Patents by Inventor Frank A. Harwath

Frank A. Harwath 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: 7349191
    Abstract: An in-line surge suppressor assembly having a body with a side aperture and an inner conductor positioned coaxial within a bore of the body. An insert having a planar inductor coil with a post extending from an origin point of the planar inductor coil is positioned with the post passing through the side aperture and coupled to the inner conductor at a distal end. An outer rim of the planar inductor coil is electrically coupled to the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Assignee: Andrew Corporation
    Inventor: Frank Harwath
  • Patent number: 7337773
    Abstract: An archery component mountable with respect to an archery bow. The archery component includes a sensor that senses a movement of an archery arrow with respect to the archery bow and/or a movement of the archery bow. The sensor transmits a signal, upon sensing at least one movement, to a signal processor housed within a body of the archery bow and in communication with the sensor. The signal processor receives the signal and activates the archery component in response to the received signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: New Archery Products Corp.
    Inventors: Miroslav A. Simo, Robert S. Mizek, Frank A. Harwath, Christopher A. Kozlik, Gregory C. Smith
  • Patent number: 7325539
    Abstract: A mechanical release or trigger device including a body. A trigger forming a shaft is movably mounted with respect to the body. At least one caliper is mounted with respect to the body and operatively connected to the trigger. The caliper is movable between a closed position and an open position, in response to a movement of the trigger. A sleeve is rotatably mounted with respect to the trigger and movable along an axis of the shaft. At least one stop element can be mounted with respect to the shaft at a first end portion of the sleeve or a second end portion of the sleeve, to limit axial movement of the sleeve. In one embodiment wherein the sleeve is asymmetric, and operatively connected to activate another mechanism such as a safety or firing system, a bias element can be operatively connected to the sleeve to bias the sleeve towards a first rotational position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Inventors: Miroslav A. Simo, Frank A. Harwath
  • Patent number: 7324318
    Abstract: An in-line surge suppressor having a body with a bore between two ends and at least one channel located within the body and around the bore. An inner conductor is located within the bore. A shorting element has a plurality of segments that extend from the inner conductor, through extension grooves between the channel and the bore, into a common or separate channel(s). The segments coupled to the channel(s), proximate a distal end of each segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Andrew Corporation
    Inventors: Frank A Harwath, Rodger Burke
  • Patent number: 7303438
    Abstract: A plug connector is disclosed that has a body portion and a circuit card extending forwardly of a mating face of the connector. The circuit card is protected in place by a pair of protective flanges that extend forwardly from the body portion and which flank the circuit card to protect it from stubbing and to provide a first means for aligning the plug connector with the receptacle connector. One or more projections formed on the exterior of the plug connector provide second means for aligning the plug connector with the receptacle connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Daniel L. Dawiedczyk, Frank A. Harwath, Jay H. Neer, Cleaver Brinkerhoff, Thomas Hall, Harold Keith Lang, Jennifer Swenson, Emanuel G. Banakis, Kent E. Regnier
  • Publication number: 20070190854
    Abstract: An electrical connector for a coaxial cable with a solid outer conductor, the connector in combination with a cable and a method for manufacturing. The electrical connector having a connector body with a bore between a connector end and a cable end. The bore having an inner diameter shoulder at the cable end. A cylindrical sleeve positioned in the bore abutting the inner diameter shoulder. An annular groove open to the cable end, between the cylindrical sleeve and the cable end of the connector body. The annular groove dimensioned to receive an end of the solid outer conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2007
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Applicant: ANDREW CORPORATION
    Inventor: Frank Harwath
  • Publication number: 20070151552
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for identifying a position of a bowstring relative to an archery bow. A position indicator includes one body mounted with respect to the archery bow and another body moveable with respect to the one body. With the bowstring in a drawn position, a contact can operate or not operate the indicator to show an archer that the bowstring is in the fully drawn position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventors: Michael M. Czemske, Christopher A. Kozlik, Robert S. Mizek, Frank A. Harwath
  • Publication number: 20070137630
    Abstract: An arrow nock and release system for holding and then releasing an arrow from a bow wherein a ball nock is positioned on an end of an arrow shaft, the ball nock having an at least partially spherical outer surface divided with a string groove. An arrow release is engageable with the ball nock and includes a jaw with an engagement surface corresponding with the outer surface of the ball nock, the jaw releaseably engageable with the ball nock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Inventors: Miroslav A. Simo, Greg Smith, Karl Muntanion, Frank A. Harwath, Robert S. Mizek
  • Publication number: 20070125569
