Patents by Inventor Frederic F. Passa

Frederic F. Passa 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 component
    Patent number: 5406031
    Abstract: An electrical component has a body (1) and a plurality of leads extending from the body, and is enclosed in an insulating plastics sleeve (4) that extends over the body and leads. The sleeve (4) has a number of heat-recoverable end portions (6, 7) that extend over the leads and enclose a quantity of solder (8, 9), so that the leads can be permanently connected to further terminals by heating the end portions of the sleeves to cause them to recover and the solder to fuse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 11, 1995
    Assignee: Raychem S.A.
    Inventors: Gerard Mathieu, Frederic F. Passa, David Lodge