Patents by Inventor Dennis E. Petrie

Dennis E. Petrie 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).

  • Louvered contact electrical connector
    Patent number: 5474479
    Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a generally cylindrical tube member (10) having a tube wall (12) and an electrically conductive body (22) having a plurality of louvers (24) in a generally tubular array. The body and the tube member are nested one within the other, with the louvers having respective sides (28) projecting away from the tube wall for engagement with a complementary connector. The body and the tube member are secured against relative axial movement in at least one direction by at least one extruded projection (40) of the tube wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 12, 1995
    Assignee: The Whitaker Corporation
    Inventors: Glenn E. Bennett, Michael Furbacher, Robert K. Grebe, Dennis E. Petrie