    Abstract: A connector, a system and a method connect, attach and/or connect a first cable and a second cable via the connector. The connector has a finger and/or a receiver attached to and/or connected to the first cable and/or the second cable, respectively. The finger is insertable into the receiver to attach and/or to connect the first cable to the second cable. The finger has a projection to transmit, to communicate and/or to transfer an electrical signal between the first cable and the receiver. The receiver has a receptor for transmitting, for communicating and/or for transferring the electrical signal between the projection of the finger and the second cable. The finger and/or the projection of the first cable rotates and/or turns in a clockwise direction or a counter-clockwise direction with respect to the receiver of the second cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2005
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Inventors: Christopher Marszalek, Daniel Horvath, Frank Harwath
  • Patent number: 7223917
    Abstract: A connector, a system and a method connect, attach and/or connect a first cable and a second cable via the connector. The connector has a finger and/or a receiver attached to and/or connected to the first cable and/or the second cable, respectively. The finger is insertable into the receiver to attach and/or to connect the first cable to the second cable. The finger has a projection to transmit, to communicate and/or to transfer an electrical signal between the first cable and the receiver. The receiver has a receptor for transmitting, for communicating and/or for transferring the electrical signal between the projection of the finger and the second cable. The finger and/or the projection of the first cable rotates and/or turns in a clockwise direction or a counter-clockwise direction with respect to the receiver of the second cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Assignee: Sennco Solutions, Inc
    Inventors: Christopher Marszalek, Daniel Horvath, Frank Harwath
  • Patent number: 7217154
    Abstract: An electrical connector for a coaxial cable with a solid outer conductor, the connector in combination with a cable and a method of manufacturing. The electrical connector having a connector body with a bore between a connector end and a cable end. The bore having an inner diameter shoulder at the cable end. A cylindrical sleeve positioned in the bore abutting the inner diameter shoulder. An annular groove open to the cable end, between the cylindrical sleeve and the cable end of the connector body. The annular groove dimensioned to receive an end of the solid outer conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignee: Andrew Corporation
    Inventor: Frank A Harwath
  • Publication number: 20070097583
    Abstract: An in-line surge suppressor insert and surge suppressor assembly having a body with a coaxial connection at a first and a second connector end. A surge suppressor insert mount is formed in the body between the first end and the second end adapted to receive a surge suppressor insert with a hollow cap having a top and an open end. A wire wound inductor is seated within the hollow cap. The wire wound inductor is coupled to the top at a first end and has a threaded contact at a second end. A center conductor extending between the first connector end and the second connector end, having a threaded hole proximate the surge suppressor insert mount is adapted to mate with the threaded contact as the surge suppressor insert is mated with the surge suppressor mount, coupling the inner conductor to the outer conductor via the wire wound inductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Applicant: ANDREW CORPORATION
    Inventor: Frank Harwath
  • Publication number: 20070087626
    Abstract: An electrical connector for a coaxial cable with a solid outer conductor, the connector in combination with a cable and a method of manufacturing. The the electrical connector having a connector body with a bore between a connector end and a cable end. The bore having an inner diameter shoulder at the cable end. A cylindrical sleeve positioned in the bore abutting the inner diameter shoulder. An annular groove open to the cable end, between the cylindrical sleeve and the cable end of the connector body. The annular groove dimensioned to receive an end of the solid outer conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2005
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Applicant: ANDREW CORPORATION
    Inventor: Frank Harwath
  • Publication number: 20070081287
    Abstract: An in-line surge suppressor having a body with a bore between two ends and at least one channel located within the body and around the bore. An inner conductor is located within the bore. A shorting element has a plurality of segments that extend from the inner conductor, through extension grooves between the channel and the bore, into a common or separate channel(s). The segments coupled to the channel(s), proximate a distal end of each segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2005
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Applicant: ANDREW CORPORATION
    Inventors: Frank Harwath, Rodger Burke
  • Publication number: 20070053130
    Abstract: An in-line surge suppressor assembly having a body with a side aperture and an inner conductor positioned coaxial within a bore of the body. An insert having a planar inductor coil with a post extending from an origin point of the planar inductor coil is positioned with the post passing through the side aperture and coupled to the inner conductor at a distal end. An outer rim of the planar inductor coil is electrically coupled to the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2005
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Applicant: ANDREW CORPORATION
    Inventor: Frank Harwath
  • Patent number: 7165543
    Abstract: An arrow rest mountable to an archery bow for supporting an archery arrow with respect to the archery bow. The arrow rest includes a sensor that senses a first movement of the archery arrow with respect to the archery bow and/or a second movement of the archery bow, and transmits a signal upon sensing the first movement and/or the second movement. A signal processor in communication with the sensor receives the signal and moves the arrow rest in response to the received signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Assignee: New Archery Products Corp.
