Patents by Inventor Gentil Pinto de Oliveira Junior

Gentil Pinto de Oliveira Junior 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 independent secondary lock with resilient positioning member
    Patent number: 10122113
    Abstract: A connector assembly having a connector housing with a terminal receiving area. The terminal receiving area is spaced from outside walls of the connector housing and has a secondary lock receiving recess and terminal receiving cavities. A secondary lock member is slidably received in the secondary lock receiving recess for movement between a first position and a second position. The secondary lock member cooperates with terminals positioned in the terminal receiving cavities when the secondary lock member is in the second position. The secondary lock member has a resilient positioning member extending from a first wall of the secondary lock member in a direction away from the terminal receiving area. The resilient positioning member is configured to engage a mating component and compress when the mating component is inserted into the connector housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY BRASIL INDUSTRIA DE ELECTRONICOS LTDA.
    Inventors: Gustavo Bonucci, Jose Roberto Goldschmidt, Fabio Fortunato Christiano, Natanael Marcondes Santos, Gentil Pinto de Oliveira Junior