Patents by Inventor Douglas Lester Heisner

Douglas Lester Heisner 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).

  • Wire harness termination apparatus for programmable connectors
    Patent number: 5745975
    Abstract: A machine for producing wire harnesses of the type having multiple connectors terminated to the wires of the harness, the connectors being arranged in serial order along the length of the wire harness and some of the connectors being of two-piece construction is disclosed. The machine includes a reciprocating carriage and a nest that retains a lead connector in place during termination and subsequent advancement of the harness wires. The carriage is received within a termination assembly which has different termination members for different connectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Douglas Lester Heisner, Peter Ingwersen, Thomas P. Pellegrino, Eric Stenstrom, Kevin J. Urness, Steven Wright