Patents by Inventor Francis E. Polliard

Francis E. Polliard 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).

  • Method of making an electrical harness
    Patent number: 5033188
    Abstract: An automated method of making an electrical harness of the type having a plurality of discrete wires includes one end of some or all of the wires terminating in a conductor. A wire of a desired type is automatically selected from a plurality of wires that are available for use. The wire is terminated with selected terminals and one end inserted into an appropriate cavity of a selected connector housing. Of the selected wires, at least one is of a different type than the others.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1991
    Assignee: AMP Incorporated
    Inventors: Francis E. Polliard, Kenneth F. Folk