    Inventors: Miroslav A. Simo, Robert S. Mizek, Frank A. Harwath, Christopher A. Kozlik
  • Patent number: 7123463
    Abstract: A lightning surge protector configured for use with coaxial lines is disclosed. The lightning surge protector includes an inner conductor comprising two conductive portions mechanically and capacitively coupled together, and displaced from one another, by a dielectric material which may be injection molded or snapped onto the conductive portions. Insulating material extends between the inner conductor and an outer conductor to electrically insulate the inner conductor from the outer conductor. An inductor inductively couples the inner conductor to the outer conductor and is coupled between the two using a solderless connection. The inductor has a bent end which may be inserted in a hole in the inner conductor and a straight end that may be staked in a hole in the outer conductor. The outer conductor is formed from a case and a plug which are frictionally coupled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Andrew Corporation
    Inventors: Frances G. Devine, Jr., legal representative, Ildefonso Hernandez, James Kirk, Gene S. Anderson, Frank A. Harwath, Edward Devine, deceased
  • Publication number: 20060160429
    Abstract: A plug connector is disclosed that has a body portion and a circuit card extending forwardly of a mating face of the connector. The circuit card is protected in place by a pair of protective flanges that extend forwardly from the body portion and which flank the circuit card to protect it from stubbing and to provide a first means for aligning the plug connector with the receptacle connector. One or more projections formed on the exterior of the plug connector provide second means for aligning the plug connector with the receptacle connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2005
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Inventors: Daniel Dawiedczyk, Frank Harwath, Jay Neer, Cleaver Brinkerhoff, Thomas Hall, Harold Lang, Jennifer Swenson, Emanuel Banakis, Kent Regnier
  • Patent number: 7047959
    Abstract: An arrow rest including a magnetic ring mounted with respect to an archery bow. The magnetic ring includes an inner surface that defines an arrow shaft passage and an outer surface. The magnetic ring produces a first magnetic field about the arrow shaft passage. The magnetic ring forms an opening between the inner surface and the outer surface, and a shaft of an archery arrow is passable through the opening to position the arrow shaft within the arrow shaft passage. The archery arrow is movable between a loading position and a drawn position. In the drawn position, the first magnetic field interacts with a second magnetic field produced by a second magnet mounted at a tip portion of the archery arrow to suspend a portion of the arrow shaft within the arrow shaft passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: New Archery Products Corp.
    Inventors: Miroslav A. Simo, Frank A. Harwath
  • Patent number: 7044785
    Abstract: A connector and coaxial cable interconnectable via axial compression upon a cylindrical section of a solid outer conductor of the cable. The cylindrical section may be formed in the cable by drawing a cable end into an interference fit between a sleeve and an outer conductor seat formed in the connector body. Alternatively, the cylindrical section may be formed in the outer conductor during cable manufacture and the cylindrical section retained between the outer conductor seat and a crimp ring radially deformed by an angled die face during axial compression. To increase flexibility of a straight walled cable, annular corrugations may be formed in the solid outer conductor with the cylindrical sections at each corrugation peak. The cylindrical section having a length of at least 3 millimeters or 4 times the corrugation depth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: Andrew Corporation
    Inventors: Frank Harwath, Hugh Nudd