Patents by Inventor Eric Belknap

Eric Belknap 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).

  • Electrical connector including cable end seals with tear stop member and related methods
    Patent number: 7927119
    Abstract: An electrical connector for a plurality of electrical cables includes an electrically conductive body having a plurality of spaced apart cable-receiving passageways for receiving respective electrical cable ends therein, and having at least one respective fastener-receiving passageway intersecting each of the cable-receiving passageways. An insulating cover is on the electrically conductive body and has a respective cable inlet aligned with each of the cable-receiving passageways. A respective cable end seal is associated with each of the cable inlets and includes a first tear stop member having a planar portion defining a central opening, and at least one coaxial and coplanar rib extending from the planar portion and spaced from the central opening. A second tear stop member is coupled to the first annular tear stop member at the central opening and includes a series of stepped tear stop portions having progressively decreasing diameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Thomas & Betts International, Inc.
    Inventors: James L. Zahnen, Matthew D. Cawood, Eric Belknap
  • ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR INCLUDING CABLE END SEALS WITH TEAR STOP MEMBER AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20090181577
    Abstract: An electrical connector for a plurality of electrical cables includes an electrically conductive body having a plurality of spaced apart cable-receiving passageways for receiving respective electrical cable ends therein, and having at least one respective fastener-receiving passageway intersecting each of the cable-receiving passageways. An insulating cover is on the electrically conductive body and has a respective cable inlet aligned with each of the cable-receiving passageways. A respective cable end seal is associated with each of the cable inlets and includes a first tear stop member having a planar portion defining a central opening, and at least one coaxial and coplanar rib extending from the planar portion and spaced from the central opening. A second tear stop member is coupled to the first annular tear stop member at the central opening and includes a series of stepped tear stop portions having progressively decreasing diameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2009
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Applicant: Thomas & Betts International, Inc.
    Inventors: James L. Zahnen, Matthew D. Cawood, Eric Belknap