Patents by Inventor Edward J. Lopinski

Edward J. Lopinski 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: 4359257
    Abstract: An improved electrical connector is disclosed for terminating multi-conductor flat flexible cable. The connector includes a housing which is pre-loaded with a plurality of terminals, each having an insulation displacing portion extending from a mating face, and a cover which is adapted to be held on the housing in a spaced position, in an unterminated condition, and which fully seats against the housing upon termination. The cover further includes both cable stop means and conductor positioning means. The connector further can include a snap-in handle member which makes it easier to remove the assembled connector from an associated header.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1980
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1982
    Assignee: AMP Incorporated
    Inventors: Edward J. Lopinski, Kenneth R. Parmer