Patents by Inventor Dennis Craig Whitacre

Dennis Craig Whitacre 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 having a seal retainer
    Patent number: 9793643
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a shell having a cavity configured to receive a complementary connector. The shell has a front end and a rear end and a circumferential channel in the cavity. The channel has an undercut defined by a seal retention flange extending circumferentially around the channel. A seal retainer is received in the cavity at the front end. The seal retainer has a front edge and a rear edge received in the channel. The rear edge of the seal retainer has an undercut defined by a seal retention flange. The seal retention flange of the seal retainer faces the seal retention flange of the shell across the channel to define a seal pocket. An O-ring seal is received in the seal pocket and is held in the seal pocket by the seal retention flanges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Dennis Craig Whitacre
  • ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING A SEAL RETAINER
    Publication number: 20160211605
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a shell having a cavity configured to receive a complementary connector. The shell has a front end and a rear end and a circumferential channel in the cavity. The channel has an undercut defined by a seal retention flange extending circumferentially around the channel. A seal retainer is received in the cavity at the front end. The seal retainer has a front edge and a rear edge received in the channel. The rear edge of the seal retainer has an undercut defined by a seal retention flange. The seal retention flange of the seal retainer faces the seal retention flange of the shell across the channel to define a seal pocket. An O-ring seal is received in the seal pocket and is held in the seal pocket by the seal retention flanges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventor: Dennis Craig Whitacre