Patents by Inventor Dustyn Roberts

Dustyn Roberts 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).

  • Dust-tolerant electrical connector
    Patent number: 8011941
    Abstract: A connector assembly includes releasably mateable plug and receptacle units. At least one socket is enclosed within the receptacle unit and is aligned with at least one permeable membrane disposed in the front end of the receptacle unit. The plug unit includes a body slidably mounted within a longitudinal bore therein. At least one pin extends from the front end of the body and is aligned with at least one permeable membrane disposed in the front end of the plug unit. The plug unit is biased toward a first, de-mate position in which the body is extended rearwardly such that the pin is enclosed with the plug unit and is slidable to a second, mate position in which the body is compressed forwardly such that the pin projects through the permeable membranes of the plug and receptacle units to electrically connect with the socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Honeybee Robotics, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shazad Sadick, Jason Herman, Dustyn Roberts
  • DUST-TOLERANT ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR
    Publication number: 20100233895
    Abstract: A connector assembly includes releasably mateable plug and receptacle units. At least one socket is enclosed within the receptacle unit and is aligned with at least one permeable membrane disposed in the front end of the receptacle unit. The plug unit includes a body slidably mounted within a longitudinal bore therein. At least one pin extends from the front end of the body and is aligned with at least one permeable membrane disposed in the front end of the plug unit. The plug unit is biased toward a first, de-mate position in which the body is extended rearwardly such that the pin is enclosed with the plug unit and is slidable to a second, mate position in which the body is compressed forwardly such that the pin projects through the permeable membranes of the plug and receptacle units to electrically connect with the socket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2010
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: HONEYBEE ROBOTICS LTD.
    Inventors: Shazad Sadick, Jason Herman, Dustyn Roberts