Patents by Inventor Don Kevin Willis

Don Kevin Willis 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).

  • Compliant modular jack
    Patent number: 6726507
    Abstract: A modular jack connector assembly comprising: (a) a dielectric housing having a front and rear orientation and defining at least one receptacle adapted for receiving a mating plug; and (b) a plurality of contacts disposed in the housing, each contact being secured to the housing at a rear portion thereof, each contact extending forward from the rear portion to a free end such that a portion of the contact electrically connects with a mating plug when the mating plug is received within the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Randy Gray Simmons, Don Kevin Willis, Kevin John Peterson