Patents by Inventor George E. Trout

George E. Trout 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 terminal intended for mating with a terminal tab
    Patent number: 4553808
    Abstract: Stamped and formed electrical terminal has a conductor-receiving portion at one end and a mating or contact portion at the other end. A transition section is provided between the conductor-receiving portion and the contact portion, the transition section comprising flat plates which extend from the aligned parallel plates of the conductor-receiving portion and slope towards a medial plane which is parallel to and between the plates of the contact portion. The conductor-receiving portion comprises first and second pairs of contact arms which extend from the flat inclined plates of the transition section and which are joined at their ends by U-shaped sections which are in back-to-back relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1985
    Date of Patent: November 19, 1985
    Assignee: AMP Incorporated
    Inventors: Charles H. Weidler, George E. Trout