the sleeve upon said first and second metal plates being tightly drawn toward each other by a stud assembly. The metal plates and elastomeric member provide fire resistant material extending transversely completely across the bulkhead opening, with apertures through which extend the bus bars. Exposed contact sections of the bus bars permit terminals to be fastened thereto, and the connector is adapted to prevent rotation of the fastened terminals during in-service use.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 1992Date of Patent: May 25, 1993Assignee: AMP IncorporatedInventors: Daniel T. Casey, William T. Glenwright
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Patent number: 5203724Abstract: An electrical connector (10) enabling interconnection of terminals (84,86) of pairs of power cables (80,82) in a high temperature environment includes a body member (12) having a plurality of connection sites (18) separated by barrier walls (66), a plurality of terminal bolts (20) secured to the body member with threaded shanks (26) extending from enlarged bolt heads (28) through apertures thereof and outwardly between the barrier walls to receive ring sections (88,90) of the terminals thereonto, and clamping members (22) threadable onto the threaded shanks to clamp the terminals against the termination face (76) of the body member and tightly against each other. A top cover (14) is securable over the terminations and completes surrounding leading ends of the threaded shanks with dielectric material between connection sites. A bottom cover (16) holds the enlarged bolt heads in respective recesses.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 1991Date of Patent: April 20, 1993Assignee: AMP IncorporatedInventor: Daniel T. Casey
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Patent number: 5198279Abstract: A board stiffener (50) of rigid construction of high heat resistance material having recesses (62) to be secured to a large circuit board (10) over a plurality of electrical articles having contacts (24) soldered to the board, such as electrical connectors (20). The board stiffener (50) is mounted firmly to the board at locations near each recess (62) in abutment with top surfaces (34) of connectors (20) and provides resistance against warping by the board (10) during high temperature soldering operations. The board stiffener (50) can have channels (68,70) along the bottom surface (52) and the recess surfaces (72,74) to enable flow of solvent during flux cleaning following soldering operations.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 1991Date of Patent: March 30, 1993Assignee: AMP IncorporatedInventors: Ernest L. Beinhaur, Daniel T. Casey
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Patent number: 5197903Abstract: A bulkhead connector (100,200) includes an array of bus bars (150,250) extending from a first face to a second face for interconnecting associated power cables (20,30) on opposing sides of the bulkhead (10). Embedded within the connector is a substrate (b 130,230) of fire resistant material extending transversely completely across the bulkhead opening (12), with apertures (144,244) through which extend the bus bars. Exposed contact sections (152,154;252,254) of the bus bars permit terminals (24,34) to be fastened thereto, and the connector is adapted to prevent rotation of the fastened terminals during in-service use.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 1992Date of Patent: March 30, 1993Assignee: AMP IncorporatedInventors: Daniel T. Casey, William T. Glenwright, Eric T. Green