Patents by Inventor Dean Grider

Dean Grider 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).

  • Electrical connector with automatic shunt displacement member
    Patent number: 6632099
    Abstract: A connector for testing shunted electrical terminal assemblies includes a selectively actuatable shunt displacement member for moving a terminal shunt between a shunted and unshunted position in response to a control signal. The connector allows for the testing of shunted circuits and connectors in a shunted and unshunted position. The connector is readily adaptable to systems for automated testing of airbag actuators and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: ATI Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Ernest Rygwelski, Jr., Kenneth Alan York, Ron R. Sexton, Igor Tolkachier, Dean Grider, Berlinda Qingxi Bai
  • Electrical connector with automatic shunt displacement member
    Publication number: 20020072262
    Abstract: A connector for testing shunted electrical terminal assemblies includes a selectively actuatable shunt displacement member for moving a terminal shunt between a shunted and unshunted position in response to a control signal. The connector allows for the testing of shunted circuits and connectors in a shunted and unshunted position. The connector is readily adaptable to systems for automated testing of airbag actuators and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2001
    Publication date: June 13, 2002
    Inventors: Richard Ernest Rygwelski, Kenneth Alan York, Ron R. Sexton, Igor Tolkachier, Dean Grider, Berlinda Qingxi Bai