Patents by Inventor Declan McInerney

Declan McInerney 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 an internal switch
    Patent number: 6837724
    Abstract: An electrical connector is provided with an integral switch. The connector includes a dielectric housing having a mating end. A fixed switch contact is immovably mounted on the housing. A movable switch contact is mounted on the housing and includes a contact portion movable into and out of switching engagement with the fixed switch contact. The movable switch contact includes a movable terminal portion at the mating end of the housing for engaging an appropriate terminal of a complementary mating connector. The movable terminal portion is integral with the contact portion for moving the contact portion relative to the fixed switch contact in response to mating of the connectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Assignee: Molex Incvorporated
    Inventors: Padraig McDaid, Declan McInerney, John M. Horgan, Marko F. Spiegel, John Wallace
  • Electrical connector with an internal switch
    Publication number: 20040002245
    Abstract: An electrical connector is provided with an integral switch. The connector includes a dielectric housing having a mating end. A fixed switch contact is immovably mounted on the housing. A movable switch contact is mounted on the housing and includes a contact portion movable into and out of switching engagement with the fixed switch contact. The movable switch contact includes a movable terminal portion at the mating end of the housing for engaging an appropriate terminal of a complementary mating connector. The movable terminal portion is integral with the contact portion for moving the contact portion relative to the fixed switch contact in response to mating of the connectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2002
    Publication date: January 1, 2004
    Inventors: Padraig McDaid, Declan McInerney, John M. Horgan, MARKO F. SPIEGEL, JOHN WALLACE