Patents by Inventor Frank P. Morana

Frank P. Morana 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).

  • Connector assembly with side-by-side terminal arrays
    Patent number: 6471551
    Abstract: A connector assembly (1) has a lower row of side-by-side terminal arrays (28) having a common dielectric carrier (30), and an upper row of side-by side terminal arrays (34) having a common dielectric carrier (3), each of the carriers (30) has guide sections (40) at opposite lateral ends, the carriers (30) are installed one behind the other, with the guide sections (40) being guided along common guides (19) of the housing (4), and the housing (4) has a resilient latch arm (20) that extends between the side-by-side terminal arrays (28 and 34), and holds the carriers (30) one behind the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Assignee: Pulse Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank P. Morana, Aurelio Jaime Gutierrez
  • Connector assembly with side-by-side terminal arrays
    Publication number: 20010034161
    Abstract: A connector assembly (1) has a lower row of side-by-side terminal arrays (28) having a common dielectric carrier (30), and an upper row of side-by side terminal arrays (34) having a common dielectric carrier (3), each of the carriers (30) has guide sections (40) at opposite lateral ends, the carriers (30) are installed one behind the other, with the guide sections (40) being guided along common guides (19) of the housing (4), and the housing (4) has a resilient latch arm (20) that extends between the side-by-side terminal arrays (28 and 34), and holds the carriers (30) one behind the other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2001
    Publication date: October 25, 2001
    Inventors: Frank P. Morana, Aurelio Jaime Gutierrez
  • Connector assembly with side-by-side terminal arrays
    Patent number: 6193560
    Abstract: A connector assembly (1) has a lower row of side-by-side terminal arrays (28) having a common dielectric carrier (30), and an upper row of side-by side terminal arrays (34) having a common dielectric carrier (3), each of the carriers (30) has guide sections (40) at opposite lateral ends, the carriers (30) are installed one behind the other, with the guide sections (40) being guided along common guides (19) of the housing (4), and the housing (4) has a resilient latch arm (20) that extends between the side-by-side terminal arrays (28 and 34), and holds the carriers (30) one behind the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2001
    Assignees: Tyco Electronics Corporation, Pulse Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank P. Morana, Aurelio Jaime Gutierrez