Patents by Inventor Donald R. LaCoy

Donald R. LaCoy 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).

  • Patent number: 6102746
    Abstract: A female electrical connector for mating with a male counterpart is provided. The female connector includes an outer structure and an inner structure. The outer structure has a first inner surface for receiving a first contact member of the male counterpart. The inner structure includes at least one resilient conducting wire mounted within the inner structure for contacting the second contact member of the male counterpart upon insertion of the second contact member of the male counterpart into the inner structure. The at least one resilient conducting wire has opposite ends and a central portion. The opposite ends are contacting and fixed to the inner structure. The central portion is spaced from the second inner surface prior to insertion of the second contact member of the male counterpart into the inner structure and displaced toward the second inner surface upon insertion of the second contact member of the male counterpart into the inner structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2000
    Assignee: Hypertronics Corporation
    Inventors: Frank A. Nania, Donald R. LaCoy