Patents by Inventor Frederick E. Mlakar

Frederick E. Mlakar 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).

  • Shielded electric connector and cable assembly and method for making same
    Patent number: 7422480
    Abstract: A shielded electric cable assembly comprises a shielded electric cable and a shielded electric connector that has an inner terminal, an insulator and an outer shielding terminal. The inner terminal has an attachment portion that is supported on a projecting anvil of the insulator that is disposed in an intermediate bay of the outer shielding terminal. The bay has an opening for a crimp tool that crimps the attachment portion of the inner terminal onto an exposed end of a conductive core of the shielded electric cable. The intermediate bay is closed by side wall flaps of the intermediate bay or by a closure shell. The crimp tool that may be part of the insulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven A. Musick, Frederick E. Mlakar, Frederick D. Esenwein