Patents by Inventor Duane Brantingham

Duane Brantingham 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).

  • Publication number: 20240145976
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes several electrical terminals. Each electrical terminal has a connection portion extending along a first axis and an attachment portion extending along a second axis substantially perpendicular to the first axis. The electrical connector assembly further includes a connector housing having terminal cavities in which the electrical terminals are disposed and a wire dress cover slidably attached to the connector housing. The wire dress cover is moveable in a direction substantially parallel to the second axis from a pre-staged position to a staged position. The wire dress cover defines a locking feature to secure the electrical terminals within the terminal cavities when in the staged position and to inhibit movement of the wire dress cover from the pre-staged position to the staged position when one of the electrical terminals is in an unseated condition within one of the terminal cavities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Arturo Casares Valdes, Duane Brantingham, Eduardo Daniel Alvarez Valdez, Velmurugan Kandasamy
  • Publication number: 20240088611
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a connector housing having terminal cavities which are arranged in an array having at least two rows and at least two columns. Each of the terminal cavities are configured to receive electrical terminals. Each terminal cavity defines a flexible primary locking mechanism integrally formed with the connector housing and configured to engage an edge of the electrical terminal, thereby inhibiting removal of the electrical terminals from the terminal cavities. The electrical connector also includes a secondary locking mechanism slidably attached to the connector housing and movable from a pre-staged position to a staged position. The secondary locking mechanism defines a plurality of members configured to extend into the terminal cavities and engage the edge of two electrical terminals when the secondary locking mechanism is in the staged position, thereby further inhibiting removal of the electrical terminals from the terminal cavities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Eduardo Daniel Alvarez Valdes, Duane Brantingham, Arturo Casares Valdes, Roberto Carlos Narro Lara
  • Publication number: 20240079803
    Abstract: A connector assembly includes a connector housing. The connector housing includes a first side having a first opening. The first opening includes a first planar surface within the connector housing. The connector housing includes a second side having a second opening. The connector assembly includes a terminal with an attachment portion and a conductive member. The conductive member includes a tanged portion. The attachment portion includes a socket opening accessible through the second opening of the connector housing. The connector assembly includes a stuffer insertable into the first opening of the connector housing. The tanged portion of the terminal is engageable with the stuffer to urge the conductive member toward the first planar surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Duane Brantingham, Wesley W. Weber, Jeffrey S. Campbell
  • Publication number: 20230378700
    Abstract: An electrical conductor assembly includes a planar first conductor, a planar second conductor overlaying the first conductor, and a first electrically insulative layer between the first and second conductors. The first electrically insulative layer and the first conductor define a first aperture though which a portion of the second conductor is exposed. A process of forming the electrical conductor assembly is also contained herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Andrew Bohan, David R Peterson, Joseph Sudik, JR., Nicholas A. Durse, Duane Brantingham